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Jada Pinkett Smith
Born: 18th Sep 1971 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dept: Acting
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002, when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. Smith also created a production company, in addition to authoring a book, published in 2004. In 1997, she married rapper and actor Will Smith. They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Pinkett Smith is stepmother to Willard "Trey" Smith III, Will's son from a previous marriage. The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on inner-city youth and family support and has worked with non-profit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 91
Film: 54 (59%)
Television: 37 (41%)
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Filmography
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A single mother steps forward to help her sons and their high school football teammates heal after the murder of their best friend. ... view
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Tia Magee
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The film follows two women fighting the elements to make it home for Christmas. ... view
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Plot details TBA. Said to be set in Ghana. ... view
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Lisa Cooper
May 2023 (first aired)
As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docuseries featuring reenactments and expert interviews. ... view
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Self - Narrator (voice) (4 ep.)
Feb 2023 (first aired)
Blending dramatization with documentary, this series traces the rise and reign of Queen Njinga of Angola amid family betrayal and political rivalries. ... view
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Narrator (voice) (4 ep.)
2021
Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix. ... view
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Niobe
2021
A follow-up special to Madonna's recently released concert documentary film MADAME X. This special features questions from very special guests Ariana ... view
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Self
Feb 2021 (first aired)
Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. ... view
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Jessie Cook (1 ep.)
2020
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil ... view
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Self
2019
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagu ... view
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Agent Thompson
Jul 2019 (first aired)
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan is a British late-night talk show which was broadcast on Channel 4. The show is hosted by British comedian Mo Gillig ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Feb 2019 (first aired)
There aren’t many people in the world who have a bucket list quite like Will Smith. Now you can join him on his unbelievable adventure as he travels ... view
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Herself (1 ep.)
2019
In this one-hour special tied to the Facebook Watch series, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Willow Smith sit down with R. Kelly accus ... view
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May 2018 (first aired)
Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne – three generations of women open their home for a series of candid conversations with ... view
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Self - Co-host (126 ep.)
Aug 2017 (first aired)
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars b ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2017
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterh ... view
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Lisa Cooper
2016
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long ove ... view
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Stacy
Sep 2015 (first aired)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclect ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2015
Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put ... view
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Rome
Sep 2014 (first aired)
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. Bu ... view
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Fish Mooney (28 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program w ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2013
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Pau ... view
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Self
2013
Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement fo ... view
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Gloria (voice)
2012
Join your favourite DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those zany zoosters from Madagascar save Christmas, Donkey puts on a ... view
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Gloria (voice)
2012
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Ra ... view
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Self
2012
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europ ... view
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Gloria (voice)
2012
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes ... view
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Oct 2010 (first aired)
A panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the tren ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2009
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amne ... view
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Gloria (voice)
Jul 2009 (first aired)
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Jun 2009 (first aired)
Christina Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital on the ... view
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Christina Hawthorne (30 ep.)
Jan 2009 (first aired)
Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in J ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2008
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired cra ... view
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Gloria (voice)
2008
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-we ... view
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Alex Fisher
2008
A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon. ... view
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Rita
Mar 2008 (first aired)
Oprah's Big Give is a reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. The B ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2007
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing t ... view
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Janeane Johnson
Aug 2006 (first aired)
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
May 2006 (first aired)
The VH1 Rock Honors were an annual ceremony paying homage to bands who influenced the sound of rock music. The events began in 2006, and the final eve ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 2005 (first aired)
A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2005
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar. ... view
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Gloria (voice)
2004
This documentary chronicles the making of the film Collateral (2004). We get to see Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx training for their roles, as well as Jad ... view
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Self
2004
The making of The Matrix Reloaded: Go to the middle movie's furthest reaches via five documentary paths revealing 21 featurettes. ... view
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Self
2004
The making of The Matrix Revolutions: The cataclysmic final confrontation chronicled through six documentary pods revealing 28 featurettes ... view
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Self
2004
This thirty-minute documentary follows the Wachowski sisters and the film's crew through production on the film's famed highway chase sequence. We get ... view
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Self
Sep 2004 (first aired)
Cesar Millan has been called the Dr. Phil for Dogs. With an uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes. Each episode of the ... view
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Self - Owner of Rocco (1 ep.)
Self (1 ep.)
2004
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin. ... view
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Annie Farrell
2004
The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us h ... view
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Self
2003
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of ... view
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Self
2003
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing t ... view
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Niobe
2003
This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the fi ... view
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Self
2003
A look at Enter the Matrix: The game's story picks up just before The Matrix Reloaded and runs parallel to that of the film. Bend the rules of the Mat ... view
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Self
2003
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the abi ... view
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Niobe
2003
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict. ... view
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Adult Amanda
Jan 2003 (first aired)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2001
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an enti ... view
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Sonji Roi
Sep 2001 (first aired)
Good Day Live was a nationwide talk show seen weekdays on FOX affiliates throughout the US. Each FOX owned and operated station airs a separate Good ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2001
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spike Lee's satirical take on the American entertainment industry. ... view
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Self
2001
When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a ... view
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Charisse Slocumb
2000
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood... ... view
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Jada Pinkett Smith
2000
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 2 ... view
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Sloan Hopkins
Nov 1999 (first aired)
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7 t ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network conti ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1998
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays be ... view
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M.J. Major
1998
Woo is a woman in control of her world. She is smart, self-confident, sophisticated and snarky. And she doesn't have any trouble attracting members of ... view
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Woo
1998
Jon Stewart hosts the Sesame Street Muppets' 30 year celebration, but Elmo steps in when things go awry. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1997
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of k ... view
Character:
Maureen Evans
Aug 1997 (first aired)
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discu ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Feb 1997 (first aired)
The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy f ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1996
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four wo ... view
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Stony
1996
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a ... view
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Patti
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by f ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1996
When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to si ... view
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Carla Purty
Jun 1996 (first aired)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six se ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Oct 1995 (first aired)
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1995
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he ... view
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Jeryline
1994
A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money. During the course of his investigation, he ... view
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Peaches
1994
The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends. ... view
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Lyric
1994
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976. ... view
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Lauren Kelly
Mar 1994 (first aired)
Ellen works in a Los Angeles bookstore called Buy the Book and hangs around with her friends discussing lovers, work and family. ... view
Character:
Ellen Screen Test #3 (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Alon ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1993
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. ... view
Character:
Ronnie
May 1992 (first aired)
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world. ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Sep 1990 (first aired)
True Colors is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from September 2, 1990 to April 12, 1992 for a total of 45 episodes. The series was created by Mic ... view
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Beverly (1 ep.)
1990
The spirit of a deceased 11-year-old boy acts as the guardian of his family and friends in the working-class neighborhood he left behind. ... view
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Sep 1989 (first aired)
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a te ... view
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Trish Andrews (1 ep.)
Sep 1988 (first aired)
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spo ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a f ... view
Character:
Lena James (47 ep.)
Apr 1987 (first aired)
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and ... view
Character:
Nicole (1 ep.)
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)