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Jurnee Smollett
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.
As actor
The Order
We Grown Now
The Burial
Spiderhead
Lou
A Night at the Academy Museum
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
One Last Thing
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Hands of Stone
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
The Great Debaters
Gridiron Gang
Roll Bounce
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Beautiful Joe
Selma, Lord, Selma
Eve's Bayou
Jack
Sunday in Paris
Sunflower