Jada Pinkett Smith
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
Credits
- 2023 · Queen Cleopatra as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · African Queens: Njinga as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Matrix Resurrections as Niobe
- 2021 · Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A as Self
- 2021 · The Equalizer as Jessie Cook
- 2020 · Showbiz Kids as Self
- 2019 · Angel Has Fallen as Agent Thompson
- 2019 · The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
- 2019 · Will Smith's Bucket List as Herself
- 2019 · Kelly Talk as
- 2018 · Red Table Talk as Self - Co-host
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Girls Trip as Lisa Cooper
- 2016 · Bad Moms as Stacy
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Magic Mike XXL as Rome
- 2014 · Gotham as Fish Mooney
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Madly Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Gloria (voice)
- 2012 · Men in Black 3 as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 2009 · Merry Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Hawthorne as Christina Hawthorne
- 2009 · Skavlan as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Gloria (voice)
- 2008 · The Women as Alex Fisher
- 2008 · The Human Contract as Rita
- 2008 · Oprah's Big Give as
- 2007 · Reign Over Me as Janeane Johnson
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · VH1 Rock Honors as
- 2005 · Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary as Herself
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Madagascar as Gloria (voice)
- 2004 · City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
- 2004 · The Matrix Reloaded Revisited as Self
- 2004 · The Matrix Revolutions Revisited as Self
- 2004 · The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase as Herself
- 2004 · Collateral as Annie Farrell
- 2004 · The Matrix Recalibrated as Self
- 2003 · The Matrix Revolutions as Niobe
- 2003 · The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load as Self
- 2003 · Making 'Enter the Matrix' as Self
- 2003 · The Matrix Reloaded as Niobe
- 2003 · Maniac Magee as Narrator
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2001 · Ali as Sonji Roi
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · The Making of 'Bamboozled' as Self
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Charisse Slocumb
- 2000 · Bamboozled as Sloan Hopkins
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1998 · Welcome to Hollywood as Jada Pinkett Smith
- 1998 · TRL as
- 1998 · Return to Paradise as M.J. Major
- 1998 · Woo as Woo
- 1998 · Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Scream 2 as Maureen Evans
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · Set It Off as Stony
- 1996 · If These Walls Could Talk as Patti
- 1996 · Access Hollywood as
- 1996 · The Nutty Professor as Carla Purty
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Jeryline
- 1994 · A Low Down Dirty Shame as Peaches
- 1994 · Jason's Lyric as Lyric
- 1994 · The Inkwell as Lauren Kelly
- 1994 · Ellen as Ellen Screen Test #3
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Menace II Society as Ronnie
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · True Colors as Beverly
- 1990 · Moe's World as
- 1989 · Doogie Howser, M.D. as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · A Different World as Lena James
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Nicole
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Girls Trip 2 as Lisa Cooper
- Future · Untitled Holiday Comedy Project as
- Future · Redd Zone as Tia Magee