jada pinkett smith is an american actress singer songwriter author film producer screenwriter voice
actor and business person she's best known for her roles in a different world from 1991 to 1993 the
nutty professor in 1996 girls trip in 2017 gotham from 2014 2017 and as niobe in matrix reloaded in
2003 the matrix revolutions in 2003 and the matrix resurrections in 2021. in 2018 jada pinkett smith
began co-hosting the facebook watch talk show red table talk for which she has received a daytime
emmy award from seven nominations in 2021 time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential
people in the world jada pinkett smith has an estimated net worth of 50 million us dollars about
jada pinkett's early life jada corrine pinkett was born on september 18 1971 in baltimore maryland
she's the daughter of adrian banfield jones the head nurse of a baltimore inner city clinic and
robsell pinkett jr who ran a construction company banfield jones who during the 2010s became adrian
banfield norris became pregnant in high school the couple married but divorced after several months
banfield jones raised jada pinkett with the help of her own mother marion martin banfield
a jamaican-born social worker marion banfield noticed her granddaughter's passion for the
performing arts and enrolled her in piano tap dance and ballet lessons jada pinkett smith was
named after her mother's favorite soap opera actress jada roland jada pinkett smith is of
jamaican and bajan descent on her mother's side and african-american descent on her father's side
jada pinkett smith attended the baltimore school for the arts where she met and became close
friends with her classmate rapper tupac shakur when she met tupac she court she was a drug
dealer and her mother had been a heroin addict jada pinkett smith majored in dance and theater
and graduated in 1989 from baltimore school for the arts after graduation she spent a year at
the north carolina school of the arts jada pinkett smith is four foot 11 inches tall or 1.52 meters
tall about jada pinkett's personal life jada pinkett smith dated former basketball player
grant hill while he attended duke university in 1994 jada pinkett smith met will smith on
the set of smith's television show the fresh prince of bel air when she auditioned for the
role of his character's girlfriend lisa wilks she was considered too short and the role was given
to actress nia long will smith and jada pinkett later began dating after he separated from sheree
fletcher prior to this will smith had developed an attraction to jada pinkett but didn't act on it
jada pinkett eventually moved from her hometown of baltimore to california to be with him on december
31 1997 will smith and jada pinkett wedded at the cloisters near her hometown of baltimore maryland
jada pinkett was three months pregnant at the time regarding her marriage jadah pinkett smith
said that they are private people and told one interviewer i will throw my career away
before i let it break up our marriage i made it clear to will i'd throw it away completely
the pair produced films through their joint production company overbrook entertainment and
westbrook incorporated jada pinkett smith and will smith have two children a son jaden christopher
sire smith who was born in 1998 and a daughter willow camille rain smith who was born in 2000
jada pinkett smith is also the stepmother of trey smith will smith's son from a previous marriage
in 2018 jada pinkett smith said that she had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease
alopecia areata despite having many medical tests she said she had not been able to find the cause
of her alopecia and that she suspects it might be stress she shared a video on her instagram account
in december 2021 showing herself with a shaved head saying now at this point i can only laugh
mama's gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she's got brain surgery or something
me and this alopecia are going to be friends period jada pinkett smith had a close friendship
with rapper tupac shakur that formed while they attended the baltimore school for the arts
she later appeared in his music videos keep your head up in 1993 and temptations in 1995.
in 1995 she contributed a hundred thousand dollars towards tupac shakur's bail as he awaited
an appeal on his sexual abuse conviction jada pinkett smith stated in the 2003 documentary tupac
resurrection that he was 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 in 2006 jada pinkett smith
donated 1 million dollars to her high school alma mater the baltimore school for the arts
and dedicated the new theater to her classmate and close friend tupac shakur together with will smith
jada pinkett smith has created the will and jada smith family foundation in baltimore maryland
a charity that focuses on youth in urban inner cities and family support about jada pinkett's
career after moving to los angeles in the early 90s jada pinkett began to land a series
of small parts of television shows like true colors doogie hauser md and 21 jump street she
soon landed a more recurring role for 46 episodes of the sitcom a different world her big film break
came in 1993's menace to society in 1994 she acted with keenan ivory wines in a low down
dirty shame and her performance gained her a lot of attention and positive reviews that same year
she starred in a romantic drama jason's lyrics and in 1995 went on to play a convict in demon night
jada pinkett smith's big breakthrough came in 1996 when she starred with eddie murphy in the
1996 remake of the nutty professor in which she portrayed his love interest the nutty professors
set off what eventually became a very successful and lucrative career for jada pinkett smith
starring in films and tv series such as set it off in 1996 scream 2 in 1997 ali in 2001 kingdom come
in 2001 collateral in 2004 the madagascar films from 2005 to 2012 hawthorne from 2009 to 2011
magic mike xxl in 2015 bad moms in 2016 girls trip in 2017 and angel has fallen in 2019.
she is also known for her recurring role as gangster fish mooney on the gotham tv series
from 2014 to 2017. about jada pinkett smith's other ventures jada pinkett smith under the
stage name jada koren has also been a singer and songwriter for the metal band wicked wisdom
they released a self-titled debut album in 2006. wicked wisdom snagged a slot as
an opener for britney spears 2004 onyx hotel the band also played at ozfest in 2005. jada pinkett
smith also owns a music production company a 100 woman and a clothing line maja furthermore jada
pinkett smith also wrote a children's book girls hold up this world which was published in 2004
and landed at number two on the new york times bestseller list jada pinkett smith also works
as a spokesperson for the beauty line carol's daughter about jada pinkett smith's real estate
jada pinkett smith and will smith own at least 100 million dollars worth of real estate in america
here's a brief breakdown of their most notable current properties in 1999 jada pinkett smith
and will smith spent 7.6 million dollars to acquire a stunning 100 acre property in the hills
between malibu and calabasas california over the next year they bought several nearby parcels to
string together 150 acres of contiguous land the property features a 20 000 square foot main house
several guest houses a private lake a horse riding ring equestrian trails stables tennis courts
and much more they designed the property in a santa fe style after falling in love with actor
gene hackman's santa fe home in 2013 they quietly listed the property for 42 million dollars but
didn't find a buyer today this property alone is likely worth 50 to 70 million dollars the smiths
also own a 9 000 square foot home located in a gated community in hidden hills california and a
9 200 square foot ski chalet in park city utah in september 2021 jada pinkett smith and will smith
paid a little over 11 million dollars for a 10 400 square foot home in hidden hills california
about jada pinkett smith's car collection jada pinkett smith owns or has owned a
lincoln navigator a rolls-royce wraith a mercedes cl class and a cadillac escalade
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