Jada Pinkett Smith
Biography
Jada Pinkett Smith, born in Baltimore, is an American actress and businesswoman who also works as a talk show host. Her breakthrough came with the sitcom A Different World in 1991. She went on to appear in Menace II Society (1993), Jason's Lyric (1994), The Nutty Professor (1996), Set It Off (1996), and Scream 2 (1997), and later played Niobe in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). She voiced Gloria in the Madagascar films, including Madagascar (2005) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), and appeared in Collateral (2004), Magic Mike XXL (2015), Bad Moms (2016), Girls Trip (2017), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021). On television she starred in Hawthorne and Gotham, and she co-hosts the talk show Red Table Talk, which won a Daytime Emmy Award. She was the lead vocalist of Wicked Wisdom, published the children's book Girls Hold Up This World, and earned a Tony Award nomination as a producer for Fela!.
55years old
Turns 56 on September 18in 311 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Jada Koren Pinkett (birth name)Also credited as Jada Koren
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 28 years1993 to 2021
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Behind the camera
Pinkett Smith published a children's book, Girls Hold Up This World, in 2005. It reached number two on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Jada Pinkett Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Lana Wachowski directed three of these films, Eric Darnell three and Tom McGrath three. Cedric the Entertainer appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Lana Wachowski
All films by Eric Darnell
All films by Tom McGrath
Also three films together7 more actors
- Sacha Baron CohenMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Conrad VernonMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- David SchwimmerMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Larenz TateGirls Trip (2017), The Inkwell (1994) and Menace II Society (1993)
- Christopher KnightsMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Chris MillerMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
- Tom McGrathMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jada Pinkett Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.8 billion
24 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 24 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 figure not found.
- 24Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 76% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$747M15.6% of the total
- 2$739M15.4% of the total
- 3$604M12.6% of the total
- 4$542M11.3% of the total
- 5$425M8.9% of the total
- 6$220M4.6% of the total
- 7$184M3.8% of the total
- 8$177M3.7% of the total
$1.2 billionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 24% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2006 to 2021.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Hawthorne | Won |
| 2006 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children | Won | |
| David Angell Humanitarian Award | Won | ||
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