Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett; September 18, 1971) is an American film actor and singer-songwriter. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. Her fame began to rise when she starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 movies in a variety of genres, but is best known for her roles in films such as Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions.
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Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett; September 18, 1971) is an American film actor and singer-songwriter. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. Her fame began to rise when she starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 movies in a variety of genres, but is best known for her roles in films such as Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions.
Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002, when she helped create the metal rock band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. She created a production company, as well as her own clothing line, and is the author of a children's book, published in 2004.
In 1997 she married actor Will Smith; they have two children, Jaden and Willow. Pinkett Smith is also the stepmother to Smith's son from a previous marriage, Willard "Trey" Smith III. Together, the couple have founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on urban inner city youth and family support. The foundation has worked with non-profit organizations such as YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.
Family and early life
Jada Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and named after her mother's favorite soap opera actress, Jada Rowland. Her parents are Adrienne Banfield-Jones (née Banfield), the head nurse of an inner-city clinic in Baltimore; and Robsol Pinkett, Jr., who runs a construction company. Banfield-Jones became pregnant in high school. She married the father, but they divorced after several months. She raised Pinkett Smith with the help of her mother, Marion Banfield, who was employed as a social worker. Banfield noticed her granddaughter's passion for the performing arts and enrolled her in piano, tap dance, and ballet lessons.
Pinkett Smith remains close to her mother and said, "A mother and daughter's relationship is usually the most honest, and we are so close." She participated as the maid of honor in Banfield-Jones' 1998 wedding to telecommunications executive Paul Jones. Pinkett Smith has shown great admiration for her grandmother, saying, "My grandmother was a doer who wanted to create a better community and add beauty to the world."
Pinkett Smith majored in dance and theatre at the Baltimore School for the Arts, graduating in 1989. She continued her education at the North Carolina School of the Arts, but dropped out after a year and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. She is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American women.
