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Jurnee Smollett

Acting 39 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 4.5
Born: October 1, 1986

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.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Beth Monroe 2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
True Blood
True Blood Nicole Wright 2008
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Hanna 1993
Full House
Full House Denise 1987

Jimmy's Seen (3)

The Order
The Order Joanne Carney 2024
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Dinah Lance / Black Canary 2020

Filmography

Acting Credits (59)

Smoke
Smoke Michelle Calderone 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet Self 2025
The Order
The Order Joanne Carney 2024
We Grown Now
We Grown Now Dolores 2024
The Burial
The Burial Mame Downes 2023
Lou
Lou Hannah 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Sherri
Sherri Self - Guest 2022
The Future Of
The Future Of Self - Narrator (voice) 2022
Spiderhead
Spiderhead Lizzy 2022
A Night at the Academy Museum
A Night at the Academy Museum Self 2021
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis 2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Dinah Lance / Black Canary 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Jasmine 2019
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Sofia the First: Forever Royal Chrysta (voice) 2018
One Last Thing
One Last Thing Lucy 2018
Hands of Stone
Hands of Stone Juanita Leonard 2016
Underground
Underground Rosalee 2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Judith 2013
Do No Harm
Do No Harm Abby Young 2013
Sofia the First
Sofia the First Chrysta (voice) 2013
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 Gaia 2012
The Mob Doctor
The Mob Doctor Traci Coolidge 2012
The Defenders
The Defenders Lisa Tyler 2010
Parenthood
Parenthood Heather Hall 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
True Blood
True Blood Nicole Wright 2008
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters Samantha Booke 2007
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights Jess Merriweather 2006
Gridiron Gang
Gridiron Gang Danyelle Rollins 2006
Roll Bounce
Roll Bounce Tori 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Beth Monroe 2005
House
House Tracy 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Wanda at Large
Wanda at Large Holly Hawkins 2003
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Ruby's Bucket of Blood Emerald Delacroix 2001
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Ruby 2000
Beautiful Joe
Beautiful Joe Vivien Mason 2000
Selma, Lord, Selma
Selma, Lord, Selma Sheyann Webb 1999
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou Eve Batiste 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Cosby
Cosby Jurnee 1996
Jack
Jack Phoebe 1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Ali Baba (voice) 1995
ER
ER Romy 1994
On Our Own
On Our Own Jordee Jerrico 1994
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue Hanna 1993
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Denise Frazer 1992
Out All Night
Out All Night Laquita 1992
Martin
Martin Little Girl #1 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self - Presenter 1992
Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris Alison Chase 1991
Full House
Full House Denise 1987
Sunflower
Sunflower

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