Jurnee Smollett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1986-10-01 (39 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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • House

    House

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Full House

    Full House

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Sofia the First

    Sofia the First

  • Martin

    Martin

  • Friday Night Lights

    Friday Night Lights

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

  • The Order

    The Order

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

  • Jack

    Jack

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Burial

    The Burial

  • Underground

    Underground

  • Gridiron Gang

    Gridiron Gang

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • Lou

    Lou

  • Roll Bounce

    Roll Bounce

  • On Our Own

    On Our Own

  • Beautiful Joe

    Beautiful Joe

  • Cosby

    Cosby

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • The Great Debaters

    The Great Debaters

  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

    Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

  • Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone

  • One Last Thing

    One Last Thing

  • The Mob Doctor

    The Mob Doctor

  • Out All Night

    Out All Night

  • Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4

    Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4

  • Spiderhead

    Spiderhead

  • Wanda at Large

    Wanda at Large

  • We Grown Now

    We Grown Now

  • Sunday in Paris

    Sunday in Paris

  • Do No Harm

    Do No Harm

  • Selma, Lord, Selma

    Selma, Lord, Selma

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • Sofia the First: Forever Royal

    Sofia the First: Forever Royal

  • The Future Of

    The Future Of

  • Ruby's Bucket of Blood

    Ruby's Bucket of Blood

  • Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

  • Black Canary

    Black Canary

  • Sunflower

    Sunflower