Jada Pinkett Smith
Biography
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002, when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. Smith also created a production company, in addition to authoring a book, published in 2004. In 1997, she married rapper and actor Will Smith. They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Pinkett Smith is stepmother to Willard "Trey" Smith III, Will's son from a previous marriage. The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on inner-city youth and family support and has worked with non-profit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.
Known For
Gloria (voice)
Madagascar
Niobe
The Matrix Reloaded
Niobe
The Matrix Revolutions
Annie Farrell
Collateral
Lisa Cooper
Girls Trip 2
Gloria (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Janeane Johnson
Reign Over Me
Lyric
Jason's Lyric
Sloan Hopkins
Bamboozled
Sonji Roi
Ali
Gloria (voice)
Merry Madagascar
Jeryline
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Peaches
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Ronnie
Menace II Society
Carla Purty
The Nutty Professor
Stony
Set It Off
Patti
If These Walls Could Talk
Alex Fisher
The Women
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Gloria (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Moe's World
Woo
Woo
Lauren Kelly
The Inkwell
Gloria (voice)
Madly Madagascar
Rita
The Human Contract
Maureen Evans
Scream 2
Rome
Magic Mike XXL
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Herself
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
M.J. Major
Return to Paradise
Charisse Slocumb
Kingdom Come
Stacy
Bad Moms
Adult Amanda
Maniac Magee
Lisa Cooper
Girls Trip
Self
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Jada Pinkett Smith
Welcome to Hollywood
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Agent Thompson
Angel Has Fallen
Kelly Talk
Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Niobe
The Matrix Resurrections
Self
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
Herself
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
Self
Showbiz Kids
Party Guest (uncredited)
Men in Black 3
Tia Magee
Redd Zone
Self
Tupac: Resurrection
Self
Keep Ya Head Up
Lena James
A Different World
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Female
Birthday
1971-09-18
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Jada Pinkett