Smollett, Jurnee 1986–

PERSONAL

Full name, Jurnee Diana Smollett; born October 1, 1986, in New York, NY; daughter of Joel and Janet Smollett; sister of JoJo, Jussie, Jake, and Jocqui Smollett (all actors) and Jazz Smollett (an actress and model).

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress. Worked as a singer. Worked as a model and appeared in advertisements.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by an actress under ten in a television series, Young Artist Foundation, 1995, for On Our Own; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best child performance, Image Award nomination, outstanding youth actor/actress, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a feature film—leading young actress, and YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actress in a drama film, Hollywood Reporter, all 1998, for Eve's Bayou; Image awards, outstanding youth actor/actress, 1999 and 2000, and Vision Award, all for Cosby.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Denise Frazer, Full House (also known as FullHouse and House of Comics), ABC, 1992–94.

Jordee Jerrico, On Our Own, ABC, 1994–95.

Jurnee, Cosby, CBS, 1998–2000.

Holly Hawkins, Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sheyann Webb, "Selma Lord Selma," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1999.

Emerald Delacroix, Ruby's Bucket of Blood, Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Ali Baba, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: An Animated Special from "The Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series (animated; also known as "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child), HBO, 1999.

The Sixth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Denise Frazer, "Hangin' with Michelle," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992.

Denise Frazer, "Please Pass the Jock," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992.

Denise Frazer, "Torn between Two Teachers," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992.

Little girl, "I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus," Martin, Fox, 1992.

Hanna, "Where's 'Swaldo," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996.

Herself, The Magic Hour, syndicated, 1998.

Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998 (multiple episodes).

Romy, "Next of Kin," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2002.

"Positive," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2002.

Tracy, "Fools for Love," House M.D. (also known as House), Fox, 2006.

Appeared as Latiqua, Out All Night, NBC. Appeared in episodes of other series, including Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and Vibe, both syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sunday in Paris, NBC, 1991.

Jordee Jerrico, On Our Own, ABC, 1994.

Holly Hawkins, Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Phoebe, Jack, Buena Vista, 1996.

Eve Batiste, Eve's Bayou, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Vivien, Beautiful Joe, Stratosphere Entertainment/New Films International, 2000.

Tori, Roll Bounce, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2005.

Danyelle Rollins, Gridiron Gang, Columbia, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, October, 1999, p. 139.

People Weekly, October 3, 2005, p. 121.