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Jada Pinkett Smith

Highest Rated: 93% Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)

Lowest Rated: 4% A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

Birthday: Sep 18, 1971

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Jada Pinkett was born on Sept. 19, 1971 in Baltimore, MD. After graduating from the Baltimore School of the Arts in 1989, Pinkett kicked off her acting career, making her screen debut on an episode of "True Colors" (Fox 1990-92). It wasn't long before Pinkett made a name for herself with a regular role as Lena James on the popular series "A Different World" (NBC 1987-1993). Not long afterward, she starred in hit films including "Menace II Society" (1993), "The Nutty Professor" (1996), and "Scream 2" (1997). It was right around this time that Pinkett married fellow rising star Will Smith, with whom she costarred in the Muhammad Ali biopic "Ali" (2001). Going forward, Pinkett-now Pinkett Smith-starred in the two "The Matrix" (1999) sequels, "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) and "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003). After appearances in addition features, including "Ali" director Michael Mann's "Collateral" (2004) and the Adam Sandler- and Don Cheadle-starring drama "Reign Over Me" (2007), Pinkett Smith made her move to television, appearing first in the medical drama "Hawthorne" (TNT 2009-2011) and next in the superhero drama "Gotham" (Fox 2014-19). In the meantime, Pinkett Smith had a breakout role as a strip club manager in the film "Magic Mike XXL" (2015) and then in the party comedy "Girls Trip" (2017). Upon announcement that "The Matrix" co-director Lana Wachowski would be directing a fourth film in the series, it was reported that Pinkett Smith would reprise her role as Niobe.

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Highest rated movies

93% 73% Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Watchlist
93% 94% Princess Mononoke Watchlist 91% 78% Girls Trip Watchlist 90% 98% King Richard Watchlist
88% 74% If These Walls Could Talk
Watchlist
86% 84% Collateral Watchlist 86% 57% Hala Watchlist 84% 93% Menace II Society Watchlist
81% 58% Scream 2
Watchlist
79% 67% Charm City Kings Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
63% 63% The Matrix Resurrections Niobe (Character) $37.7M 2021
90% 98% King Richard Executive Producer $15.1M 2021
No Score Yet 82% Life in a Year Executive Producer - 2020
79% 67% Charm City Kings Executive Producer - 2020
86% 57% Hala Executive Producer - 2019
38% 93% Angel Has Fallen Agent Thompson (Character) $69.0M 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madagascar 4 Unknown (Character) - 2018
91% 78% Girls Trip Lisa Cooper (Character) $115.1M 2017
59% 63% Bad Moms Stacy (Character) $113.2M 2016
66% 55% Magic Mike XXL Rome (Character) $66.0M 2015
28% 59% Annie Producer $85.9M 2014
12% 36% After Earth Producer $60.5M 2013
93% 73% Free Angela and All Political Prisoners Executive Producer - 2012
78% 72% Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Gloria (Voice) - 2012
67% 67% The Karate Kid Producer - 2010
No Score Yet 56% Merry Madagascar Unknown (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 26% The Human Contract Rita (Character),
Director,
Writer
- 2008
64% 66% Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Gloria (Voice) - 2008
60% 78% The Secret Life of Bees Executive Producer $37.8M 2008
13% 37% The Women Alex Fisher (Character) $26.9M 2008
64% 81% Reign Over Me Janeane Johnson (Character) $19.7M 2007
55% 67% Madagascar Gloria the Hippo (Voice) $193.1M 2005
86% 84% Collateral Annie (Character) $100.0M 2004
33% 60% The Matrix Revolutions Niobe (Character) $139.3M 2003
74% 72% The Matrix Reloaded Niobe (Character) $281.5M 2003
69% 65% Ali Sonji (Character) $58.2M 2001
26% 72% Kingdom Come Charisse Slocumb (Character) $23.2M 2001
53% 74% Bamboozled Sloan Hopkins (Character) $2.2M 2000
10% 62% Woo Woo (Character) $8.1M 1998
70% 74% Return to Paradise M.J. Major (Character) $8.3M 1998
81% 58% Scream 2 Maureen Evans (Character) $101.3M 1997
93% 94% Princess Mononoke Toki (Voice) - 1997
65% 44% The Nutty Professor Carla Purty (Character) $128.8M 1996
88% 74% If These Walls Could Talk Patti (Character) - 1996
70% 89% Set It Off Lida "Stony" Newsom (Character) $36.1M 1996
42% 65% Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight Jeryline (Character) $20.9M 1995
4% 70% A Low Down Dirty Shame Peaches Jordan (Character) $29.4M 1994
58% 90% Jason's Lyric Lyric (Character) $20.3M 1994
22% 82% The Inkwell Lauren Kelly (Character) $8.9M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Ordinary Summer Lauren Kelly (Character) - 1994
84% 93% Menace II Society Ronnie (Character) $27.7M 1993

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2023
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2019 2023
19% 3% Queen Cleopatra Executive Producer,
Narrator
2023
88% 16% African Queens: Njinga Executive Producer,
Narrator
2023
No Score Yet 52% The Equalizer Jessie Cook (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Shape of My Life Self 2021
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2010 2012 2015 2017 2019
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014 2016-2019
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Karaoke: The Series Music Performer 2017
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2015 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2017
77% 68% Gotham Fish Mooney (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2014-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2016
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet 106 & Park Unknown (Character) 2012 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet HawthoRNe Christina Hawthorne (Character),
Executive Producer
2009-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2010-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oprah's Big Give Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet All of Us Executive Producer,
Writer
2003-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Different World Unknown (Guest Star) 1991-1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet 21 Jump Street Nicole (Guest Star) 1991