Jada Pinkett Smith
Acting • Born 1971-09-18
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.
Filmography
91 credits
Madagascar
Movie • 2005
Gloria (voice)
The Matrix Reloaded
Movie • 2003
Niobe
The Matrix Revolutions
Movie • 2003
Niobe
Collateral
Movie • 2004
Annie Farrell
Girls Trip 2
Movie
Lisa Cooper
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie • 2008
Gloria (voice)
Reign Over Me
Movie • 2007
Janeane Johnson
Jason's Lyric
Movie • 1994
Lyric
Bamboozled
Movie • 2000
Sloan Hopkins
Ali
Movie • 2001
Sonji Roi
Merry Madagascar
Movie • 2009
Gloria (voice)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Movie • 1995
Jeryline
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Movie • 1994
Peaches
Menace II Society
Movie • 1993
Ronnie
The Nutty Professor
Movie • 1996
Carla Purty
Set It Off
Movie • 1996
Stony
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie • 1996
Patti
The Women
Movie • 2008
Alex Fisher
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Movie • 2021
Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie • 2012
Gloria (voice)
Moe's World
Movie • 1990
Woo
Movie • 1998
Woo
The Inkwell
Movie • 1994
Lauren Kelly
Madly Madagascar
Movie • 2013
Gloria (voice)
The Human Contract
Movie • 2008
Rita
Scream 2
Movie • 1997
Maureen Evans
Magic Mike XXL
Movie • 2015
Rome
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Movie • 1998
Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie • 2012
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Movie • 2013
Self
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
Movie • 2005
Self
Return to Paradise
Movie • 1998
M.J. Major
Kingdom Come
Movie • 2001
Charisse Slocumb
Bad Moms
Movie • 2016
Stacy
Maniac Magee
Movie • 2003
Adult Amanda
Girls Trip
Movie • 2017
Lisa Cooper
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Movie • 2004
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Movie • 2000
Jada Pinkett Smith
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Movie
Angel Has Fallen
Movie • 2019
Agent Thompson
Kelly Talk
Movie • 2019
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Movie • 2004
Self
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Movie • 2004
Self
The Matrix Resurrections
Movie • 2021
Niobe
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Movie • 2001
Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
Movie • 2004
Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Movie • 2004
Self
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Movie • 2003
Self
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
Movie • 2003
Self
Showbiz Kids
Movie • 2020
Self
Men in Black 3
Movie • 2012
Party Guest (uncredited)
Redd Zone
Movie
Tia Magee
Tupac: Resurrection
Movie • 2003
Self
Ellen
TV • 1994
Ellen Screen Test #3
21 Jump Street
TV • 1987
Nicole
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV • 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
A Different World
TV • 1987
Lena James
Oprah's Big Give
TV • 2008
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
True Colors
TV • 1990
Beverly
VH1 Rock Honors
TV • 2006
Hawthorne
TV • 2009
Christina Hawthorne
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
TRL
TV • 1998
Queen Cleopatra
TV • 2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
African Queens: Njinga
TV • 2023
Narrator (voice)
Gotham
TV • 2014
Fish Mooney
Skavlan
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Red Table Talk
TV • 2018
Self - Co-host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Will Smith's Bucket List
TV • 2019
Herself
The Equalizer
TV • 2021
Jessie Cook
Access Hollywood
TV • 1996
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
TV • 2019
Self
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self - Owner of Rocco
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self
Four Floors Up
TV • 2026
Lena Brooks