Jurnee Smollett Signs On for TRUE BLOOD Season 6

Following yesterday's announcement that Jurnee Smollett had signed on for a recurring role on NBC's new series Do No Harm - the actress has reportedly landed herself another job.

Indiewire reports that Smollett has also been hired as a series regular for the upcoming sixth season of TRUE BLOOD.

The actress will play Nicole Wright, "who is not concerned with money and more concerned with The Common good and doing what's right."

Smollett has previously been seen in LIGHTS, as well as EVE'S BAYOU. She also stars in Tyler Perry's upcoming film TEMPTATION, opposite Vanessa Williams and Kim Kardashian.

TRUE BLOOD was created by Alan Ball; based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris; executive producers, Alan Ball and Gregg Fienberg; co-executive producers, Brian Buckner, Alexander Woo, Raelle Tucker, Mark Hudis and Angela Robinson; co-producers, Christina Jokanovich, Marlis Pujol and David Auge.

The sixth season of TRUE BLOOD is set to kick off this June.

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