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Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

Highest Rated:
80% Eve's Bayou (1997)
Lowest Rated:
16% Temptation (2013)
Birthday:
Oct 1, 1986
Birthplace:
New York, New York, USA
Bio:
The fourth of six performing siblings, Jurnee Smollett was just what writer-director Kasi Lemmons had envisioned for the lead in her film: "a light-skinned black child . . . who could convey the nuances of a Creole child in the 60s". The young thespian pulled ahead of her brothers and sisters with…

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Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 16% - 80%
Number of Movies: 7
Box Office Since 2001: $98.7M
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2013 16% Temptation
  • Judith
$51.4M
2007 78% The Great Debaters
  • Samantha Booke
$30.0M
2005 64% Roll Bounce
  • Tori
$17.4M
2001 Ruby's Bucket of Blood
  • Actor
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2000 60% Beautiful Joe
  • Actor
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1997 80% Eve's Bayou
  • Eve Batiste
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1996 17% Jack
  • Actor
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    1. Janice: Can't you just knock. Just the person I want to see have a seat
    2. Judith: No! I wanted to just say thank you for the job but it's going to be my last week.
    3. Janice: No! This is your last day, I just got a call telling me Harley is out of the deal with me and going to open practice with you.
    4. Judith: That's what we are planning to do!
    5. Janice: We? Little Girl you have no idea what you are in for. But I wish you with all the best with your struggle.
    6. Judith: You know I've been meaning to tell you are in a existential identity crisis; I done my research on you spent those two weeks in Paris and now of a sudden with a french accent, we know you from Georgia!
    7. Janice: Bitch you better get your ass out of my office!
    From Temptation. Submitted by Dillon B (4 days ago)
    1. Samantha Booke: Majority doesn't decide what is right or wrong, one's conscience does.
    From The Great Debaters. Submitted by Mani K (12 months ago)

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Trailer Bulletin: The Great Debaters Opens in new window
November 7, 2007

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