Highest Rated: 93% We Grown Now (2023)
Lowest Rated: 21% Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Birthday: Oct 1, 1986
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Jurnee Smollett, born Jurnee Diana Smollett, was born on Oct. 1, 1986 in New York City, one of six children to parents Joel and Janet. Smollett began acting professionally as a young child, making her screen debut in the short film "Sunday in Paris" (1991). More memorable early turns involved recurring performances on popular TV shows "Full House" (ABC 1987-1995) and "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" (ABC 1992-97), playing the character Denise Frazer on both series. Smollet and her siblings Jojo, Jazz, Jussie, and Jocqui then co-headlined their own sitcom, "On Our Own" (ABC 1994-95). After the conclusion of this program, Smollett toggled between film and television work, appearing notably in the Robin Williams movie "Jack" (1994) and the TV series "Cosby" (1996-2000). In her teen years, Smollett turned her attention away from family comedies and toward material like "Wanda at Large" (Fox 2003) and "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC 2005-). She joined the popular high school drama "Friday Night Lights" (NBC/The 101 Network 2006-2011) in its fourth season, playing aspiring football coach Jess Merriweather. After headlining the short-lived dramedy "The Defenders" (CBS 2010-11) and the Tyler Perry-directed TV movie "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor" (2013), Smollett returned to supporting parts on high-profile series like "Parenthood" (NBC 2010-15) and "True Blood" (HBO 2008-14). Smollett returned to top billing with "Underground" (WGN America 2016-), an 1850s America period drama on which she played a slave on the quest for freedom.
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Movies
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93% | | We Grown Now | Dolores (Character), Executive Producer | $296.2K | 2023 |
92% | | The Burial | Mame Downes (Character) | - | 2023 |
67% | | Lou | Hannah (Character) | - | 2022 |
39% | | Spiderhead | Lizzy (Character) | - | 2022 |
79% | | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Dinah Lance/ | $84.1M | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Last Thing | Lucy (Character) | - | 2018 |
45% | | Hands of Stone | Juanita Leonard (Character) | $4.7M | 2016 |
21% | | Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Judith (Character) | $52.0M | 2013 |
80% | | The Great Debaters | Jurnee Smollett (Character) | $30.2M | 2007 |
66% | | Roll Bounce | Tori (Character) | $17.4M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | | Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Emerald Delacroix (Character) | - | 2001 |
60% | | Beautiful Joe | Vivien Mason (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | | Selma, Lord, Selma | Sheyann Webb (Character) | - | 1999 |
83% | | Eve's Bayou | Eve Batiste (Character) | $14.8M | 1997 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 23% | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 24% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 52% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 43% | The Future of | Narrator | 2022 |
88% | 64% | Lovecraft Country | Letitia "Leti" Lewis (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2016 2020 |
67% | 44% | The Twilight Zone | Jasmine (Guest Star) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 7% | The View | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Sofia the First | Chrysta (Guest Voice) | 2017 |
96% | 88% | Underground | Rosalee (Character) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smollett Eats | Self | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2016 |
100% | 29% | The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2016 |
68% | 72% | True Blood | Nicole Wright (Character) | 2013-2014 |
88% | 95% | Parenthood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
15% | 60% | Do No Harm | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 |
21% | 43% | The Mob Doctor | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
74% | 73% | The Defenders | Lisa Tyler (Character) | 2010-2011 |
97% | 93% | Friday Night Lights | Jess Merriweather (Character) | 2009-2011 |
84% | 73% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
90% | 96% | House | Tracy (Guest Star) | 2006 |
50% | No Score Yet | Wanda at Large | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown (Voice) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 |
83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Hanna (Guest Star) | 1996 |
0% | No Score Yet | On Our Own | Unknown (Character) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Full House | Denise (Guest Star) | 1992-1994 |