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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1986-10-01 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Smoke as Michelle

Number One on the Call Sheet as Self

2024

The Order as Joanne Carney

We Grown Now as Dolores

2023

The Burial as Mame Downes

2022

Spiderhead as Lizzy

Lou as Hannah

The Future Of as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self

Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

A Night at the Academy Museum as Self

2020

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Dinah Lance / Black Canary

Lovecraft Country as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Twilight Zone as Jasmine

2018

One Last Thing as Lucy

Sofia the First: Forever Royal as Chrysta (voice)

2016

Hands of Stone as Juanita Leonard

Underground as Rosalee

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest

Hot Ones as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest

2013

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor as Judith

Do No Harm as Abby Young

Sofia the First as Chrysta (voice)

2012

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 as Gaia

The Mob Doctor as Traci Coolidge

2010

The Defenders as Lisa Tyler

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

Gridiron Gang as Danyelle Rollins

Friday Night Lights as Jess Merriweather

2005

Roll Bounce as Tori

Grey's Anatomy as Beth Monroe

2004

House as Tracy

2003

Wanda at Large as Holly Hawkins

The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self

2001

Ruby's Bucket of Blood as Emerald Delacroix

2000

Beautiful Joe as Vivien Mason

Strong Medicine as Ruby

1999

Selma, Lord, Selma as Sheyann Webb

1997

Eve's Bayou as Eve Batiste

The View as Self

1996

Jack as Phoebe

Cosby as Jurnee

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Ali Baba (voice)

1994

ER as Romy

On Our Own as Jordee Jerrico

1993

NYPD Blue as Hanna

1992

Martin as Little Girl #1

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Denise Frazer

Out All Night as Laquita

1991

Sunday in Paris as Alison Chase

1987

Full House as Denise

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Black Canary as Dinah Lance / Black Canary

Production

2024

We Grown Now as Executive Producer