Acting
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
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.
Titles
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
House
2004
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
ER
1994
NYPD Blue
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
True Blood
2008
Strong Medicine
2000
Hot Ones
2015
Full House
1987
Parenthood
2010
Sofia the First
2013
Friday Night Lights
2006
Martin
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
The Twilight Zone
2019
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Lovecraft Country
2020
Smoke
2025
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
The Defenders
2010
The Order
2024
Cosby
1996
The Burial
2023
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026
Gridiron Gang
2006
Underground
2016