Jurnee Smollett Admits She Used Her Fame to Score Cool Points with Her Son

Jurnee Smollett opens up about being a mom and admits the one time she used her fame to impress her Steph Curry fan son. Then the “We Grown Now” star praises the celebrity co-stars who help keep her a “constant student.”
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[@b.u.dmusic9424]

I met her in LA at the airport and she was the sweetest celebrity I've ever met. She gave me a big hug and i simply melted. She's even more beautiful in person. TRUST ME FOLKS

[@pdoe4966]

Wow! Look @ her. To see her from the little girl who played in Eve’s Bayou, etc to the GORGEOUS woman she’s become today.

[@taylored_mad3]

Jack🎉❤ full house🎉

[@mz.favored147]

I remember her being on full house as Michelle friend. I guess I’m old lol.

[@rochelhernandez8573]

I loved her in eves bayou

[@jimmyferris]

Roll Bounce

[@lavinaweathersby7889]

Give this young woman her flowers!! Her Bio and acting chops are phenomenal!

[@AlkalineInsides]

She was so awesome in Lovecraft County and Underground. Underrated shows

[@Awillii]

Right!

[@GreatGownsBeautifulGowns2018]

I love Jurnee she is one of my favorite actresses.

[@ancestralabundance]

What are good projects she is in? I will check them out

[@GreatGownsBeautifulGowns2018]

@@ancestralabundance check her out in the movies Eves Bayou and in Tyler Perry’s Temptation.

[@GreatGownsBeautifulGowns2018]

@@ancestralabundance Check her out in Eves Bayou and Tyler Perry’s Temptation.

[@Mayonaise55]

Lovecraft Country and Roll Bounce

[@jeromebass7878]

Denise from full house Michelle's best friend

[@DreamiNae101]

She has such a timeless look about her . From full house, roll bounce, temptation, she's just such a classic beauty.

[@kaisoisla]

Yesss! I said the same thing

[@therealestperiod]

She is so gorgeous

[@sxybrownsuga4999]

Loved her since I first saw her in Full House and Eve's Bayou!

[@jeromebass7878]

Wat about her brother juicy Smollett

[@rooseveltwilliams1073]

The Great Debaters is my favorite movie of Jurnee Smollett.

[@lashendawest7509]

We love jurnee smollett and jennifer hudson

[@robinwhite2471]

Watching the show now on TV. Wow! My girl Jurnee Smollett, all grown up. She's a great awesome actress. My two favorite movies are Eve's Bayou and Temptation. Love her, keep shining Jurnee! And you keep being amazing J. 🫶🏿✌🏿💪🏿🌹

[@KhrissyDaDon]

“And they were like 👉🏻 and I was like 👈🏼” 😂😂😂

[@aeroTnz]

Loved her on Birds of Pray as Black canary

[@classyboy04]

She needs her own movie for that. She was great

[@autumnof1992]

Jurnee is so cool and down to earth. I loved her in underground.

[@johnjackson1466]

I really loved Jurnee Smollett in Eve's Bayou with Lynn Whitfield and Samuel L Jackson.

[@user-ld1hh9ne5g]

And the very cute little girl on the Martin Lawrence TV show! On the skit of Martin playing Santa at his friend's class.

[@ParisFinley]

"Maybe Santa has a tumor" 😂.

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

The Smolletts and I go WAY BACK (92)👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿😁

[@trinjuwan4422]

Jurnee is most definitely a gifted actress❤

[@the_queen_redeemed]

Jurnee is one of my favorite actresses.... ❤❤❤ and im like her mom ion want no flowers that's gonna die.

[@user-ne3ph2kp2n]

Damn I wish lovecraft country was still airing ...she was so Good in that show ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@georgiaj5301]

Jurnee is so talented and so beautiful. LOVE her!

[@zzizahacallar]

I remember her on Full House

[@karengutloff2004]

Love, love jurnee. What a great family.

[@b.u.dmusic9424]

We love her brother Jussie too

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

F him for what he did! None of these kids HAVE NOT A FKN CLUE they had a show in 92 and HE WOULD DO THAT❓❓The Smollett name is cherished and I’m still not fkn with him💯 #FknDummy

[@NebraskaFalls-ee7qp]

@@ciarrajohnson3849 GET A LIFE. YTE MEN AND PEOPLE LIE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WE LIVING ON STOLEN LAND . NONE OF US KNOW THE TRUE STORY SO educate yourself on MOVE ON

[@D415h4n34]

JURNEE😍👑💖

[@florencedelvalle8145]

I just saw Jurnee on Netflix in the movie called Lou. She was excellent. Highly recommend watching it. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌹🌹

[@vienicestyles]

Thank you for the recommendation. I will be watching it today. I looking for something to watch on Netflix. 🌷 👩🏽

[@ljackson3928]

She is so likeable, grew up nicely.

[@HopeThisHelped]

Loved her since Full House!! It's always such a pleasure watching her now she's this beautiful woman/mom. Wow!

