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Jurnee Smollett
Actor
Born October 1, 1986 (35 years)
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. Smollett began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994).
As an adult, Smollett has starred in the films The Great Debaters (2007), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), and Birds of Prey (2020). Her television roles include the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights (2009–2011), the HBO fantasy horror drama True Blood (2013–2014), the WGN America period drama Underground (2016–2017), and the HBO horror drama Lovecraft Country (2020). For the latter, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Filmography
| 2022 | Lou · as Unknown |
| 2022 | Spiderhead · as Lizzy |
| 2022 | The Future Of (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey · as Dinah Lance / Black Canary |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country (TV Series) · as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Jasmine |
| 2018 | One Last Thing · as Lucy |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone · as Juanita Leonard |
| 2016 | Underground (TV Series) · as Rosalee |
| 2013 | Do No Harm (TV Series) · as Abby Young |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor · as Judith |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor (TV Series) · as Traci Coolidge |
| 2012 | Sofia the First (TV Series) · as Chrysta (voice) |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Lisa Tyler |
| 2010 | Parenthood (TV Series) · as Heather Hall |
| 2008 | True Blood (TV Series) · as Nicole Wright |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters · as Samantha Booke |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang · as Danyelle Rollins |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Jess Merriweather |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Beth Monroe |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce · as Tori |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Tracy |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large (TV Series) · as Holly Hawkins |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood · as Emerald Delacroix |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe · as Vivien Mason |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma · as Sheyann Webb |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou · as Eve Batiste |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as Sheyann Webb |
| 1996 | Jack · as Phoebe |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Jurnee |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Ali Baba (voice) |
| 1994 | On Our Own (TV Series) · as Jordee Jerrico |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Romy |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Hanna |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Little Girl #1 |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV Series) · as Denise Frazer |
| 1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Laquita |
| 1987 | Full House (TV Series) · as Denise |