JADA PINKETT SMITH is an American actress, producer, singer-songwriter, author, and Emmy award-winning talk show host for Red Table Talk. She got her big break in 1991 when she landed the role of Lena James on the NBC sitcom A Different World and has since appeared in more than 20 films, including Menace II Society, Set It Off, Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, the Madagascar series, Hawthorne, Gotham, Magic Mike XXL, Bad Moms, and Girls Trip. She is also a creator of the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. In 2004, Pinkett Smith published the children’s book Girls Hold Up This World, which landed at No. 2 on The New York Times bestseller list. She co-founded the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation with husband, Will Smith, and co-owns Westbrook Inc., a media company that aims to empower artists to tell their stories and connect with the world. In 2021, Pinkett Smith was recognized as one of Time magazine’s Most Influential People.
