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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • 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

  • ER

    ER

  • The View

    The View

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Full House

    Full House

  • NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Parenthood

    Parenthood

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Sofia the First

    Sofia the First

  • Martin

    Martin

  • Friday Night Lights

    Friday Night Lights

  • Lou

    Lou

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Beautiful Joe

    Beautiful Joe

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

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

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

  • Jack

    Jack

  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

    Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • Underground

    Underground

  • We Grown Now

    We Grown Now

  • Gridiron Gang

    Gridiron Gang

  • The Order

    The Order

  • Cosby

    Cosby

  • Ruby's Bucket of Blood

    Ruby's Bucket of Blood

  • The Burial

    The Burial

  • Spiderhead

    Spiderhead

  • On Our Own

    On Our Own

  • The Future Of

    The Future Of

  • The Mob Doctor

    The Mob Doctor

  • The Great Debaters

    The Great Debaters

  • Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone

  • Out All Night

    Out All Night

  • Wanda at Large

    Wanda at Large

  • Do No Harm

    Do No Harm

  • Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

    Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

  • Roll Bounce

    Roll Bounce

  • A Night at the Academy Museum

    A Night at the Academy Museum

  • One Last Thing

    One Last Thing

  • Sofia the First: Forever Royal

    Sofia the First: Forever Royal

  • Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4

    Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4

  • Sunflower

    Sunflower

  • Sunday in Paris

    Sunday in Paris

  • Selma, Lord, Selma

    Selma, Lord, Selma