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My Take
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.
Overview
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition with her role in Kasi Lemmons's independent film Eve's Bayou (1997), which earned her a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- ジャーニー・スモレット
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャーニー・スモレット
- Reading
- じゃーにー・すもれっと
- Born
- October 1, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.