Jurnee Smollett
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1986-10-01
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Sunflower
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021Self
Gridiron Gang
2006Danyelle Rollins
Roll Bounce
2005Tori
The Burial
2023Mame Downes
Eve's Bayou
1997Eve Batiste
The Order
2024Joanne Carney
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013Judith
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
2001Emerald Delacroix
We Grown Now
2024Dolores
Selma, Lord, Selma
1999Sheyann Webb
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012Gaia
The Great Debaters
2007Samantha Booke
Hands of Stone
2016Juanita Leonard
Beautiful Joe
2000Vivien Mason
Jack
1996Phoebe
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020Dinah Lance / Black Canary
One Last Thing
2018Lucy
Sunday in Paris
1991Alison Chase