Jurnee Smollett
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.
58 acting credits
Acting · 58
Grey's Anatomy
2005
House
2004
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
ER
1994
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
True Blood
2008
The View
1997
Hot Ones
2015
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Strong Medicine
2000
Full House
1987
Parenthood
2010
Sherri
2022
NYPD Blue
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Martin
1992
Sofia the First
2013
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Friday Night Lights
2006
The Twilight Zone
2019
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
The Defenders
2010
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
Cosby
1996
Smoke
2025
Underground
2016
Lovecraft Country
2020
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Out All Night
1992
Gridiron Gang
2006
The Mob Doctor
2012
The Future Of
2022
The Order
2024
Wanda at Large
2003
Jack
1996
On Our Own
1994
Spiderhead
2022
Do No Harm
2013
Lou
2022
The Great Debaters
2007
The Burial
2023
Hands of Stone
2016
Eve's Bayou
1997
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
Roll Bounce
2005
Beautiful Joe
2000
We Grown Now
2024
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
One Last Thing
2018
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
2001
Selma, Lord, Selma
1999
Sunday in Paris
1991
Sunflower
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Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012