Jurnee Smollett-Bell
- Highest Rated: Eve's Bayou (1996)
- Lowest Rated: Temptation (2013)
- Birthday: Oct 1, 1986
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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Modeled diapers at the age of 10 months; appeared in a Pepsi TV commercial with NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana when she was 3. Was homeschooled by her mother. Appeared regularly ina string ofsitcoms (ABC'sFull House, CBS's Cosby, Fox's Wanda at Large) and starred with her five siblings Jake, Jazz, Jocqui, Jojo and Jussie on the 1994-95 ABClaugher On Our Own. Won a Broadcast Film Critics Award forthe 1997 Samuel L. Jackson drama Eve's Bayou, along with NAACP Image Awards for Cosby (1999 and 2000) andtheDenzel Washington film drama The Great Debaters (2007). Became interested in HIV/AIDS issues when an On Our Own crew member died of AIDS; at age 19, began serving on the board of directors of Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit that focuses onHIV.
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Highest Rated Movies
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Eve's Bayou
81% -
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Roll Bounce
65% -
Beautiful Joe
60%
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
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Year |
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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Dinah Lance / Black Canary | — | 2020 | |
One Last Thing - A Chicken Soup for the Soul Event | Bell-Lucy | — | 2018 | |
Breaking Free | Actor | — | 2017 | |
44% | Hands of Stone | Juanita Leonard | $4.8M | 2016 |
17% | Temptation | Judith | $52M | 2013 |
79% | The Great Debaters | Samantha Booke | $30M | 2007 |
43% | Gridiron Gang | Danyelle Rollins | $38.5M | 2006 |
65% | Roll Bounce | Tori | $17.4M | 2005 |
Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Emerald Delacroix | — | 2001 | |
60% | Beautiful Joe | Vivien | — | 2000 |
Selma, Lord, Selma | Sheyann Webb | — | 1999 | |
18% | Jack | Phoebe | — | 1996 |
81% | Eve's Bayou | Eve Batiste | — | 1996 |
TV
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Credit |
Year |
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Harry
2016-2018
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Sofia the First
2013
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2015
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Guest |
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96% |
Underground
2016-2017
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Rosalee |
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Conan
2010
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Guest |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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Guest |
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The Chew
2011-2018
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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Guest |
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The Talk
2010
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Guest |
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100% |
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
2015-2016
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Panelist |
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70% |
True Blood
2008-2014
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Nicole |
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15% |
Do No Harm
2013
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Abby |
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88% |
Parenthood
2010-2015
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Heather |
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22% |
The Mob Doctor
2012-2013
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Traci Coolidge |
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74% |
The Defenders
2010-2011
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Lisa Tyler Lisa Taylor |
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97% |
Friday Night Lights
2006-2011
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Jess Merriweather |
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81% |
Grey's Anatomy
2005
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Beth |
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91% |
House
2004-2012
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Tracy |
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50% |
Wanda at Large
2003
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Holly Hawkins Holly |
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ER
1994-2009
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Romy |
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84% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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Hanna |
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On Our Own
1994-1995
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Jordee Jerrico |
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Full House
1987-1995
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Denise Denise Frazer |
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Martin
1992-1997
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Girl No. 1 |
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The Cosby Show
1984-1992
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QUOTES FROM Jurnee Smollett-Bell CHARACTERS
- Janice
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Can't you just knock. Just the person I want to see have a seat
- Judith
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No! I wanted to just say thank you for the job but it's going to be my last week.
- Janice
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No! This is your last day, I just got a call telling me Harley is out of the deal with me and going to open practice with you.
- Judith
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That's what we are planning to do!
- Janice
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We? Little Girl you have no idea what you are in for. But I wish you with all the best with your struggle.
- Judith
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You know I've been meaning to tell you are in a existential identity crisis; I done my research on you spent those two weeks in Paris and now of a sudden with a french accent, we know you from Georgia!!!.
- Judith
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You know I've been meaning to tell you are in a existential identity crisis; I done my research on you spent those two weeks in Paris and now of a sudden with a french accent, we know you from Georgia!
- Janice
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Bitch you better get your ass out of my office!!!!!!!!!
- Janice
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Bitch you better get your ass out of my office!
- Samantha Booke
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"Majority doesn't decide what is right or wrong, one's conscience does"
- Samantha Booke
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Majority doesn't decide what is right or wrong, one's conscience does.