Jada Pinkett Smith
Birth name	Jada Koren Pinkett
Born	September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18) (age 35) Baltimore, Maryland,  United States
Other name(s)	Jada Koren
Spouse(s)	Will Smith (1997-present)

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Biography

Early life

Jada was born September 18 Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland to Robsol Pinkett, Jr., who runs a construction company, and Adrienne Banfield, the head nurse of an inner-city clinic in Baltimore. Her parents divorced after only several months of marriage and her mother has since re-married twice; Jada's mother became pregnant with her while still in high school. Jada majored in theatre at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she met fellow classmate Tupac Shakur with whom she developed a close friendship. In the documentary Tupac: Resurrection, Shakur says, "Jada is my heart. She will be my friend for my whole life." Also in this documentary, Jada calls Shakur "one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime." The two remained close friends until Shakur's death in 1996. After graduating from the Baltimore School for the Arts, Smith then spent a year at the North Carolina School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Jada is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the oldest historically black collegiate sorority in the United States Baltimore redirects here. ... // A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ... An arts conservatory of international renown, the North Carolina School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. ... Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ) Sorority, Incorporated, formed in January 15, 1908 at Howard University, became Americas first Greek-letter organization established by Black college women, and remains a predominately African-American sorority. ...

Career

Jada's big break came in 1991 when she was cast in the part of college freshman Lena James on the NBC television sitcom A Different World, a spin-off of The Cosby Show. She made her feature film debut two years later in Menace II Society (1993). She did not gain widespread recognition, however, until her role opposite Eddie Murphy in the remake of The Nutty Professor (1996). In 2001 she co-starred with her husband Will in the Acadamey Award nominated film Ali as the first wife of Casius Clay. In addition to being in front of the camera, she has spent time behind it, directing music videos. She has also created "Maja," a line of women's T-shirts and dresses that are mostly sold through small catalogs. In 2007, she starred in the Mike Binder film, Reign Over Me, also starring Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle.^[1] The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC (from September 24, 1987 until July 9, 1993). ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ... Menace II Society is the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. ... For the article on the baseball player Eddie Murphy, see Eddie Murphy (baseball player). ... The Nutty Professor is a 1996 film starring Eddie Murphy. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... Mike Binder (born 1958) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. ... Reign Over Me is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Mike Binder. ... Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, and film producer. ... Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. ...

Jada is currently the vocalist for the nu metal band Wicked Wisdom, which released a self-titled debut album on February 21, 2006. The band also toured Ozzfest in the summer of 2005 as part of the second stage lineup. In 2006 the band played the Download Festival in Castle Donnington, UK as one of the first bands on the Friday.^[2] Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Wicked Wisdom is a nu metal/rapcore band featuring Jada Pinkett Smith as lead vocalist, who is the wife of actor and singer Will Smith. ... Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at the spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996, and 2002s Ozzfest). ... Power station, demolished in 1996. ...

Personal life

Jada married rapper/actor Will Smith on December 31, 1997, and together they had a son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (b. July 8, 1998); and a daughter, Willow Camille Reign Smith (b. October 31, 2000). She is also stepmother to Smith's son from a previous marriage. Jada Pinkett Smith co-founded the Will and Jada Foundation with her husband Will Smith. The foundation gives money towards youth educational projects and helps deprived children from inner cities and their families. In December 2006, Jada donated $1 million to the Baltimore School for the Arts, in memory of Tupac Shakur. “W. S.” redirects here. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) is the son of actress/singer Jada Pinkett Smith and actor/rapper Will Smith. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... “W. S.” redirects here. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ...

Awards/nominations

• Black Reel Awards
  • 2005, Best Supporting Actress: Collateral (Nominated)
  • 2001, Best Actress: Bamboozled (Nominated)

• Image Awards
  • 2005, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Collateral (Nominated)
  • 2004, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: The Matrix: Revolutions (Nominated)
  • 2002, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Ali (Nominated)
  • 2001, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Bamboozled (Nominated)
  • 1997, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Set It Off (Nominated)
  • 1997, Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series/Television Movie: If These Walls Could Talk (Nominated)

The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of African-Americans in feature, independent and television films. ... Collateral is a 2004 Academy Award-nominated Dreamworks SKG/Paramount Pictures American drama/thriller/crime film directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Beattie, with un-credited rewrites by Mann and Frank Darabont. ... Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the violent fall-out from the shows success. ... The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... Ali is an Academy Award-nominated 2001 biographical film which tells the story of boxing icon Muhammad Ali. ... Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the violent fall-out from the shows success. ... Set It Off is a 1996 drama film directed by F. Gary Gray, and stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise, as four close friends from Los Angeles who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery. ... If These Walls Could Talk (1996) is a Golden Globe and Emmy nominated made for television movie, broadcast on HBO. It follows the plights of three different women and their experiences with abortion. ...

Filmography

• Menace II Society (1993)
• The Inkwell (1994)
• Jason's Lyric (1994)
• A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
• Demon Knight (1995)
• The Nutty Professor (1996)
• Set It Off (1996)
• Princess Mononoke (1997) Toki - voice (English version)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• Woo (1998)
• Return to Paradise (1998)
• Bamboozled (2000)
• Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
• Kingdom Come (2001)
• Ali (2001)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• Enter The Matrix (2003)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Collateral (2004)
• Madagascar (2005) (voice)
• Reign Over Me (2007)

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• Madagascar 2: The Lost Island (2008) (voice)

2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones 4, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy 3, The Dark Knight, Jurassic Park 4, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Bond 22, Madagascar 2: The...

See also

• Supercouple

The term supercouple in American soap opera, a neologism coined in the early 1980s to describe popular pairings, has two meanings. ...

References

External links

• The Jada Pages Fan Appreciation Site For Jada Pinkett Smith
• Jada Pinkett Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Wicked Wisdom's Site
• Jada Pinkett Smith's charity work