NBC never did pick up the women's prison drama pilot Bad Girls - an adaptation of a UK series - that Jurnee Smollett was a star of. But the young actress has locked in 2 other TV jobs, including the previously-mentioned role as the daughter of Phylicia Rashad's character, in NBC's Jekyll-and-Hyde-ish thriller, Do No Harm, as well as today's reveal - that she'll be joining the cast of HBO's True Blood during its upcoming sixth season. Ms Smollett will play Nicole Wright, described as "wide-eyed... who is not concerned with money and more concerned with the common good and...
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