JADA PINKETT SMITH
Name: Jada Koren Pinkett
Born: 18 September 1971 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and
singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith.
Pinkett Smith was born Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter
of Adrienne Banfield, the head nurse of an inner-city clinic in Baltimore, and
Robsol Pinkett, Jr., who runs a construction company. Her parents divorced after
only several months of marriage and her mother has since re-married twice; Her
mother became pregnant with her while still in high school. Pinkett Smith
majored in theatre at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she met 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, Pinkett Smith 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, Pinkett Smith then spent a year at the North Carolina
School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Pinkett
Smith is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. She is also of Native American
descent being of the Cherokee tribe making her one of many people who are both
Native American and African American.
Pinkett Smith'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 Academy Award nominated film Ali as the
first wife of Cassius Clay. In 2003, she starred as Niobe in the Matrix series (Will
Smith was originally considered for the role of Neo). 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.
Pinkett Smith is the vocalist for the 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 Donington, UK as one of the first bands on the
Friday.
Name: Jada Koren Pinkett
Born: 18 September 1971 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and
singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith.
Pinkett Smith was born Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter
of Adrienne Banfield, the head nurse of an inner-city clinic in Baltimore, and
Robsol Pinkett, Jr., who runs a construction company. Her parents divorced after
only several months of marriage and her mother has since re-married twice; Her
mother became pregnant with her while still in high school. Pinkett Smith
majored in theatre at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she met 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, Pinkett Smith 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, Pinkett Smith then spent a year at the North Carolina
School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Pinkett
Smith is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. She is also of Native American
descent being of the Cherokee tribe making her one of many people who are both
Native American and African American.
Pinkett Smith'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 Academy Award nominated film Ali as the
first wife of Cassius Clay. In 2003, she starred as Niobe in the Matrix series (Will
Smith was originally considered for the role of Neo). 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.
Pinkett Smith is the vocalist for the 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 Donington, UK as one of the first bands on the
Friday.