Jurnee Smollett

...see a lot of him this episode, but he makes his moments count. I also like the final new addition to the cast (that I know of), Jurnee Smollett, who plays Jess Merriwether ("M-e-r-r-i-w-e-t-h-e-r"). (She first caught my eye in the...

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...for good or reduced to guest status. In their places are some new East Dillon students (including actors Michael Jordan and Jurnee Smollett) who may someday pop, but don't tonight. To be fair, while cash may be the main precipitating...

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...were struck just by how natural she was and felt like she really would fit right in with the cast. And Jess is being played by Jurnee Smollett, who just came in and auditioned and sort of blew us away and nailed this character. They're very...

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...adding: "He immediately has conflicts with Vince on the team, and these two guys are like oil and water. " And please welcome Jess (Jurnee Smollett), the daughter of ex-football player Virgil "Big Mary" Merriweather (Steve Harris) who's "very...

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...by Entertainment Weekly, Harris will play a former football star, Vernon Merriweather. His daughter, Jess, will be played by Jurnee Smollett ("The Great Debaters"). When opening night arrives Oct. 28 on DirecTV's 101 Network, Kyle...

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...(Better Than Ezra) is 41. Actor Zach Galifianakis is 40. Singer Keith Duffy is 35. NFL player Ryan Pontbriand is 30. Actress Jurnee Smollett is 23. Actress Brie Larson is 20. Thought for Today: "Just think of the tragedy of teaching...

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...Panthers, however, due to the redistricting lines he is now forced to play for the East Dillon Lions. Other newcomers include Jess (Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters), the daughter of a onetime NFL hopeful, who is an expert in the sport and...

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...to TV Guide, which also reports that Gina Torres (Alias, Firefly) will play a mom on The CW series Gossip Girl. Also, Jurnee Smollett (Full House) has signed on as a Friday Night Lights regular on NBC and Joy Bryant (ER) joins the new...

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...has joined NBC's sophomore drama "Southland," Joy Bryant ("Get Rich or Die Tryin' ") has come on board new drama "Parenthood," and Jurnee Smollett ("The Great Debaters") has been added to "Friday Night Lights." On "Southland, Nolasco...

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...Henrietta Bell, class of 1934, who was not a member of the award-winning debate team but was its first female member. Smollett said she had tried to imagine how to play the role, but it wasn't until Washington put her in touch with Bell,...

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