Jurnee Smollett News & Updates

Jurnee Smollett Never Runs Away From a Challenge — So She Transformed Herself for ‘Smoke’

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Jun 27, 2025 • Yahoo

Jurnee Smollett Wants To Return As Jess In Peacock’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ Reboot: “I’m Waiting For The Call, Man!”

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s been 14 years since NBC’s beloved high school football dram...

Jun 12, 2025 • Decider

Jurnee Smollett Shares Whether or Not She Wants Her Son to Go Into Acting

Jurnee Smollett is opening up about her son’s future! The 38-year-old Smoke actress is a former ch...

Aug 02, 2025 • Just Jared

14 Years Before ‘Smoke,' Jurnee Smollett Gave an Unforgettable Performance in This NBC Primetime Drama With 97% on RT

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Jun 20, 2025 • Collider

Jurnee Smollett Got Called out by Her Director Denzel Washington for Her Performance

Washington was the one who originally reached out to Smollett, brother of Jussie Smollett, first for...

Dec 08, 2024 • The Cheat Sheet

Jurnee Smollett Gained 20 lbs Of Muscle To Make ‘Smoke’ Role “Feel More Truthful”

Jurnee Smollett‘s latest project required a little extra character work in the gym to fully embody...

Jul 30, 2025 • Deadline.com

Jurnee Smollett on Whether She Wants Her Son to Follow in Her Acting Footsteps: 'I Get Asked This a Lot' (Exclusive)

Jurnee Smollett shares her thoughts on her 8-year-old son Hunter becoming an actor in an exclusive i...

Aug 02, 2025 • Yahoo

Jurnee Smollett’s Next Act: ‘I Want Us to Do Things We’ve Been Told We Cannot Do’

The Emmy-nominated actress sits down with Boardroom to talk about her fearless new role, building a ...

Jun 26, 2025 • Yahoo! Sports

WATCH: Jurnee Smollett Brings The Heat In Apple TV+’s New Series, ‘Smoke’

In Apple TV+’s Smoke, Jurnee Smollett steps into the fire—literally and emotionally—as Michell...

Jun 24, 2025 • Essence

Jurnee Smollett Says She Gained 20 Lbs. to Play a Former Marine in “Smoke” (Exclusive)

"I knew physically that Michelle needed to have more of a muscular presence than I personally did," ...

Jul 30, 2025 • MSN

Jurnee Smollett on Making Historical Dramas Like ‘The Order’ and Why She ‘Loves Disrupting S—‘ With Her Work

As much as Jurnee Smollett is an actor, she could also be considered an archivist — given how much...

Dec 20, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

Jurnee Smollett Breaks Down the ‘Smoke’ Finale and Teases a Possible Season 2: “Crazy S**t He Has in Store for Michelle”

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Aug 15, 2025 • Collider

The Untold Truth Of Jurnee Smollett

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Apr 27, 2026 • Yahoo

Jurnee Smollett Goes Monochrome in L’Agence

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Mar 02, 2026 • Yahoo

‘Smoke’ Episode 8 Ending Explained: Jurnee Smollett And Rafe Spall Unpack That “Jaw On The Floor” Twist

Discover What’s Streaming On: The penultimate episode of Smoke Season 1 on Apple TV+ has arrived, ...

Aug 08, 2025 • Decider

Jurnee Smollett Reveals She Gained 20 Pounds to Play ‘Smoke’ Character Who Has ‘Body Dysmorphia’

Jurnee Smollett isn’t afraid to push the limits for a role — which was the case when she gained ...

Jul 30, 2025 • Us Weekly

How to recreate Jurnee Smollett’s iconic style

Jurnee Smollett talks about her new movie, "We Grown Now." (Photo credit: Darryl Maxie screenshot, f...

Oct 18, 2024 • Rolling Out

Jurnee Smollett To Join Off Broadway Cast Of 'The Whoopi Monologues'

Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country, Smoke) will join the company of The Whoopi Monologues, the Off B...

Jul 15, 2026 • Deadline on MSN

Jurnee Smollett Transformed Herself for ‘Smoke’

Jurnee Smollett, acclaimed 38-year-old actress, who came into the spotlight as a child star, has tak...

Jul 02, 2025 • BET

George Takei's 100 daily pushups in his 80s show why strength training matters more as you age

"You've got to, [as] the more you age, the more your muscles atrophy. Strength training is important...

Aug 04, 2026 • Charlotte Observer on MSN

Why Celebrities Like Jennifer Aniston and Jurnee Smollett Say Strength Training Is the Key to Confidence

Jennifer Aniston is just one of the celebrities who has raved about the benefits of strength trainin...

Aug 04, 2026 • Us Weekly

NewsBits: Lil Wayne’s assistant rules, Megan Thee Stallion tries butter ice cream & Jurnee Smollett joins 'The Whoopi Monologues'

*Today’s NewsBits rounds up three celebrity stories making waves: Lil Wayne‘s surprisingly detai...

Jul 15, 2026 • EURweb on MSN

Why Celebrities Like Jennifer Aniston Love Strength Training Routines

Strength training has moved from the gym’s forgotten corner to Hollywood’s most talked-about wor...

Aug 04, 2026 • US Magazine on MSN

Taron Egerton's Fate In Apple TV+'s True Crime Drama Is Doomed After This Latest Character Twist

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Smoke episode 4!Smoke episode 4 sees Jurnee Smollett's Michelle make a s...

Jul 13, 2025 • MSN

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Smollett defended her brother Jussie, who was accused of staging a hate crime and lying to the polic...

Aug 05, 2024 • Yahoo

'Paradise' leads 2026 AAFCA TV honors as Sterling K Brown, Jurnee Smollett among top winners

*The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced the winners of its eighth annua...

Jul 01, 2026 • EURweb on MSN

Jurnee Smollett’s ex-husband now wants half of her SAG pension, four years after nearly $1 million divorce settlement

When it comes to the “what’s mine is yours” mentality in marriage, how far is too far? Actress...

Mar 07, 2025 • The Grio

Jurnee Smollett on Becoming Rosa Parks for ‘Life, Larry & the Pursuit of Unhappiness’

Plus, she discusses embracing improv alongside Larry David....

Jun 26, 2026 • TV Insider on MSN