Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

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Born 1986-10-01 New York City, New York, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.6
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 Frida...
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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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Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America poster
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America
as Rosa Parks
2026-06-26
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Smoke poster
Smoke
as Michelle Calderone
2025-06-26
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Number One on the Call Sheet poster
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025-03-27
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The Jennifer Hudson Show poster
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022-09-12
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Sherri poster
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022-09-12
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The Future Of poster
The Future Of
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022-06-21
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Lovecraft Country poster
Lovecraft Country
as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis
2020-08-16
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The Kelly Clarkson Show poster
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019-09-09
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