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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)…
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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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2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV show Rosa Parks
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2025
Smoke
TV show Michelle Calderone
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2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV show Self
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2024
The Order
Movie Joanne Carney
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2024
We Grown Now
Movie Dolores
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2023
The Burial
Movie Mame Downes
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2022
Lou
Movie Hannah
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Future Of
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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2022
Spiderhead
Movie Lizzy
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2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
Movie Self
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2020
Lovecraft Country
TV show Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis
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2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie Dinah Lance / Black Canary
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
The Twilight Zone
TV show Jasmine
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2018
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Movie Chrysta (voice)
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2018
One Last Thing
Movie Lucy
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2016
Hands of Stone
Movie Juanita Leonard
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2016
Underground
TV show Rosalee
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Hot Ones
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Movie Judith
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2013
Do No Harm
TV show Abby Young
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2013
Sofia the First
TV show Chrysta (voice)
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2012
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
Movie Gaia
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2012
The Mob Doctor
TV show Traci Coolidge
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2010
Conan
TV show Self
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2010
The Defenders
TV show Lisa Tyler
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2010
Parenthood
TV show Heather Hall
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2008
True Blood
TV show Nicole Wright
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2007
The Great Debaters
Movie Samantha Booke
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2006
Friday Night Lights
TV show Jess Merriweather
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2006
Gridiron Gang
Movie Danyelle Rollins
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2005
Roll Bounce
Movie Tori
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2005
Grey's Anatomy
TV show Beth Monroe
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2004
House
TV show Tracy
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
