Jada Pinkett Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-09-18 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • 21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Girls Trip

    Girls Trip

  • Madagascar

    Madagascar

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • The Matrix Resurrections

    The Matrix Resurrections

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.

    Doogie Howser, M.D.

  • The Matrix Reloaded

    The Matrix Reloaded

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Scream 2

    Scream 2

  • Skavlan

    Skavlan

  • Angel Has Fallen

    Angel Has Fallen

  • The Matrix Revolutions

    The Matrix Revolutions

  • Madly Madagascar

    Madly Madagascar

  • Collateral

    Collateral

  • Bad Moms

    Bad Moms

  • Merry Madagascar

    Merry Madagascar

  • Ali

    Ali

  • The Women

    The Women

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • Hawthorne

    Hawthorne

  • Maniac Magee

    Maniac Magee

  • TRL

    TRL

  • Kingdom Come

    Kingdom Come

  • Menace II Society

    Menace II Society

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Dog Whisperer

    Dog Whisperer

  • Red Table Talk

    Red Table Talk

  • Tupac: Resurrection

    Tupac: Resurrection

  • Bamboozled

    Bamboozled

  • Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

  • Magic Mike XXL

    Magic Mike XXL

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Woo

    Woo

  • Set It Off

    Set It Off

  • Access Hollywood

    Access Hollywood

  • Return to Paradise

    Return to Paradise

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • The Human Contract

    The Human Contract

  • Reign Over Me

    Reign Over Me

  • The Matrix Recalibrated

    The Matrix Recalibrated

  • Queen Cleopatra

    Queen Cleopatra

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame

    A Low Down Dirty Shame

  • The Inkwell

    The Inkwell

  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

    The Matrix Reloaded Revisited

  • The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

    The Matrix Revolutions Revisited

  • African Queens: Njinga

    African Queens: Njinga

  • David Blaine: Real or Magic

    David Blaine: Real or Magic

  • Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

    Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

  • Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

    Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

    The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load

  • City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

    City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Will Smith's Bucket List

    Will Smith's Bucket List

  • Redd Zone

    Redd Zone

  • The Making of 'Bamboozled'

    The Making of 'Bamboozled'

  • The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

    The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan

  • The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

    The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • Girls Trip 2

    Girls Trip 2

  • Making 'Enter the Matrix'

    Making 'Enter the Matrix'

  • Moe's World

    Moe's World

  • VH1 Rock Honors

    VH1 Rock Honors

  • Oprah's Big Give

    Oprah's Big Give

  • Showbiz Kids

    Showbiz Kids

  • Jason's Lyric

    Jason's Lyric

  • Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary

    Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

  • Kelly Talk

    Kelly Talk