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Biography

Jurnee Diana Smollett was born in New York City, New York on October 1st, 1986. Her father name is Joel Smollett and her mother…more

Born

10/1/1986, New York City, New York

Birth Name

Jurnee Diana Smollett

Gender

Female

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Star (7)

Role
- The Defenders
  Lisa Tyler
  - S 1: Ep 18 Morelli v. Kaczmarek
    3/11/11
  - S 1: Ep 17 Nevada v. Greene
    3/4/11
  - S 1: Ep 16 Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals
    2/25/11
  - S 1: Ep 15 Nevada v. Hunter
    2/18/11
  - S 1: Ep 14 Nevada v. Doug the Mule
    2/11/11
  - + 13 More Credits
- Friday Night Lights
  Jess Merriweather (Seasons 4+)
  - S 5: Ep 13 Always
    2/9/11
  - S 5: Ep 9 Gut Check
    1/12/11
- Friday Night Lights
  Jess Merriweather
  - S 5: Ep 7 Perfect Record
    12/15/10
  - S 4: Ep 13 Thanksgiving
    2/10/10
  - S 4: Ep 12 Laboring
    2/3/10
  - S 4: Ep 1 East of Dillon
    10/28/09
- Wanda at Large
  Holly Hawkins
  - S 2: Ep 8 Back to the Club
    11/7/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Clowns to the Left of Me
    11/7/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Hurricane Hawkins
    10/31/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 They Shoot Reporters, Don't They?
    10/31/03
  - S 2: Ep 4 Leave Your Daughter at Home Day
    10/17/03
  - + 7 More Credits
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child
  Ali Baba
  - S 3: Ep 13 Aesop's Fables
    7/18/00
  - S 3: Ep 12 Robinita Hood
    6/19/00
  - S 3: Ep 10 Snow Queen
    4/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 11 Beauty and the Beast
  - S 1: Ep 3 Hansel and Gretel
    4/1/95
  - + 1 More Credits
- Cosby
  Jurnee (1998-2000)
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Song Remains the Same
    4/28/00
  - S 4: Ep 20 A Long Night's Journey
    4/21/00
  - S 4: Ep 19 Kids Eat the Darndest Things
    4/14/00
  - S 4: Ep 18 Thursday's Child
    4/14/00
  - S 4: Ep 17 A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time
    4/7/00
  - + 72 More Credits
- On Our Own
  Jordee Jerrico
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Tonsil Tale
    4/14/95
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Easy Way
    4/7/95
  - S 1: Ep 18 Little Rascals
    3/31/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Girl Talk
    3/24/95
  - S 1: Ep 16 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
    3/17/95
  - + 15 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Full House
  Denise Frazer
  - S 7: Ep 24 A House Divided
    5/17/94
  - S 7: Ep 23 Too Little Richard Too Late
    5/10/94
  - S 7: Ep 21 Be Your Own Best Friend
    4/5/94
  - S 7: Ep 20 Michelle a la Cart
    3/15/94
  - S 7: Ep 17 The Last Dance
    2/8/94
  - + 8 More Credits
Guest Star (9)

Role
- House
  Tracy
  - S 3: Ep 5 Fools for Love
    10/31/06
- Wanda at Large
  Holly Hawkins
  - S 1: Ep 4 Wanda's Party
    4/16/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/26/03
- ER
  Romy
  - S 9: Ep 9 Next of Kin
    12/5/02
- Strong Medicine
  Ruby
  - S 3: Ep 1 Positive
    7/21/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 66 Show #497
    12/17/98
  - S 3: Ep 23 Show #454
    10/7/98
- Smart Guy
  TJ's friend
  - S 2: Ep 19 Strangers on the Net
    3/4/98
- NYPD Blue
  Hanna / Aisha
  - S 4: Ep 4 Where's 'Swaldo?
    11/12/96
- Martin
  Little Girl
  - S 1: Ep 15 I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus
    12/17/92
- Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
  Denise Frazer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Torn Between Two Teachers
    11/24/92
  - S 1: Ep 7 Warriors (2)
    11/17/92
  - S 1: Ep 4 Please Pass the Jock
    10/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 Hangin' with Michelle
    9/29/92
Cameo (1)

Role
- Friday Night Lights
  Jess Merriweather
  - S 4: Ep 1 East of Dillon
    10/28/09

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- As a kid, Jurnee played Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's best friend on several episodes of Full House. When asked about what that was like, Jurnee says that both girls were "cool".
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- Jurnee Smollett lives in the Valley in Los Angeles California.
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- After Hurricane Katrina, Jurnee Smollett went to New Orleans for the relief effort with the Children's Defense Fund.
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- Jurnee Smollett: (On one of her most famous childhood roles) People still come up to me about Full House. The Olsen twins were really cool. But I don't want anyone else's fame. I never think, "I wish I was so-and-so." I like me. I like my life.
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- Jurnee Smollett: My mom is from New Orleans. And all of my maternal relatives were there during Katrina. We couldn't even find my uncle for four months. We literally didn't know where he was. I had been there just four days before the storm hit.
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- Jurnee Smollett: was fortunate enough to go to South Africa with Artists for a New South Africa. That trip changed my life, man. The stuff you see… and the stories you hear firsthand… I mean, that country has such beauty, and yet such pain. The spirit of the people is amazing, but there's still a lot of work that's just got to be done. It's so easy to take the things we have for granted. Little things like electricity, running water and a roof over our heads. They have to work so hard to get things we feel entitled to. There's hunger for an education over there. Being there made me realize what's important in life, and made me reevaluate a lot of things in my own life.
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