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.
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Full filmography
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Beth Monroe
- House (2004) as Tracy
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- NYPD Blue (1993) as Hanna
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- ER (1994) as Romy
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Full House (1987) as Denise
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- True Blood (2008) as Nicole Wright
- The View (1997) as Self
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Ruby
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Parenthood (2010) as Heather Hall
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Sofia the First (2013) as Chrysta (voice)
- Friday Night Lights (2006) as Jess Merriweather
- Martin (1992) as Little Girl #1
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- The Twilight Zone (2019) as Jasmine
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as Denise Frazer