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.
Acting
Movie
The Matrix Reloaded
as Niobe
2003
Movie
Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
2005
Movie
Men in Black 3
as Party Guest (uncredited)
2012
Movie
The Matrix Revolutions
as Niobe
2003
Movie
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Gloria (voice)
2008
Movie
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Gloria (voice)
2012
Movie
The Matrix Resurrections
as Niobe
2021
Movie
Collateral
as Annie Farrell
2004
Movie
Scream 2
as Maureen Evans
1997
Movie
Bad Moms
as Stacy
2016
Movie
Angel Has Fallen
as Agent Thompson
2019
TV
Gotham
as Fish Mooney
2014
Movie
The Nutty Professor
as Carla Purty
1996
Movie
Ali
as Sonji Roi
2001
Movie
Magic Mike XXL
as Rome
2015
Movie
Girls Trip
as Lisa Cooper
2017
Movie
Reign Over Me
as Janeane Johnson
2007
Movie
Menace II Society
as Ronnie
1993
Movie
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
as Jeryline
1995
Movie
Set It Off
as Stony
1996
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Movie
The Women
as Alex Fisher
2008
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Movie
Merry Madagascar
as Gloria (voice)
2009
Crew
Movie
After Earth
Producer
2013
Movie
The Karate Kid
Producer
2010
Movie
King Richard
Executive Producer
2021
Movie
Life in a Year
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
Annie
Producer
2014
Movie
The Secret Life of Bees
Executive Producer
2008
Movie
Charm City Kings
Executive Producer
2020
TV
Queen Cleopatra
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Hala
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
The Human Contract
Writer
2008
Movie
Cops and Robbers
Executive Producer
2020
TV
Hawthorne
Producer
2009