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