Jurnee Smollett
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sunflower
TBA
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
Gridiron Gang
as Danyelle Rollins
2006
Roll Bounce
as Tori
2005
The Burial
as Mame Downes
2023
Eve's Bayou
as Eve Batiste
1997
The Order
as Joanne Carney
2024
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
as Judith
2013
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
as Emerald Delacroix
2001
We Grown Now
as Dolores
2024
Selma, Lord, Selma
as Sheyann Webb
1999
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
as Gaia
2012
The Great Debaters
as Samantha Booke
2007
Hands of Stone
as Juanita Leonard
2016
Beautiful Joe
as Vivien Mason
2000
Jack
as Phoebe
1996
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
2020
One Last Thing
as Lucy
2018
Sunday in Paris
as Alison Chase
1991
Spiderhead
as Lizzy
2022
TV Appearances
Martin
as Little Girl #1
1992
House
as Tracy
2004
Grey's Anatomy
as Beth Monroe
2005
Friday Night Lights
as Jess Merriweather
2006
Full House
as Denise
1987
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Denise Frazer
1992
ER
as Romy
1994
Wanda at Large
as Holly Hawkins
2003
Out All Night
as Laquita
1992
On Our Own
as Jordee Jerrico
1994
The Defenders
as Lisa Tyler
2010
True Blood
as Nicole Wright
2008