Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett earned my respect early: a child actress who could hold the screen against adults at eleven and won critics over in an independent drama is rare, and rarer still is one who converts that into a durable adult career. I see in her filmography a deliberate taste for material with moral weight rather than easy paydays. She moves between television and film without losing intensity, and her performances feel rooted in preparation, not personality. In an industry that burns through child performers, she strikes me as one of the few who treated the early start as training rather than a peak.

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Name (English)

Jurnee Smollett

Name (Japanese)

ジャーニー・スモレット＝ベル

Reading

じゃーにー・すもれっと＝べる

Real name

Jurnee Diana Smollett-Bell

Born

October 1, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurnee%20Smollett
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2350967

Tags

• New York
• film actor
• television actor
• actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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