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Jurnee Smollett - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Born October 1, 1986 - American actress.
She began her career as a child filming commercials with her four siblings, including Jussie Smollett. She was born into a blended family; her mother is African-American and her father was a Jew who emigrated from Poland. At the age of five, she made her television debut and then landed a supporting role on ABC's aphthous sitcom Hanging Out With Mr. Cooper. In 1994, she landed her first regular television role, on another ABC sitcom In My Square, where she starred with her brothers and sister. The show was canceled after one season. In 1996, she appeared in the movie Jack and also showed dramatic ability as the daughter of a murdered human rights activist in an episode of the ABC series NYPD .
Smollett's breakthrough was her starring role in the 1997 independent film Eve's Retreat, which earned her critical acclaim and a National Film Critics Association Award and a number of other awards. The following fall, she joined CBS sitcom Cosby, which she left a few months later.
Smollett spent the first half of the 2000s playing cameo roles in the series Ambulance, Strong Medicine, House Doctor, and Grey's Anatomy. She also played supporting roles in the films Rollerballs, Second Chance and The Big Debates. By the end of the decade, Smollett had starred in the final two seasons of NBC's Friday Night Lights (2009-2011). In the 2010-2011 season, she had a regular supporting role in the short-lived CBS series Chips. Money. Lawyers ". In 2013, she starred in Tyler Perry's "Family Advisor", which, despite negative reviews from critics, grossed more than fifty million dollars at the box office. Shortly thereafter, she joined the regular role on HBO's True Blood. In 2013, she also had a minor role in the fifth season of NBC's Parents .
In early 2015, Smollett was a coveted actress for the lead roles in the pilot season of broadcast television. Smollett ended up playing the female lead on WGN America's Underground Road, a series of slaves escaping from a plantation in Georgia.
