Jada Pinkett Smith Biography (1971-)

Original name, Jada Koren Pinkett; born September 18, 1971, in Baltimore, MD;daughter of Robsol Pinkett, Jr. (some sources cite Robson; a contractor) andAdrienne Banfield (a nurse); granddaughter of Marion Banfield (a social worker); married Will Smith (an actor and singer), December 31, 1997; children: Willard "Trey" Smith III, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Willow Camille Reign Smith. Addresses: Office: c/o Will and Jada Smith Foundation, P.O. Box30080, Baltimore, MD 21270.; Agent: Patrick Whitesell, The Endeavor Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: James Lassiter, Brookside Artists Management, 450 North Roxbury Dr., Fourth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Tencer and Associates Public Relations, 9777Wilshire Blvd., Suite 504, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, writer
Birth Details: September 18, 1971; Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
as Jada Pinkett
Ronnie, Menace II Society, New Line Cinema, 1993
Lauren Kelly, The Inkwell (also known as No Ordinary Summer), Buena Vista, 1994
Lyric Greer, Jason's Lyric, Gramercy, 1994
Peaches Jordan, A Low Down Dirty Shame (also known as Mister Cool), Buena Vista, 1994
Jeryline, Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper and Demon Knight), Universal, 1995
Lida "Stony" Newsom, Set It Off, New Line Cinema, 1996
Professor Carla Purty, The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
Voice of Toki, Princess Mononoke (animated; also known as Mononoke-hime), Dimension Films, 1997
As Jada Pinkett Smith
Darlene "Woo" Bates (title role), Woo, New Line Cinema, 1997
Mary, Blossoms and Veils, 1997
Maureen Evans, Scream 2 (also known as Scream Again), Dimension Films/Miramax, 1998
M. J. Major, Return to Paradise (also known as All for One), Universal, 1998
Herself, Welcome to Hollywood, 2000
Sloan Hopkins, Bamboozled, New Line Cinema, 2000
Charisse Slocumb, Kingdom Come, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Sonji Roi, Ali, Columbia, 2001
Niobe, The Matrix Reloaded, Warner Bros., 2003, also released as The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience
Niobe, The Matrix Revolutions, Warner Bros., 2003, also released as The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience
Annie Farrell, Collateral, Paramount/DreamWorks, 2004
Film Work
Executive Producer
Blossoms and Veils, 1997
The Seat Filler, Seat Filler Productions/Strange Fruit Films, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
(As Jada Pinkett) Lena James, A Different World, NBC, 1991-1993
Specials
(As Jada Pinkett) BET's Voices against Violence Special, Black Entertainment Television, 1995
Herself, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1998
Herself, Women of the Net, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Herself, Making the Game: Enter the Matrix, MTV, 2003
Herself, Tupac: Resurrection MTV Movie Special, MTV, 2003
Awards Presentations
(As Jada Pinkett) Presenter, The 25th Anniversary Essence Awards (also known as 1995 Essence Awards), Fox, 1995
(As Pinkett) The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards (also known as NAACP Image Awards), Fox, 1996
(As Pinkett) Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
(As Pinkett) Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC,1997

(As Pinkett) Presenter, The 10th Essence Awards, Fox, 1997
Presenter, The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1998
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998
Host, The 1999 Essence Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The 1999 World Music Awards, ABC, 1999
The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004
Episodic
(As Jada Pinkett) Beverly, "Life with Fathers," True Colors, Fox,1990
(As Pinkett) "Homegirls," 21 Jump Street, syndicated, 1991
(As Pinkett) Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996
Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 1," Ellen, ABC, 1998
Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Jasmine Guy, Lifetime, 2001
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003
Herself, TRL, 2002
Herself, "Enter the Playtrix," Player$, 2003
Herself, "Fistful of Matrix," Player$, 2003
Herself, "Will Smith," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Will Smith), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
(In archive footage) Herself, "It's Good to Be Will and Jada," It's Good to Be, VH1, 2003
Herself, Richard and Judy, Channel 4, 2003
Herself, Tinseltown.TV, 2003
Herself, The View, ABC, 2003
Herself, GMTV, ITV, 2004
Herself, NY Graham Norton, 2004
Appeared in The Chris Rock Show, HBO; and appeared in Movie House, MTV.
Other
(As Jada Pinkett) Natalie, Moe's World (pilot), ABC, 1992
(As Pinkett) Patti, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk (miniseries), HBO, 1996
Narrator, Maniac Magee (movie), Nickelodeon, 2003
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer (with Will Smith), All of Us, UPN,2003-
Stage Appearances
(As Jada Pinkett) Zonia, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Center Stage,Baltimore, MD, 1988-1989
Appeared in The Nutcracker, Baltimore, MD; also appeared in Good Morning, Heartache and A Wrinkle in Time.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, Behind the "Scream," Dimension Home Video, 2000
Herself, The Making of "Bamboozled," 2001
Herself, Making "Enter the Matrix," Warner Home Video, 2003
Music Videos
"Just the Two of Us," by Will Smith, 1998
Music Videos; Director
"Temptations," by Tupac Shakur, c. 1995
Director of music videos by Maxine Harvey, Gerald Levert, MC Lyte, Shug & Dap, and Y?N-Vee.
Video Games
Voice of Niobe, Enter the Matrix, Atari/Infogrames Entertainment,2003
Albums; Contributor
Performer on the song "1,000 Kisses," on the album Born to Reign,by Will Smith, Sony Records, 2002
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Will Smith) Love for Hire, Universal/Imagine Entertainment,1997
Teleplays
Episodic
"Uncle Marcus Comes to Dinner," All of Us, UPN, 2003
For Children
Girls Hold Up This World, Scholastic, 2003
Author of poetry. Contributor to the comic book Menace.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 41, Gale, 2004
Notable Black American Women, Book 3, Gale, 2002

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, December, 1996, p. 114; June, 1998, pp. 204-205
Ebony, December, 1996, pp. 144-46; September, 1997, March, 2000
Entertainment Weekly, May 6, 1994, pp. 47-48; October 7, 1994, p.54; December 9, 1994, p. 48; December 23, 1994, p. 48; November 16, 2001, pp.78-80
Essence, January, 1995, pp. 80-88; March, 1998, June, 2003, pp. 148-57
Glamour, August, 1996, p. 59
GQ, November, 1994, pp. 236-37
In Style, May 4, 1998; December 1, 2001
Interview, September, 1994, pp. 136-37
Jet, February 13, 1995, p. 30; October 21, 1996, pp. 36-39; December 29, 1997, May 25, 1998, July 27, 1998, p. 61; November 20, 2000, p. 46
Movieline, December, 1996, pp. 52-57, 87
People Weekly, December 19, 1994, pp. 55-56; July 29, 1996, p. 96;November 18, 1996, p. 93; December 22, 1997
Rolling Stone, December, 1997
W, May 30, 2001

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