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Jada Pinkett Smith was born to Robson Pinkett Jr. and Adrienne Banfield in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father was a contractor and her mother was a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. She majored in dance and choreography at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where one of her classmates was Tupac Shakur... See full bio »

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Jada Koren Pinkett
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2014 La escribana de uraba (pre-production)
 
2015 The Penguins of Madagascar (filming)
Gloria (voice)
 
2013 Madly Madagascar (video)
Gloria (voice)
 
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Gloria (voice)
 
2009-2011 Hawthorne (TV series)
Christina Hawthorne
– A Shot in the Dark (2011) … Christina Hawthorne
– Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2011) … Christina Hawthorne
– Price of Admission (2011) … Christina Hawthorne
– To Tell the Truth (2011) … Christina Hawthorne
– Just Between Friends (2011) … Christina Hawthorne
See all 30 episodes »
 
2009 Merry Madagascar (TV short)
Gloria (voice)
 
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Gloria (voice)
 
2008 The Human Contract
Rita
 
2008/I The Women
Alex Fisher
 
2007 Reign Over Me
Janeane Johnson
 
2005 Madagascar
Gloria (voice)
 
2004 Collateral
Annie
 
2003 The Matrix Revolutions
Niobe
 
2003 Enter the Matrix (Video Game)
Niobe (voice)
 
2003 The Matrix Reloaded
Niobe
 
2003 Maniac Magee (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2001 Ali
Sonji Roi
 
2001 Kingdom Come
Charisse Slocumb
 
2000 Bamboozled
Sloan Hopkins (as Jada Pinkett-Smith)
 
1998 Blossoms and Veils (short)
Mary
 
1998 Return to Paradise
M.J. Major
 
1998 Ellen (TV series)
Ellen Screen Test #3
– Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 1 (1998) … Ellen Screen Test #3
 
1998 Woo
Woo
 
1997 Scream 2
Maureen (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1997 Princess Mononoke
Toki (voice: English version)
 
1996 Set It Off
Lida 'Stony' Newsom (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV movie)
Patti (segment "1996") (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1996 The Nutty Professor
Carla Purty (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Jeryline (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame
Peaches (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1994 Jason's Lyric
Lyric (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1994 The Inkwell
Lauren Kelly (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1991-1993 A Different World (TV series)
Lena James
– Cabin in the Sky (1993) … Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
– Dancing Machines (1993) … Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
– When One Door Closes...: Part 2 (1993) … Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
– Mind Your Own Business (1993) … Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
– Happy Birthday to Moi (1993) … Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
See all 37 episodes »
 
1993 Menace II Society
Ronnie (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1991 21 Jump Street (TV series)
Nicole
– Homegirls (1991) … Nicole (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1991 Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV series)
Trish Andrews
– Air Doogie (1991) … Trish Andrews (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1990 True Colors (TV series)
Beverly
– Life with Fathers (1990) … Beverly (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1990 Moe's World (TV movie)
Natalie (as Jada Pinkett)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2014 La escribana de uraba (producer) (pre-production)
 
???? The Legend of Cain (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 The Queen Latifah Show (TV series) (executive producer) (completed)
 
2013 After Earth (producer)
 
2012 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2009-2011 Hawthorne (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
– Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2011) (executive producer)
– Price of Admission (2011) (executive producer)
– To Tell the Truth (2011) (executive producer)
– Let Freedom Sing (2011) (executive producer)
– A Fair to Remember (2011) (executive producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
2010 The Karate Kid (producer)
 
2008 The Secret Life of Bees (executive producer)
 
2003-2007 All of Us (TV series) (executive producer - 46 episodes)
– Artificial Intelligence (2007) (executive producer)
– An All of Us Joint... Custody Episode (2007) (executive producer)
– The B-R-E-A-K-U-P (2007) (executive producer)
– Let's Go, Bobby, Let's Go! (2007) (executive producer)
– Everybody Loves Rain Man (2006) (executive producer)
See all 46 episodes »
 
2004 The Seat Filler (executive producer)
 
2003 Ride or Die (video) (executive producer - as Jada Smith)
 
1998 Blossoms and Veils (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2008 The Human Contract (written by)
 
2008 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 4: Death as a Gift (video short) (written and developed by)
 
2008 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 3: Shelter (video short) (developer)
 
2008 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 1: Sacrificing the Few for the Many (video short) (developer)
 
2007 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation (video short) (developer)
 
2003-2007 All of Us (TV series)
– Artificial Intelligence (2007) (co-creator)
– An All of Us Joint... Custody Episode (2007) (co-creator)
– The B-R-E-A-K-U-P (2007) (co-creator)
– Let's Go, Bobby, Let's Go! (2007) (co-creator)
– Everybody Loves Rain Man (2006) (co-creator)
See all 50 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2008 The Human Contract
 
1999 The Will Smith Music Video Collection (video documentary) (video "So Fresh")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2008 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 1: Sacrificing the Few for the Many (video short) (creative editor)
 
2007 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation (video short) (creative editor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 Welcome to Hollywood (special thanks - as Jada Pinkett)
 
