Actor profile

Jurnee Smollett

1st October 1986 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

21 Movies 37 TV Shows 60 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Order poster

The Order 5th December 2024 as Joanne Carney

We Grown Now poster

We Grown Now 19th April 2024 as Dolores

The Burial poster

The Burial 6th October 2023 as Mame Downes

Lou poster

Lou 23rd September 2022 as Hannah

Spiderhead poster

Spiderhead 15th June 2022 as Lizzy

A Night at the Academy Museum poster

A Night at the Academy Museum 12th October 2021 as Self

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

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 5th February 2020 as Dinah Lance / Black Canary

Sofia the First: Forever Royal poster

Sofia the First: Forever Royal 8th September 2018 as Chrysta (voice)

One Last Thing poster

One Last Thing 13th June 2018 as Lucy

Hands of Stone poster

Hands of Stone 26th August 2016 as Juanita Leonard

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor poster

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 29th March 2013 as Judith

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 poster

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 14th December 2012 as Gaia

The Great Debaters poster

The Great Debaters 25th December 2007 as Samantha Booke

Gridiron Gang poster

Gridiron Gang 15th September 2006 as Danyelle Rollins

Roll Bounce poster

Roll Bounce 23rd September 2005 as Tori

Ruby's Bucket of Blood poster

Ruby's Bucket of Blood 1st December 2001 as Emerald Delacroix

Beautiful Joe poster

Beautiful Joe 9th June 2000 as Vivien Mason

Selma, Lord, Selma poster

Selma, Lord, Selma 17th January 1999 as Sheyann Webb

Eve's Bayou poster

Eve's Bayou 7th November 1997 as Eve Batiste

Jack poster

Jack 9th August 1996 as Phoebe

Sunday in Paris poster

Sunday in Paris 7th July 1991 as Alison Chase

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America poster

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America 26th June 2026 as Rosa Parks

Smoke poster

Smoke 26th June 2025 as Michelle Calderone

Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet 27th March 2025 as Self

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

The Future Of poster

The Future Of 21st June 2022 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lovecraft Country poster

Lovecraft Country 16th August 2020 as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 1st April 2019 as Jasmine

Underground poster

Underground 9th March 2016 as Rosalee

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self - Guest

Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones 12th March 2015 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Do No Harm poster

Do No Harm 31st January 2013 as Abby Young

Sofia the First poster

Sofia the First 11th January 2013 as Chrysta (voice)

The Mob Doctor poster

The Mob Doctor 17th September 2012 as Traci Coolidge

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 22nd September 2010 as Lisa Tyler

Parenthood poster

Parenthood 2nd March 2010 as Heather Hall

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

True Blood poster

True Blood 7th September 2008 as Nicole Wright

Friday Night Lights poster

Friday Night Lights 3rd October 2006 as Jess Merriweather

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Beth Monroe

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Tracy

The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8th September 2003 as Self

Wanda at Large poster

Wanda at Large 26th March 2003 as Holly Hawkins

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Ruby

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Cosby poster

Cosby 16th September 1996 as Jurnee

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Ali Baba (voice)

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Romy

On Our Own poster

On Our Own 13th September 1994 as Jordee Jerrico

NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue 21st September 1993 as Hanna

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper poster

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 22nd September 1992 as Denise Frazer

Martin poster

Martin 27th August 1992 as Little Girl #1

MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards 10th June 1992 as Self - Presenter

Full House poster

Full House 22nd September 1987 as Denise