
Jurnee Smollett
CountryUnited States 
GenderFemale
BirthdayOct 1, 1986
BiographyJurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition with her role in Kasi Lemmons's independent film Eve's Bayou (1997), which earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
As an adult, Smollett 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 WGN America period drama Underground (2016–2017), and the HBO fantasy horrors True Blood (2013–2014) and Lovecraft Country (2020), receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter.
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As an adult, Smollett 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 WGN America period drama Underground (2016–2017), and the HBO fantasy horrors True Blood (2013–2014) and Lovecraft Country (2020), receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the latter.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Jurnee Smollett. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Smoke
as Michelle Calderone

Cosby
as Jurnee

Friday Night Lights
as Jess Merriweather

Lovecraft Country
as Letitia "Leti" Lewis

On Our Own
as Jordee Jerrico

Smollett Eats
as Jurnee Smollett-Bell

The Defenders
as Lisa Tyler

True Blood
as Nicole Wright

Underground
as Rosalee
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