Jurnee Smollett-Bell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1986, New York City, New York, USA
- Movies
- 21
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | The Order | Joanne Carney |
| 2024 | We Grown Now | Dolores |
| 2023 | The Burial | Mame Downes |
| 2022 | Lou | Hannah |
| 2022 | Spiderhead | Lizzy |
| 2021 | A Night at the Academy Museum | Self |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Dinah Lance / Black Canary |
| 2018 | Sofia the First: Forever Royal | Chrysta (voice) |
| 2018 | One Last Thing | Lucy |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Juanita Leonard |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Judith |
| 2012 | Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 | Gaia |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Samantha Booke |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Danyelle Rollins |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce | Tori |
| 2001 | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Emerald Delacroix |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Vivien Mason |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Sheyann Webb |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Eve Batiste |
| 1996 | Jack | Phoebe |
| 1991 | Sunday in Paris | Alison Chase |
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