Jada Pinkett Smith
Born: 1971-09-18 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2023
- African Queens: Njinga as Narrator (voice)
- Queen Cleopatra as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
- Off Thee Leash ... (Producer)
2021
- The Equalizer as Jessie Cook
- The Matrix Resurrections as Niobe
- King Richard ... (Executive Producer)
- Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A as Self
2020
- Life in a Year ... (Executive Producer)
- Charm City Kings ... (Executive Producer)
- Showbiz Kids as Self
- Cops and Robbers ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Angel Has Fallen as Agent Thompson
- Will Smith's Bucket List as Herself
- Hala ... (Executive Producer)
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
- Sprinter ... (Executive Producer)
- Kelly Talk
2018
- Red Table Talk as Self - Co-host
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Girls Trip as Lisa Cooper
2016
- WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews as Self - Guest
- Bad Moms as Stacy
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Magic Mike XXL as Rome
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Gotham as Fish Mooney
- Annie ... (Producer)
- Gotham: The Legend Reborn as Self
2013
- After Earth ... (Producer)
- Madly Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
- David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
2012
- Men in Black 3 as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Gloria (voice)
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics as Gloria (voice)
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- Free Angela and All Political Prisoners ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- The Talk as Self
- The Karate Kid ... (Producer)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Hawthorne as Christina Hawthorne
- Merry Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
2008
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Gloria (voice)
- The Secret Life of Bees ... (Executive Producer)
- The Women as Alex Fisher
- The Human Contract as Rita
- Oprah's Big Give
- I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation ... (Author)
- I Am Legend Awakening ... (Writer)
2007
- Reign Over Me as Janeane Johnson
2006
- The One Show as Self
- VH1 Rock Honors
2005
- Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary as Self
2004
- Collateral as Annie Farrell
- Dog Whisperer as Self - Owner of Rocco
- The Matrix Recalibrated as Self
- City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
- The Matrix Reloaded Revisited as Self
- The Matrix Revolutions Revisited as Self
- The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Matrix Reloaded as Niobe
- The Matrix Revolutions as Niobe
- All of Us ... (Executive Producer)
- Tupac: Resurrection as Self
- Maniac Magee as Adult Amanda
- The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
- Making 'Enter the Matrix' as Self
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- Ali as Sonji Roi
- Kingdom Come as Charisse Slocumb
- The Making of 'Bamboozled' as Self
2000
- Welcome to Hollywood as Jada Pinkett Smith
- Bamboozled as Sloan Hopkins
1999
- The Early Show as Self
1998
- TRL
- Return to Paradise as M.J. Major
- Woo as Woo
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self (archive footage)
1997
- The View as Self
- Scream 2 as Maureen
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
1996
- The Nutty Professor as Carla Purty
- Access Hollywood
- Set It Off as Stony
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- If These Walls Could Talk as Patti
1995
- Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Jeryline
- MADtv as Self
1994
- Ellen as Ellen Screen Test #3
- A Low Down Dirty Shame as Peaches
- Jason's Lyric as Lyric
- The Inkwell as Lauren Kelly
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Menace II Society as Ronnie
1990
- True Colors as Beverly
- Moe's World
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D. as Trish Andrews
1987
- 21 Jump Street as Nicole
- A Different World as Lena James
1953
- The Oscars as Self