
Jurnee Smollett
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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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

ER

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

House

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Twilight Zone

Full House

Parenthood

Sofia the First

Cosby

Martin

Number One on the Call Sheet

Out All Night

Grey's Anatomy

The Order

True Blood

Sofia the First: Forever Royal

Hands of Stone

Jack

Friday Night Lights

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

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

The Burial

Spiderhead

The Defenders

Lovecraft Country

Firebug

Lou

Selma, Lord, Selma

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