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.
Filmography (90)
African Queens: Njinga
2023
Queen Cleopatra
2023
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
The Equalizer
2021
Showbiz Kids
2020
Angel Has Fallen
2019
Kelly Talk
2019
Will Smith's Bucket List
2019
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
2019
Red Table Talk
2018
Girls Trip
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Bad Moms
2016
Magic Mike XXL
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Gotham
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Madly Madagascar
2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Men in Black 3
2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
Merry Madagascar
2009
Hawthorne
2009
Skavlan
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
The Women
2008
The Human Contract
2008
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Reign Over Me
2007
The One Show
2006
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Madagascar
2005
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
2005
The Reichen Show
2005
Collateral
2004
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
2004
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
2004
The Matrix Recalibrated
2004
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
2004
Dog Whisperer
2004
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
Maniac Magee
2003
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
2003
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Ali
2001
Kingdom Come
2001
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001
Good Day Live
2001
Bamboozled
2000
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
The Early Show
1999
Woo
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Return to Paradise
1998
TRL
1998
Scream 2
1997
The View
1997
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Nutty Professor
1996
Set It Off
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Access Hollywood
1996
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
MADtv
1995
Jason's Lyric
1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
The Inkwell
1994
Ellen
1994
Menace II Society
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Moe's World
1990
True Colors
1990
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
21 Jump Street
1987
A Different World
1987
The Oscars
1953
Girls Trip 2
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Redd Zone
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