Jurnee Smollett

Date of Birth: 01 Oct 1986
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 22 (Actor)
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The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not knowing that he is observed by his youngest idealistic daughter Eve, who is there by accident. Eve can not forget the incident which is traumatic for her naivete and shares a secret with older sister Cisely. Lies start to roll... (imdb)
Because of an unusual aging disorder that has aged him four times faster than a normal human being, a boy enters the fifth grade for the first time with the appearance of a 40 year old man. (imdb)
Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (The Rock), who, along with another officer, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), turns a group of hardcore teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, Porter teaches some hard lessons (and learns a few himself) as the kids gain a sense of self-respect and responsibility. (Sony)
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. (imdb)
An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life. (imdb)
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) - TV Movie
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.
Underground (2016) - TV Series
Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive. (imdb)
Follows the life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no mas' (no more). (imdb)
Black Women Run Hollywood (2014) - TV Special
A secret society of Hollywood actresses reveals just how powerful black women really are. (Funny or Die)
The Defenders (2010) - TV Series
Two flashy Las Vegas defense attorneys go to the mat for their clients. (imdb)
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) - TV Movie
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
Lovecraft Country (2020) - TV Series
A young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father. (imdb)
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Cosby (1996) - TV Series
Hilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he. (imdb)
In the near future, convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects to shorten their sentence. One such subject for a new drug capable of generating feelings of love begins questioning the reality of his emotions. (imdb)
A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper, a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts. (imdb)
Inspired by true events, a lawyer helps a funeral home owner save his family business from a corporate behemoth, exposing a complex web of race, power, and injustice. (imdb)
Wanda at Large (2003) - TV Series
Wanda Hawkins is a stand up comic who is also working as a correspondent on a political talk show in Washington, D.C. while at home, she must manage her sister-in-law who is raising two children. (imdb)
Smoke (2025) - TV Series
A troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator follow in the footsteps of two serial arsonists. (imdb)