Jurnee Smollett
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.
Known For
Actor
as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
as Michelle
as Joanne Carney
as Dolores
as Mame Downes
as Hannah
as Lizzy
as Self
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis
as Jasmine
as Chrysta (voice)
as Lucy
as Juanita Leonard
as Rosalee
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Abby Young
as Chrysta (voice)
as Traci Coolidge
as Lisa Tyler
as Heather Hall
as Self - Guest
as Nicole Wright
as Samantha Booke
as Danyelle Rollins
as Jess Merriweather
as Tori
as Beth Monroe
as Tracy
as Holly Hawkins
as Emerald Delacroix
as Vivien Mason
as Ruby
as Sheyann Webb
as Eve Batiste
as Self
as Phoebe
as Jurnee
as Ali Baba (voice)
as Romy
as Jordee Jerrico
as Hanna
as Denise Frazer
as Laquita
as Little Girl #1
as Alison Chase
as Denise
Producer
as Executive Producer