Jurnee Smollett
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition with her role in the critically acclaimed Kasi Lemmons directed film Eve's Bayou (1997), which earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
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| Full name at birth | Jurnee Diana Smollett
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Denise Frazer in the ABC sitcoms Full House and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Jordee Jerrico in the ABC sitcom On Our Own, Phoebe in the 1996 fantasy comedy-drama film Jack, Eve Batiste in the 1997 independent Southern Gothic drama film Eve's Bayou, Jurnee in the CBS sitcom Cosby, Vivien in the 2000 independent romantic comedy-drama film Beautiful Joe, Ruby in the Lifetime medical drama series Strong Medicine, Holly Hawkins in the Fox sitcom Wanda at Large, Tori Turner in the 2005 comedy-drama film Roll Bounce, Danyelle Rollins in the 2006 biographical sports drama film Gridiron Gang, Samantha Booke in the 2007 historical drama film The Great Debaters, Beth in the ABC medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy, Jess Merriweather in the NBC/DirecTV critical success sports drama series Friday Night Lights, Lisa Tyler in the CBS legal comedy-drama series The Defenders, Judith in the 2013 romantic drama film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, Nicole Wright in the HBO original fantasy horror drama series True Blood, Heather Hall in the NBC family comedy-drama series Parenthood, Rosalee in the WGN America historical drama series Underground, Juanita Leonard in the 2016 biographical sports film Hands of Stone, Black Canary in the 2020 superhero film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), and Letitia “Leti” Dandridge in the HBO horror drama series Lovecraft Country
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| Date of birth | 1 October 1986
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Voice Actress
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 128 lbs (58 kg)
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| Net worth | $2,000,000 USD
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- In September 2021, Jurnee had resigned from Time’s Up board, along with Shonda Rhimes, Eva Longoria, and many others.
- On the sets, kettle chips or hummus and pita are her go-to snacks.
- She always carries her journal and a lip balm in her bag.
- She enjoys traveling a lot, especially to South Africa.
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell starts her day with morning prayers.
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