[@debbys.verrett9026]

Beautiful actress and beautiful family ❤❤❤❤

[@sig9girl]

Jurnee is stunning. ❤❤❤

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

Great to see her Eves Bayou is my favorite movie.

[@stevec1972ad]

Gorgeous ladies both of them ❤

[@immageeable]

Love her

[@TheElFamilyofstars]

Temptation classic

[@ygwaltgmb]

She's amazingly underrated

[@Hi.Shadow]

Jurnee look good ❤

[@tanggletuslive594]

I absolutely love Jurnee!!! ❤️

[@Aftermyownheart]

Love her. She was excellent in The Burial.

[@priscillaspear7980]

Happy mothers day 💐u and her both are awesome ❤🩷🌺

[@user-ys9jp8ju4b]

I’m in Love with her. I will follow her everywhere!

[@dc4856]

Yep, I've watched her since she was on full house, a very little funny girl, the way she spoke , was slow and sarcastic 😅😢 I wonder can she still pull that character off, she was hilarious.

[@user-ez5fy1wg1o]

Cool momma points🥰🥰

[@vienicestyles]

Jurnee is the same age as the Olson twins yet she looks waaaaayyyyy younger than them. She gets it from her momma.

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

They’re BRAZILIAN (black)! Whatta you expect❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓👊🏿

[@user-go4kt8gf1w]

Hey Jurnee Smollett you look so beautiful on The Jennifer Hudson Show and you are great actress and I love when you was in the movie temptation with Lance Gross and Brandy and Robbie Jones and Kim Kardashian and Vanessa Williams and Roll Bounce With Bow Wow and Meagan Good and Brandon T Jackson and you look so beautiful in that Movie Jurnee Smollett 🌹🌹🤍🤍

[@Tomaroma848]

I love her

[@JosephCecilSmith]

♥️Gorgeously Lovely!‼️💚💟 💚Beautifully💜Heavenly‼️♥️ 🌍♥️💜💙💚💛🧡♥️💜🌎

[@misterbee66]

She is still gorgeous.

[@user-zc9rr6np5n]

love her, "get out the damn tub" lol

[@lucianooliveira8035]

I LOVE YOU FOREVER JENNIFER

[@DrSDW]

Love her! We are birthday twins!

[@samjohnson9742]

Fine + Fine = FINE!

[@hulahipz01]

She has been one of my most favorite actresses for years. I've really liked everything that I've seen her in. I loved her in Eve's Bayou. When the movie was over my hubby and I turned to each other and both said, "Whoa, that was so good.", at the same time. However, my most fave movie that she's in is "Roll Bounce". Check it out. It's a really good movie. Take care and stay safe Everyone. ❤❤❤

[@Mike-lf7px]

Fine as hell

[@yolandahoward1099]

Jurnee seems pretty cool. Enjoyed the interview.

[@darleneanderson7188]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@timthomas598]

Jurnee ❤

[@kickiinitwithkay361]

❤❤ I really want love craft country to come back

[@nafisahpaul4078]

❤

[@raquelevans5973]

I know it's hard for JHUD to celebrate mothers day & hide her pain

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

It’ll always F me up how she’s still able to even acknowledge her sister…💔💔#MomSaidStayTogether

[@CHEQQUEENSNBROOKLYNMF]

OMGGGGGGGG. CHI. 1❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stanleysmith2364]

🙏🏿

[@Lissa102]

I love her but I wouldn’t be admitting this after what her brother did because he wasn’t getting paid enough but again, absolutely nothing against her. I adore her.❤

[@Chichi.S]

😘💕💕💕

[@evelyntaylor4470]

It's not name dropping. It's their name 😮

[@koolaid1982]

😮😍JURNEE 🫶🏾🙏🏾🐐🍿♎️♎️♎️♎️♎️♎️🎥

[@baderinwa1]

I was on the wrong side when my youngest son was playing football, in high school. I didn’t know that I was cheering for the opposing team.

[@bobbytaylor6946]

Jennifer Hudson doing a great job of keeping her weight down

[@litahg8712]

💡MARTIN REBOOT: She should be Gina’s high school days before meeting Martin or Cole’s love interest instead of Big Shirley as Gina’s lil sister.

[@saabriagreene8876]

She doesn’t get her flowers enough.

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

The Smolletts and I go back to 92 (their show, how I learn how many of them THERE ARE) and we all know these kids don’t know. They were always loved (BY THOSE WHO KNOW), so I wouldn’t say that. They’ll be cherished forever. There are 2 JOURNEES for fux sake😂😂😂😂😂#ThereAre2

[@ethanrobertson3008]

She look like Jamie's daughter

[@SundayCookingRemix]

Seems to run in the family

[@user-ys9jp8ju4b]

Damn it!! I’m too old for her!! Crap’.!!!!!

