Jurnee Smollett

The Birds of Prey star, Jurnee Smollett, shows that her power can be used to good use. Nope, she doesn’t have supernatural power in real life, but what we meant to say is that her powerful voice and figure as a movie star can radiate influence across the globe. Smollett was born in New York, New York. She started her acting career in the ‘90s and began making her mark as a child actress, having an acting credit for Full House, NYPD Blue, and the critically-acclaimed Eve’s Bayou. She consistently worked successfully, being seen in co-starring and starring roles in projects like Cosby, ER, House M.D, Strong Medicine, and Beautiful Joe.

However, she is best known for her role in Friday Night Lights. Her most recent role in the film is as Black Canary in Birds of Prey. Outside acting, Smollett showed interest in issues concerning HIV/AIDS when one of the crew members in a project she worked on passed away due to complications caused by the disease. At 19, she started serving on the board of directors of Artists for a New South Africa, a nonprofit organization that focuses on HIV awareness.