Jada Pinkett Smith
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Gotham
Fish Mooney
2014
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
21 Jump Street
Nicole
1987
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
The Equalizer
Jessie Cook
2021
Series
Ellen
Ellen Screen Test #3
1994
Film
Madagascar
Gloria (voice)
2005
Series
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
The Matrix Reloaded
Niobe
2003
Series
A Different World
Lena James
1987
Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Trish Andrews
1989
Film
The Matrix Revolutions
Niobe
2003
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Film
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Gloria (voice)
2012
Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Film
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Gloria (voice)
2008
Film
Scream 2
Maureen
1997
Film
The Matrix Resurrections
Niobe
2021
Series
Dog Whisperer
Self - Owner of Rocco
2004
Series
Dog Whisperer
Self
2004
Film
Collateral
Annie Farrell
2004
Film
Men in Black 3
Party Guest (uncredited)
2012
Film
Bad Moms
Stacy
2016
Film
Angel Has Fallen
Agent Thompson
2019
Series
TRL
1998
Film
The Nutty Professor
Carla Purty
1996
Series
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997
Series
Hawthorne
Christina Hawthorne
2009
Film
Girls Trip
Lisa Cooper
2017
Film
Reign Over Me
Janeane Johnson
2007
Series
Access Hollywood
1996
Film
The Women
Alex Fisher
2008
Series
Red Table Talk
Self - Co-host
2018
Series
True Colors
Beverly
1990
Film
Menace II Society
Ronnie
1993
Film
Magic Mike XXL
Rome
2015
Film
Set It Off
Stony
1996
Film
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Jeryline
1995
Film
Madly Madagascar
Gloria (voice)
2013
Film
Ali
Sonji Roi
2001
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Film
Merry Madagascar
Gloria (voice)
2009
Series
Queen Cleopatra
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
Welcome to Hollywood
Jada Pinkett Smith
2000
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Series
African Queens: Njinga
Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
Film
The Human Contract
Rita
2008
Film
Return to Paradise
M.J. Major
1998
Series
Will Smith's Bucket List
Herself
2019
Film
Bamboozled
Sloan Hopkins
2000
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Patti
1996
Film
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Gloria (voice)
2012
Series
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Peaches
1994
Film
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
Kingdom Come
Charisse Slocumb
2001
Series
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Self
2019
Oprah's Big Give
2008
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
Showbiz Kids
Self
2020
Film
Tupac: Resurrection
Self
2003
Film
Jason's Lyric
Lyric
1994
Film
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Self
2004
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project
Film
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
2021
Film
Moe's World
1990
Film
Woo
Woo
1998
Girls Trip 2
Lisa Cooper
Film
The Matrix Recalibrated
Self
2004
Film
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
2004
Film
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
Self
2005
The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
Self
2003
Film
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
Self
2004
Maniac Magee
Adult Amanda
2003
Film
The Inkwell
Lauren Kelly
1994
Film
The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase
Self
2004
Redd Zone
Tia Magee
Film
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Self
2001
Kelly Talk
2019
Film
Making 'Enter the Matrix'
Self
2003
Gotham: The Legend Reborn
Self
2014