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 oppositeEddie 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.
Movie | Untitled Holiday Comedy Project | 2025 | |
Movie | Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A | Self | 2021-11-18 |
Movie | The Matrix Resurrections | General Niobe | 2021-12-16 |
Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self | 2020-07-14 |
Movie | Angel Has Fallen | Agent Thompson | 2019-08-21 |
Series | Red Table Talk | Self - Co-host | 2018-05-07 |
Movie | Girls Trip | Lisa Cooper | 2017-07-21 |
Series | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Herself | 2017-08-08 |
Movie | Bad Moms | Stacy | 2016-07-28 |
Movie | Magic Mike XXL | Rome | 2015-07-01 |
Series | Gotham | Fish Mooney | 2014-09-22 |
Movie | David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
Movie | Madly Madagascar | Gloria (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
Movie | Men in Black 3 | Party Guest (uncredited) | 2012-05-23 |
Movie | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Gloria (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
Series | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | Merry Madagascar | Gloria (voice) | 2009-11-16 |
Series | Hawthorne | Christina Hawthorne | 2009-06-16 |
Series | Oprah's Big Give | Unknown | 2008-03-02 |
Movie | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Gloria (voice) | 2008-10-30 |
Movie | The Women | Alex Fisher | 2008-09-12 |
Movie | The Human Contract | Rita | 2008-09-12 |
Movie | Reign Over Me | Janeane Johnson | 2007-03-22 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Series | VH1 Rock Honors | Unknown | 2006-05-31 |
Movie | Madagascar | Gloria (voice) | 2005-05-25 |
Movie | Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary | Herself | 2005-11-22 |
Series | The Reichen Show | 2005-11-11 | |
Movie | The Matrix Recalibrated | Self | 2004-04-06 |
Movie | Collateral | Annie Farrell | 2004-08-04 |
Movie | The Matrix Revolutions Revisited | Self | 2004-12-07 |
Movie | The Matrix Reloaded Revisited | Self | 2004-12-07 |
Movie | The Matrix Reloaded: Car Chase | Herself | 2004-12-07 |
Movie | Maniac Magee | Narrator | 2003-02-23 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Making 'Enter the Matrix' | Self | 2003-10-14 |
Movie | The Matrix Revolutions | Niobe | 2003-11-05 |
Movie | The Matrix Reloaded | Niobe | 2003-05-15 |
Movie | The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load | Self | 2003-10-14 |
Series | BET Awards | Unknown | 2001-06-19 |
Movie | Kingdom Come | Charisse Slocumb | 2001-04-11 |
Series | Good Day Live | Unknown | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | Ali | Sonji Roi | 2001-12-10 |
Movie | Bamboozled | Sloan Hopkins | 2000-10-06 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Self (archive footage) | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Woo | Woo | 1998-05-08 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Jada Pinkett Smith | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Return to Paradise | M.J. Major | 1998-08-10 |
Series | TRL | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | Princess Mononoke | Toki (voice) | 1997-07-12 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Scream 2 | Maureen Evans | 1997-12-12 |
Movie | The Nutty Professor | Carla Purty | 1996-06-28 |
Movie | Set It Off | Stony | 1996-11-06 |
Movie | If These Walls Could Talk | Patti | 1996-09-11 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Movie | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Jeryline | 1995-01-13 |
Series | Ellen | Unknown | 1994-03-29 |
Movie | Jason's Lyric | Lyric | 1994-09-28 |
Movie | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Peaches | 1994-11-23 |
Movie | The Inkwell | Lauren Kelly | 1994-04-22 |
Movie | Menace II Society | Ronnie | 1993-05-26 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Unknown | 1989-09-19 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Series | A Different World | Lena James | 1987-09-24 |
Series | 21 Jump Street | Unknown | 1987-04-12 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |