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Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Diana Smollett began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms such as On Our Own, Cosby and Full House. She gained greater recognition with her roles as Jess Merriweather in Friday Night Lights, Nicole Wright in True Blood, Rosalee in Underground and most recently as Leti Lewin in Lovecraft Country. On film she is known for Eve's Bayou (1997), The Great Debaters (2007), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013, Spiderhead (2022) and The Burial (2023)


Aliases
  • Jurnee Smollett-Bell
English español

Lovecraft Country

2020
as Letitia "Leti" Lewis

True Blood

2008
as Nicole Wright

Underground

2016
as Rosalee

Friday Night Lights

2006
as Jess Merriweather

The Future Of

2022
as Jurnee Smollett

On Our Own

1994
as Jordee Jerrico

The Defenders (2010)

2010
as Lisa Tyler

Guest Star

Episode Parenthood (2010)
All That's Left Is the Hugging
2013
Episode House
Fools for Love
2006
Episode The Rosie O'Donnell Show
John Leguizamo, Toni Braxton, Jurnee Smollett
1998
Episode Smart Guy
Strangers on the Net
1998
Episode Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Please Pass the Jock
1992
Episode Wanda at Large
Wanda's Party
2003
Episode NYPD Blue
Where's 'Swaldo?
1996
Episode ER
Next of Kin
2002
Episode Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Warriors (2)
1992
Episode The Twilight Zone (2019)
Ovation
2020
Episode Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Torn Between Two Teachers
1992
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Freedom (1)
2008
Episode Martin
I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus
1992
Episode The Kelly Clarkson Show
Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade, Jurnee Smollett
2022
Episode Grey's Anatomy
Freedom (2)
2008
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tiffany Haddish, Jurnee Smollett, Orville Peck & Shania Twain
2020
Episode The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Julia Roberts, Jurnee Smollett, Carole King
1998
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gordon Ramsay, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Wolfmother
2016
Episode Parenthood (2010)
All Aboard Who's Coming Aboard
2013
Episode Do No Harm
Me Likey
2013
Episode Wanda at Large
Pilot
2003
Episode Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Michelle
1992
Episode Full House
Please Don't Touch the Dinosaur
1993
Episode Full House
Silence is Not Golden
1993