Biography
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),...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Order
2024
as Joanne Carney
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal gover...
We Grown Now
2024
as Dolores
In 1992 Chicago, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, ...
We Grown Now
2024
Executive Producer
In 1992 Chicago, a story of two young legends in their own right begins. As wide-eyed and imaginative best friends Malik and Eric traverse the city, ...
The Burial
2023
as Mame Downes
When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family bu...
Lou
2022
as Hannah
A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their...
Spiderhead
2022
as Lizzy
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius...
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
as Self
Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in the U.S. dedicated to the arts, sciences and arti...
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare di...
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018
as Chrysta (voice)
As Sofia, and her siblings Amber and James, prepare for their graduation from Royal Prep Academy, Sofia is called back to the Mystic Isles to face an ...
One Last Thing
2018
as Lucy
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-...
Hands of Stone
2016
as Juanita Leonard
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013
as Judith
Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed her graduate work in psych...
Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 4
2012
as Gaia
Captain Planet stars in a horrible film as human action hero, Croc Peterson... Then turns everyone into trees.
The Great Debaters
2007
as Samantha Booke
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American ...
Gridiron Gang
2006
as Danyelle Rollins
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together.
Roll Bounce
2005
as Tori
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to vis...
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
2001
as Emerald Delacroix
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
Beautiful Joe
2000
as Vivien Mason
A bad girl becomes a con artist, gets into trouble with the mob and taps a nice-guy florist for help.
Selma, Lord, Selma
1999
as Sheyann Webb
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested whe...
Eve's Bayou
1997
as Eve Batiste
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve...
Jack
1996
as Phoebe
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After y...
Sunday in Paris
1991
as Alison Chase
A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career a...
Sunflower
N/A
Two women struggle to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm.
Black Canary
N/A
as Dinah Lance / Black Canary