Ebonie Smith
Actor · Born September 16, 1978 (48) · Puerto Rico
Ebonie Michelle Smith is a former child actress known for her role as Jessica Jefferson in the sitcom The Jeffersons from 1984 to 1985. She was sometimes credited as Ebony Smith. Smith also played character M'Lila on the television series Xena and portrayed a young La Toya Jackson on the television miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. She is also known for playing Carrie Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movies and had recurring roles on Webster and Family Matters.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 16, 1978 (48)
- Puerto Rico
- Actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Ebonie Smith's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ebonie Smith's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ebonie Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Tadpole(2002)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Amazing Journeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Roswell(1999)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Lethal Weapon 4(1998)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Smart Guy(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Hang Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
The Parent 'Hood(1995)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Cosmic Slop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Sister, Sister(1994)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Thea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Lethal Weapon 3(1992)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Wake, Rattle, and Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Family Matters(1989)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Lethal Weapon 2(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Lethal Weapon(1987)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Jeffersons(1975)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1975 to 2002; peak year 1988.
Film career
Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1975Screen debut· The Jeffersons
- 1987First film· Lethal Weapon
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ebonie Smith's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ebonie Smith work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ebonie Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Donner shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Richard DonnerShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Donner
Writers
- Jeffrey BoamShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Jeffrey Boam
- Shane BlackShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Shane Black
Actors
- Danny GloverShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Glover
- Darlene LoveShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Darlene Love
- Mel GibsonShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Mel Gibson
- Traci WolfeShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Traci Wolfe
Composers
- Eric ClaptonShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Clapton
- Michael KamenShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Kamen
Producers
- Jennie Lew TugendShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Jennie Lew Tugend
- Joel SilverShared titles: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Lethal Weapon (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Silver
