Jada Pinkett Smith

In this article, the surname is Pinkett Smith, not Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith
Pinkett Smith in 2014
Born
Jada Koren Pinkett

(1971-09-18) September 18, 1971 (age 53)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationNorth Carolina School of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actress
  • talk show host
  • singer
  • businesswoman
Years active1990–present
Organizations
AgentEndeavor[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1997; sep. 2016)​
Children
Websitejadapinkettsmith.com

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971)[2] is an American actress, singer and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.[3]

Pinkett Smith landed her big break on the sitcom A Different World in 1991. She then starred in films such as Menace II Society (1993), The Nutty Professor (1996), Set It Off (1996), and Scream 2 (1997) before her prominent contributions to The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), and the animated Madagascar films. She returned to television with starring roles on Hawthorne (2009–2011) and Gotham (2014–2017). Her other acting roles include Magic Mike XXL (2015), Bad Moms (2016), Girls Trip (2017), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021).

In 2002, Pinkett Smith began a musical career as the lead vocalist of the nu metal band, Wicked Wisdom. In 2005, she published a children's book, Girls Hold Up This World, which landed at number two on The New York Times Best Seller list.[4] With her husband Will Smith, she founded the company Westbrook in 2009, through which she has produced various media. In 2010, she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the Broadway musical Fela!.

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 15, 2019). "Jada Pinkett Smith Signs With WME". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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  4. ^ "The New York Times > Books > Best-Seller Lists". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2021.