Jurnee Smollett

Birthday:

10/01/1986

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.



Credits

We Grown Now (2024)
Dolores
The Burial (2023)
Mame Downes
Lou (2022)
Hannah
Spiderhead (2022)
Lizzy
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
Self
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Dinah Lance / Black Canary
One Last Thing (2018)
Lucy
Hands of Stone (2016)
Juanita Leonard
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Judith
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 (2012)
Gaia
The Great Debaters (2007)
Samantha Booke
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Danyelle Rollins
Roll Bounce (2005)
Tori
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
Emerald Delacroix
Beautiful Joe (2000)
Vivien Mason
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
Sheyann Webb
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Eve Batiste
Jack (1996)
Phoebe
Sunday in Paris (1991)
Alison Chase
Sunflower ()
The Order ()
We Grown Now (2024)
Executive Producer