Jurnee Smollett
Actor
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.
Filmography
Spiderhead
as Lizzy 2022
Jack
as Phoebe 1996
Gridiron Gang
as Danyelle Rollins 2006
The Order
as Joanne Carney 2024
Lou
as Hannah 2022
The Great Debaters
as Samantha Booke 2007
The Burial
as Mame Downes 2023
Hands of Stone
as Juanita Leonard 2016
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
as Judith 2013
Eve's Bayou
as Eve Batiste 1997
Roll Bounce
as Tori 2005
We Grown Now
as Dolores 2024
Beautiful Joe
as Vivien Mason 2000
One Last Thing
as Lucy 2018
Selma, Lord, Selma
as Sheyann Webb 1999
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
as Emerald Delacroix 2001