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.
Filmography46 titles
House
Grey's Anatomy
Friday Night Lights
ER
True Blood
Martin
Parenthood
Full House
Strong Medicine
The Great Debaters
Sofia the First
The Defenders
The Burial
Lovecraft Country
Hot Ones
Gridiron Gang
NYPD Blue
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
The Mob Doctor
Roll Bounce
The Twilight Zone
Underground
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
The Order
Hands of Stone
We Grown Now
Lou
One Last Thing
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Eve's Bayou
Jack
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Do No Harm
Smoke
Spiderhead
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Beautiful Joe
The Future Of
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The View
Number One on the Call Sheet
Sherri