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.
Filmography
The Matrix Resurrections
as Niobe
The Matrix Resurrections
as Niobe
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
as Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
as Self
Showbiz Kids
as Self
Showbiz Kids
as Self
Angel Has Fallen
as Agent Thompson
Angel Has Fallen
as Agent Thompson
Kelly Talk
Kelly Talk
Girls Trip
as Lisa Cooper
Girls Trip
as Lisa Cooper
Bad Moms
as Stacy
Bad Moms
as Stacy
Magic Mike XXL
as Rome
Magic Mike XXL
as Rome
Gotham: The Legend Reborn
as Self
Gotham: The Legend Reborn
as Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
Madly Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
Madly Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Gloria (voice)
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Gloria (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Gloria (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Gloria (voice)
Men in Black 3
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Men in Black 3
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Merry Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
Merry Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Gloria (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Gloria (voice)
The Women
as Alex Fisher
The Women
as Alex Fisher
The Human Contract
as Rita
The Human Contract
as Rita
Reign Over Me
as Janeane Johnson
Reign Over Me
as Janeane Johnson
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
as Self
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
as Self
Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
as Self
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
as Self
Collateral
as Annie Farrell
Collateral
as Annie Farrell
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
as Self
Tupac: Resurrection
as Self
Tupac: Resurrection
as Self
The Matrix Revolutions
as Niobe
The Matrix Revolutions
as Niobe
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
as Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
as Self
The Matrix Reloaded
as Niobe
The Matrix Reloaded
as Niobe
Maniac Magee
as Adult Amanda
Maniac Magee
as Adult Amanda
Ali
as Sonji Roi
Ali
as Sonji Roi
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
as Self
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
as Self
Kingdom Come
as Charisse Slocumb
Kingdom Come
as Charisse Slocumb
Welcome to Hollywood
as Jada Pinkett Smith
Welcome to Hollywood
as Jada Pinkett Smith
Bamboozled
as Sloan Hopkins
Bamboozled
as Sloan Hopkins
Return to Paradise
as M.J. Major
Return to Paradise
as M.J. Major
Woo
as Woo
Woo
as Woo
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self (archive footage)
Scream 2
as Maureen
Scream 2
as Maureen
Set It Off
as Stony
Set It Off
as Stony
If These Walls Could Talk
as Patti
If These Walls Could Talk
as Patti
The Nutty Professor
as Carla Purty
The Nutty Professor
as Carla Purty
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Jeryline
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Jeryline
A Low Down Dirty Shame
as Peaches
A Low Down Dirty Shame
as Peaches
Jason's Lyric
as Lyric
Jason's Lyric
as Lyric
The Inkwell
as Lauren Kelly
The Inkwell
as Lauren Kelly
Menace II Society
as Ronnie
Menace II Society
as Ronnie
Moe's World
Moe's World
Girls Trip 2
as Lisa Cooper
Girls Trip 2
as Lisa Cooper
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Redd Zone
as Tia Magee
Redd Zone
as Tia Magee