Jurnee Smollett is A Talented American Actress

Jurnee Smollett is an American actress.The fourth of six performing siblings, she received critical acclaim for her title role in the finely crafted independent "Eve's Bayou" (1997). The performance earned her a Young Star Award nomination. The young thespian pulled ahead of her brothers and sisters with her bracing portrayal of a ten-year-old who finds her father (Samuel L. Jackson) in a compromising position. She was just what writer-director Kasi Lemmons had envisoned for the lead in her film: "a light-skinned black child . . . who could convey the nuances of a Creole child in the 60s".

She co-starred with her siblings in the television comedy On Our Own (1994-1995) and appeared in numerous television shows such as Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and Full House in which she played Michelle Tanner's young friend Denise. From 1998 to 2000, she appeared as a regular cast member of the Bill Cosby series titled Cosby. She also played as a regular in Wanda at Large as Wanda Sykes' niece Holly in 2003, and recently in the episode 'Fools for Love' as the character "Tracey" on House And she was also in The Great Debaters.Jurnee recently starred with Bow Wow in the film Roll Bounce. She played the role of Danyelle Rollins in the 2006 film Gridiron Gang, and also played leading roles in the racial drama Selma, Lord, Selma, as well as Beautiful Joe (alongside Sharon Stone and Billi Connolly) and Ruby's Bucket of Blood.