Jurnee Smollett’s Most Notable Films Are Eves Bayou And The Great Debaters

Her most notable films are Eve’s Bayou and The Great Debaters. The fourth of six performing siblings, she received critical acclaim for her performance as ten-year-old Eve in the independent film Eve’s Bayou (1997). in 2007 actor/director Denzel Washington cast Smollett in his starring/directorial vehicle The Great Debaters. On March 17, 2009, she visited Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre, Kwa Mashu Township, north of Durban, South Africa, where she led an exchange youth forum sharing her experiences with Kwa Mashu youth. On October 24, 2010, Jurnee married musician Josiah Bell..