Jurnee Smollett-Bell

TV Actress

Birthday October 1, 1986

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York City, NY

Age 38 years old

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About

Film and television actress introduced to audiences at a young age in the film Eve's Bayou. She later had a role in the Tyler Perry film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor and was cast as Black Canary in the Suicide Squad spin-off Birds of Prey.

Before Fame

She was ten years old when cast for the role of Eve in Eve's Bayou (1997).

Trivia

She had recurring television roles as Lisa Tyler in The Defenders and Jess Merriweather in Friday Night Lights.

Family Life

She has five siblings, Jussie, Jake, Jazz, Jojo and Jocqui. She married Josiah Bell in 2010 and the couple welcomed a son named Hunter in November 2016. Her mother's name is Janet.

Associated With

She acted with Denzel Washington in the Golden Globe-nominated film The Great Debaters (2007).