Show ShowSelf (102 titles)
2006-2013 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 June 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 December 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 June 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
See all 17 episodes »
 
2013 Good Day L.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 April 2013 (2013) … Herself
 
2013 Katie (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.76 (2013) … Herself
 
2005-2012 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 June 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 November 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2012 Red Table Talks (video)
Herself (as Jada Pinkett-Smith)
 
2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 BET Awards 2011 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2010-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Jada Pinkett Smith/Simon Pegg/Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3/Givers (2011) … Herself
– Episode #1.268 (2010) … Herself
 
2011 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.88 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2004-2011 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 June 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 August 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
1996-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Musical Guest
– Episode #19.159 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #14.90 (2006) … Herself/Musical Guest
– Episode #13.100 (2005) … Herself
– Episode #11.181 (2003) … Herself
– Episode #9.62 (2001) … Herself
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2004-2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Oprah's Farewell Spectacular, Part 2 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 30 March 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash! (2004) … Herself
 
2011 The 2011 Billboard Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 The Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.30 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 2010 American Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 El hormiguero (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.1 (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.184 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 July 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 July 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 BET Awards 2010 (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 KTLA Morning News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 June 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2003-2010 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 June 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 May 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2004-2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Jada Pinkett Smith/Larry Miller/Fred Eaglesmith (2010) … Herself
– Episode #16.162 (2009) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #16.6 (2008) … Herself - Guest (as Jada Pinkett-Smith)
– Episode dated 25 January 2006 (2006) … Herself (as Wicked Wisdom)
– Episode dated 5 August 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2010 The 64th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Musical & Presenter
 
2010 2010 CMT Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 Skavlan (TV series)
Herself - Guest (Nobelspecial)
– Jada Pinkett Smith/Will Smith/Robbie Williams/Esperanza Spalding (2009) … Herself - Guest (Nobelspecial)
 
2009 Human Contract: Roll of Film (documentary short)
Herself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience (uncredited)
 
2008 The Souls of Black Girls (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Cartelera (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 November 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.55 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Making of Madagascar 2 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1995-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 August 2004 (2004) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 January 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
2008 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– A Hollywood Who's Who! (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (TV series)
Herself
– 100th Episode Celebration (2008) … Herself
 
2008 46664: A Concert for Nelson Mandela (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Big Give (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Will Smith (2007) … Herself
 
2007 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Herself - Will's Wife (segment "Will Smith")
– The Purge/One Laptop Per Child/Will Smith (2007) … Herself - Will's Wife (segment "Will Smith")
 
2004-2007 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 November 2007 (2007) … Herself (as Jada Pinkett-Smith)
– Episode dated 22 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 August 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2007 VH1 Rock Honors (TV special)
Herself
 
2005-2007 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Reign Over Me Movie Preview (2007) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 May 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 Moving Image Salutes Will Smith (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Inside Edition (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 December 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 I Was a Network Star (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Transmission with T-Mobile (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 March 2006 (2006) … Herself (as Wicked Wisdom)
 
2005 Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary (video)
Herself
 
2005 2005 American Music Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 BET Awards 2005 (TV special)
Herself - Host
 
2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 May 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2003-2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself / 'Annie'
– Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (2005) … Herself
– Collateral (2004) … Herself/'Annie'
– The Matrix Revolutions (2003) … Herself
 
2005 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2004 City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 The Burly Man Chronicles (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself
– Om filmen 'Collateral' (2004) … Herself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Primetime (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 August 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Special Delivery: Michael Mann on Making 'Collateral' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 April 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Matrix Recalibrated (video documentary short)
Herself (as Jada Pinkett-Smith)
 
2004 NY Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Making 'Enter the Matrix' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 MTV Movie Special: Tupac Resurrection (TV special documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Will Smith: Hollywood's Fresh Prince (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Player$ (TV series)
Herself
– Enter the Playtrix (2003) … Herself
– Fistful of Matrix (2003) … Herself
 
2002 Total Request Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 November 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2002 Stars: An Oscar's Party (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jasmine Guy (2001) … Herself
 
2001 The Making of 'Bamboozled' (video documentary)
 
2000 Behind the 'Scream' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 The Will Smith Music Video Collection (video documentary)
Herself (segment "Just the Two of Us")
 
1999 The 41st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1999 The 26th Annual American Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 Ultra Sound (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Will Smith (1999) … Herself
 
1998 Welcome to Hollywood
Herself
 
1998 MTV Video Music Awards 1998 (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1998 Women of the Net (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996-1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 May 1998 (1998) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1998 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1997 The Chris Rock Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.12 (1997) … Herself (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1997 10th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997 The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1995 25th Anniversary Essence Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter (as Jada Pinkett)
 
1993 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2010 I Am (documentary)
(uncredited)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Access Hollywood (TV series)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Maureen (as Jada Pinkett)
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo (Video Game)
Captain Niobe
 
It's Good to Be... (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
 

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Height:

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[on the martial arts training for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions] "I saw Keanu (Reeves) sitting in a tub of ice. And I'm looking at him like 'You're in that for...' and he's looking at me like 'You'll know one day.'" See more »

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Miss Maryland, 1988. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo