Biography
Jurnee Smollett-Bell is an American actress. Born Jurnee Diana Smollett on 1 October 1986 in New York City, she began her career as a child actor in television sitcoms including Full House (1992–1994) and On Our Own (1994–1995).
As an adult she has appeared in films such as Eve's Bayou (1997), The Great Debaters (2007), Birds of Prey (2020) and The Order (2024), in which she played Joanne Carney. Her television roles include True Blood (2013–2014), Underground (2016–2017) and Lovecraft Country (2020), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She plays Michelle Calderone in the series Smoke (2025).