[@Marcus_Washington]

Damn i know she mad her brother messed up the family last name. She always stayed out the way and made movies and tv shows. Not a peep about her on the news. Years later here come her brother 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@imhereforitall9218]

Was anyone else waiting for her to ask her about fraud brother? 😂😂😂

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

F him! F him for fkn with their NAME & LEGACY like that🤨🤨

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

Lol who is her brother? Is he famous

[@imhereforitall9218]

@@AngelHoll-pr8fz Is that a real question? I am not being humorous either. Jussie Smollett.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

@imhereforitall9218 oh ok I knew he was on empire!!!

[@imhereforitall9218]

@@AngelHoll-pr8fz So you knew about the hate hoax yes?

[@Mistress_Mary]

so when does your coward brother do his time?

[@J-Pharaoh]

👑1111✌🏿

[@DJ-iz3mx]

She will always be Lettie to me

[@darrenanthony8473]

I stopped here cause to see if she related to Jesse Smulett

[@GoogleuserToday-oh9qf]

@darrenanthony8473 Duh… you didn’t know that?

[@darrenanthony8473]

@@GoogleuserToday-oh9qf no, I thought just I thought Jesse didn't like girls

[@ciarrajohnson3849]

WTF❓❓That’s how I know you’re one of these kids. They had a show in 92, but how would you know❓ NEXT, google how many of them there are since you’re clueless😂😂😂😂😂#HaveFun

[@officeboy89]

No one cares

[@kimberlybeasley8548]

@JenniferHudsonShow👑 Everyday is Earth 🌎 Day 🩵🤍 @IAMJHUD👑 Jurnee Smollett👑 @jurneesmollet👑 #LegendAndLegacy #GenresCulture: Actress #Awards and Nominations Audie Awards🏆 2010 Audiobook of the Year and Multi-Voiced Performance Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Black Reel Awards🏆 1999 Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable Selma, Lord, Selma 2001 Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable Ruby's Bucket of Blood 2017 Best Actress, Drama Series Underground 2024 Outstanding Supporting Performance The Burial Critics' Choice Movie Awards🏆 1997 Best Young Performer Eve's Bayou Critics' Choice Super Awards🏆 2021 Best Actress in a Superhero Movie Birds of Prey 2021 Best Actress in a Horror Series Lovecraft Country Critics' Choice Television🏆 Awards 2021 Best Actress in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country Chicago Film Critics Association🏆 1997 Most Promising Actress Eve's Bayou IGN Awards🏆 2020 Best Movie Ensemble Birds of Prey MTV Movie & TV Awards🏆 2021 Most Frightened Performance Lovecraft Country 2021 Best Fight Birds of Prey NAACP Image Awards🏆 1997, 1999, 2000 Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress Eve's Bayou and Cosby 2008 Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture The Great Debaters 2010 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Friday Night Lights Nominated 2017 and 2018 Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Underground 2021 Lovecraft Country Primetime Emmy Awards🏆 2021 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country San Diego Film Critics Society🏆1997 Best Supporting Actress Eve's Bayou Saturn Awards🏆 2021 Best Supporting Actress in a Film Birds of Prey Screen Actors Guild Awards 2021 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country Teen Choice Awards🏆 2008 Choice Movie Breakout Female: The Great Debaters Young Artist Awards🏆 1995 Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a TV Series On Our Own 1997 Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film Eve's Bayou YoungStar Awards🏆 1998 Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film Eve' #TV Shows Full House Created By: Jeff Franklin👑 @fullhouseguy👑 Directed by: Joel Zwick👑 @JoelZwickSIU👑 The Cosby Show Created By: Ed Weinberger👑 @WeinbergerED👑, Michael Leeson #RIP🕊🕊🕊, and Dr. William H. Cosby Jr👑 @CosbyIs👑 Jay Sandrich #RIP🕊🕊🕊 #Movies: Eve's Bayou R 1997 ‧ Thriller/Drama Director: Kasi Lemmons👑 @kasi_lemmons👑 Roll Bounce PG-13 2005 ‧ Comedy/Romance Director: Malcolm D. Lee👑 @malcolmdlee @jurneesmollet👑 #Greatness #Honor #Influencer #Excellence #FutureAndThriving #GoForth #SpringForth #MountainInfluenceOfArtsAndEntertainment❤️ #LoveThis❤️🩵🤍🖤💗🧡🩶🤎💜💛💙💚 #ChildrenAreOurFuture #MotherAndSonRelationship #Cool💦MommyPoints Psalms 127:3 NKJV Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Proverbs 22:6 NKJV Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. NKJV: New King James Version Happy Mothers Day Queen👑 @jurneesmollet👑 👑❤️💐🩵💐🤍💐🖤💐💗💐🧡🩶💐🤎💐💜💐💛💐💙💐💚👑

[@koolaid1982]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER IN MY CITY PHILADELPHIA AROUND OR BEFORE ROLL BOUNCE 🫶🏾🙏🏾😍🍿🐐🎥✊🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🛼