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Jurnee Smollett profile
Actor

Jurnee Smollett

Acting

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Acting credits

56

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

4.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 21Series: 35Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 59017

IMDb ID: nm0810619

Known for: Acting

Born: October 1, 1986

Age: 39

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1987 - 2025

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.63

Wikidata: Q2350967

Also known as

Jurnee Diana Smollett • Jurnee Smollett-Bell • ジャーニー・スモレット=ベル • Джерни Смолетт-Белл

Other jobs

Executive Producer (1)

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Jurnee Smollett.

Smoke poster
6.0

Smoke

as Michelle Calderone • 9 eps

2025 Series
Number One on the Call Sheet poster
4.8

Number One on the Call Sheet

as Self • 1 eps

2025 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self • 1 eps

2022 Series
Sherri poster
2.7

Sherri

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2022 Series
The Future Of poster
5.2

The Future Of

as Self - Narrator (voice) • 12 eps

2022 Series
Lovecraft Country poster
7.1

Lovecraft Country

as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis • 10 eps

2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self • 1 eps

2019 Series
The Twilight Zone poster
6.7

The Twilight Zone

as Jasmine • 1 eps

2019 Series
Underground poster
6.6

Underground

as Rosalee • 20 eps

2016 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster
5.3

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2015 Series
Hot Ones poster
7.2

Hot Ones

as Self • 1 eps

2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2014 Series
Do No Harm poster
6.1

Do No Harm

as Abby Young • 2 eps

2013 Series
Sofia the First poster
7.2

Sofia the First

as Chrysta (voice) • 1 eps

2013 Series
The Mob Doctor poster
6.9

The Mob Doctor

as Traci Coolidge • 2 eps

2012 Series
The Defenders poster
7.1

The Defenders

as Lisa Tyler • 18 eps

2010 Series
Parenthood poster
7.5

Parenthood

as Heather Hall • 6 eps

2010 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster
5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2009 Series
True Blood poster
7.6

True Blood

as Nicole Wright • 20 eps

2008 Series
Friday Night Lights poster
8.0

Friday Night Lights

as Jess Merriweather • 26 eps

2006 Series
Grey's Anatomy poster
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Beth Monroe • 2 eps

2005 Series
House poster
8.6

House

as Tracy • 1 eps

2004 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self • 1 eps

2003 Series
Wanda at Large poster
7.2

Wanda at Large

as Holly Hawkins • 5 eps

2003 Series
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