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.

Filmography

• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Rosa Parks
• Smoke — Michelle Calderone
• 2024The Order — Joanne Carney
• 2024We Grown Now — Dolores, Executive Producer
• 2023The Burial — Mame Downes
• 2022Lou — Hannah
• 2022Spiderhead — Lizzy
• 2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) — Dinah Lance / Black Canary
• Lovecraft Country — Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis
• The Twilight Zone — Jasmine
• 2018One Last Thing — Lucy
• 2018Sofia the First: Forever Royal — Chrysta (voice)
• 2016Hands of Stone — Juanita Leonard
• Underground — Rosalee
• Do No Harm — Abby Young
• Sofia the First — Chrysta (voice)
• 2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor — Judith
• 2012Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4 — Gaia
• The Mob Doctor — Traci Coolidge
• Parenthood — Heather Hall
• The Defenders — Lisa Tyler
• True Blood — Nicole Wright
• 2007The Great Debaters — Samantha Booke
• Friday Night Lights — Jess Merriweather
• 2006Gridiron Gang — Danyelle Rollins
• Grey's Anatomy — Beth Monroe
• 2005Roll Bounce — Tori
• House — Tracy
• Wanda at Large — Holly Hawkins
• 2001Ruby's Bucket of Blood — Emerald Delacroix
• 2000Beautiful Joe — Vivien Mason
• Strong Medicine — Ruby
• 1999Selma, Lord, Selma — Sheyann Webb
• 1997Eve's Bayou — Eve Batiste
• Cosby — Jurnee
• 1996Jack — Phoebe
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Ali Baba (voice)
• ER — Romy
• On Our Own — Jordee Jerrico
• NYPD Blue — Hanna
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Denise Frazer
• Martin — Little Girl #1
• Out All Night — Laquita
• 1991Sunday in Paris — Alison Chase
• Full House — Denise Frazer
• Sunflower

Appearances as themselves (14)

• Number One on the Call Sheet — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Future Of — Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2021A Night at the Academy Museum — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The View — Self
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter