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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones, a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. Her father is of African-American descent and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean ancestry (from Barbados and Jamaica). Jada majored in dance and choreography at ...
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In Episode 3 of Season 2 of "The Grand Tour," Jeremy Clarkson asks if Europe's glamour set still needs jets and helicopters to fulfill a busy day of breakfasting in St. Tropez, skiing in the Alps, and dining in Turin, or if they'd be better off with a car. Episode 3 is available Friday, Dec. 22.
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Actress (43 credits)
2014-2017
Gotham
(TV Series)
Fish Mooney
Fish Mooney
- Heroes Rise: Destiny Calling
(2017)
... Fish Mooney
- Heroes Rise: Pretty Hate Machine
(2017)
... Fish Mooney
- Mad City: Burn the Witch
(2016)
... Fish Mooney
- Mad City: Better to Reign in Hell
(2016)
... Fish Mooney
- Wrath of the Villains: Transference
(2016)
... Fish Mooney
2009-2011
Hawthorne
(TV Series)
Christina Hawthorne
Christina Hawthorne
- A Shot in the Dark
(2011)
... Christina Hawthorne
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered
(2011)
... Christina Hawthorne
- Price of Admission
(2011)
... Christina Hawthorne
- To Tell the Truth
(2011)
... Christina Hawthorne
- Just Between Friends
(2011)
... Christina Hawthorne
1998
Ellen
(TV Series)
Ellen Screen Test #3
Ellen Screen Test #3
- Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 1
(1998)
... Ellen Screen Test #3
1991-1993
A Different World
(TV Series)
Lena James
Lena James
- College Kid
(1993)
... Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
- A Rock, a River, a Lena
(1993)
... Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
- Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?
(1993)
... Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
- Great X-Pectations
(1993)
... Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
- Cabin in the Sky
(1993)
... Lena James (as Jada Pinkett)
1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
(TV Series)
Trish Andrews
Trish Andrews
- Air Doogie
(1991)
... Trish Andrews (as Jada Pinkett)
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Producer (13 credits)
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Writer (6 credits)
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Self (144 credits)
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Archive footage (16 credits)
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Appeared as the lead female in the 1992 World AIDS Day Commercial "Make Love Not Aids," directed by Eugene "Pebbles" Akiwumi. This was the first commercial produced for the day and was quite controversial for its depiction of people making love. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 19 Interviews | 22 Articles | 15 Pictorials | 23 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Jada Pinkett | Jada Pinkett-Smith | Jada Smith | Wicked WisdomHeight:
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If your man can't really see another woman's beauty, how the hell is he gonna see yours? See more »Trivia:
Ironically auditioned for the role of future husband Will Smith's girlfriend, Lisa (played by Nia Long), on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) but was told she was too short. See more »Star Sign:
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