Details
Alternate Names: Jurnee Smollett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, ジャーニー・スモレット＝ベル
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Sunday in Paris (1991) as Alison Chase
Most Important Roles: - A Night at the Academy Museum (2021) as Self
- Gridiron Gang (2006) as Danyelle Rollins
- Roll Bounce (2005) as Tori
- The Burial (2023) as Mame Downes
- Eve's Bayou (1997) as Eve Batiste
- The Order (2024) as Joanne Carney
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) as Judith
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) as Emerald Delacroix
- We Grown Now (2024) as Dolores
Career Highlights: - A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
- Gridiron Gang (2006)
- Roll Bounce (2005)
- The Burial (2023)
- Eve's Bayou (1997)
- The Order (2024)
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
- Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
- We Grown Now (2024)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Drama Series (2021)
- Won Critics Choice Award - Best Child Performance (1998)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Most Promising Actress (1998)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010)
- Won Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (2008)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Movie + TV Award - Most Frightened Performance (2021)
- Nominated for 1 MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Fight (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Vision Award - Best Performance - Drama (2021)
- Won SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (1997)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Breakout Female (2008)
- Nominated for 1 Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (1998)
- Nominated for 1 Young Artist Award - Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a TV Series (1995)
- Nominated for 1 YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film (1998)
- Nominated for 1 Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Performance (2025)
Full Biography
Jurnee Diana Smollett-Bell, born October 1, 1986, began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms like 'On Our Own' (1994-1995) and 'Full House' (1992-1994). As an adult, she has starred in films such as 'The Great Debaters' (2007), 'Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor' (2013), and 'Birds of Prey' (2020). Her notable television roles include 'Friday Night Lights' (2009-2011), 'True Blood' (2013-2014), 'Underground' (2016-2017), and 'Lovecraft Country' (2020), for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
