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Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

Birthday: 1986-10-01 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Spiderhead

as    Lizzy

2020
Lovecraft Country

as    Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis

2016
Hands of Stone

as    Juanita Leonard

2016
Underground

as    Rosalee

2010
The Defenders

as    Lisa Tyler

2006
Friday Night Lights

as    Jess Merriweather

2005
Roll Bounce

as    Tori

2001
Ruby's Bucket of Blood

as    Emerald Delacroix

2000
Beautiful Joe

as    Vivien Mason

1997
Eve's Bayou

as    Eve Batiste

1996
Jack

as    Phoebe

1994
On Our Own

as    Jordee Jerrico