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Jada Pinkett Smith

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  • Actress
  • Writer
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Jada Pinkett Smith at an event for Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Explores the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The nation's first female ruler, Njinga earned a reputation for her blend of political and diplomatic skill with military prowess and became an icon of resistance.
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Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones, a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from Barbados and Jamaica). Jada majored in dance and choreography at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where one of her classmates was Tupac Shakur. She spent a year at the North Carolina School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Her big break came in 1991 when she was cast in the part of a college frosh on the television sitcom A Different World (1987). She made her feature film debut two years later in Menace II Society (1993). She did not gain widespread recognition, however, until her role opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). In addition to being in front of the camera, she has spent time behind it directing music videos. Pinkett-Smith is married to Will Smith, and they have a son, Jaden Smith; and a daughter, Willow Smith.
BornSeptember 18, 1971
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BornSeptember 18, 1971
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    • 9 wins & 30 nominations

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Jada Pinkett Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Jada Pinkett Smith in Showbiz Kids (2020)
Jada Pinkett Smith in Bamboozled (2000)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Stephen Colbert in Jada Pinkett Smith/Rep. Ayanna Pressley/Goo Goo Dolls (2019)
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in Ali (2001)
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones in Red Table Talk (2018)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Zach Braff in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Jeremy Davidson in Gotham (2014)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Michelangelo Milano in Gotham (2014)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Makenzie Leigh in Gotham (2014)
Jada Pinkett Smith, Drew Powell, and Lucille Sharp in Gotham (2014)
Jada Pinkett Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Rita Ora, and Dane DeHaan in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Known for

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions
6.7
  • Niobe
  • 2003
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded
7.2
  • Niobe
  • 2003
Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Jada Pinkett Smith, Courteney Cox, and Jerry O'Connell in Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 2
6.3
  • Maureen(as Jada Pinkett)
  • 1997
Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
Collateral
7.5
  • Annie
  • 2004

Credits

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Producer

  • Straight Talk
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Redd Zone
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Uptown Saturday Night
    • executive producer
    • In Development
  • African Queens: Njinga (2023)
    African Queens: Njinga
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Red Table Talk (2018)
    Red Table Talk
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Copa '71
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Gloria Estefan, Lili Estefan, and Emily Marie Estefan in Red Table Talk: The Estefans (2020)
    Red Table Talk: The Estefans
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney, and Demi Singleton in King Richard (2021)
    King Richard
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Timothy Ware-Hill in Cops and Robbers (2020)
    Cops and Robbers
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jaden Smith, Mitja Okorn, and Cara Delevingne in Life in a Year (2020)
    Life in a Year
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Charm City Kings (2020)
    Charm City Kings
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Hala (2019)
    Hala
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, and Quvenzhané Wallis in Annie (2014)
    Annie
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Children for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking (2014)
    Children for Sale: The Fight to End Human Trafficking
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • The Queen Latifah Show (2013)
    The Queen Latifah Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
    After Earth
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Rape for Profit (2012)
    Rape for Profit
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
    Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
    • executive producer
    • 2012

Actress

  • Redd Zone
    • Tia Magee
    • Pre-production
  • Girls Trip 2
    • Lisa Cooper
    • Pre-production
  • Queen Latifah in The Equalizer (2021)
    The Equalizer
    • Jessie Cook
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    The Matrix Resurrections
    • Niobe
    • 2021
  • Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen (2019)
    Angel Has Fallen
    • Agent Thompson
    • 2019
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip (2017)
    Girls Trip
    • Lisa Cooper
    • 2017
  • Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    • Fish Mooney
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2017
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Christina Applegate, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, and Annie Mumolo in Bad Moms (2016)
    Bad Moms
    • Stacy
    • 2016
  • Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL (2015)
    Magic Mike XXL
    • Rome
    • 2015
  • Madly Madagascar (2013)
    Madly Madagascar
    • Gloria (voice)
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Jessica Chastain, and Chris Miller in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
    • Gloria (voice)
    • 2012
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Men in Black 3
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Jada Pinkett Smith in Hawthorne (2009)
    Hawthorne
    • Christina Hawthorne
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2011
  • Merry Madagascar (2009)
    Merry Madagascar
    • Gloria (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Andy Richter, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
    • Gloria (voice)
    • 2008
  • Jason Clarke and Paz Vega in The Human Contract (2008)
    The Human Contract
    • Rita
    • 2008
  • Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annette Bening, Debra Messing, and Eva Mendes in The Women (2008)
    The Women
    • Alex Fisher
    • 2008

Writer

  • All of Us (2003)
    All of Us
    • co-creator
    • created by
    • story (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2023
  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 3: Shelter (2008)
    I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 3: Shelter
    • developed by (creator)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 1: Sacrificing the Few for the Many (2008)
    I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 1: Sacrificing the Few for the Many
    • developed by (creator)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Jason Clarke and Paz Vega in The Human Contract (2008)
    The Human Contract
    • written by
    • 2008
  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 4: Death as a Gift (2008)
    I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 4: Death as a Gift
    • developed by (creator)
    • Video
    • 2008
  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation (2007)
    I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation
    • developed by (creator)
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Gerald Levert: How Many Times (1994)
    Gerald Levert: How Many Times
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 1994
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What We Know About 'The Matrix 4' ... So Far
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Reign Over Me
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Reign Over Me
Madagascar
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Madagascar

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jada
  • Height
    • 4′ 11½″ (1.51 m)
  • Born
    • September 18, 1971
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Spouse
    • Will SmithDecember 31, 1997 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Jaden Smith
  • Parents
      Robsol Grant Pinkett Jr
  • Relatives
    • Caleeb Pinkett(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music video for Will Smith: "Just The Two Of Us"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 19 Interviews
    • 23 Articles
    • 15 Pictorials
    • 23 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Ironically auditioned for the role of future husband Will Smith's girlfriend, Lisa (played by Nia Long), on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) but was told she was too short.
  • Quotes
    I just want pieces of the world" - in reference to her career
  • Salary
    • Hawthorne
      (2009)
      $100,000 per episode (2010-2011)

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