Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American movie, television, voice actress, movie produer and director, singer-songwriter, writers, and businesswoman. She is known for her roles as Carla Purty in The Nutty Professor and as Gloria the Hippo in Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Jada was also entangled with August Alsina in 2016. She won an Image Award in 2010.

Smith was born on September 18, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland. She studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts and at North Carolina School for the Arts. Smith was married to Will Smith since 1997. They have three children. Some says she suffered from cancer but some says she has alopecia areata. She has not been shy to speak about the health challenges as Proof  by Cariddean.

Filmography
 Year  Title  Role  Notes 1993  Menace II Society  Ronnie  1994  The Inkwell  Lauren Kelly  Jason's Lyric  Lyric  A Low Down Dirty Shame  Peaches  1995  Demon Knight  Jeryline  1996  The Nutty Professor  Carla Purty  If These Walls Could Talk Patti  Made-for-television movie Set It Off  Lida "Stony" Newsom  1997  Scream 2  Maureen Evans  CameoCredited as "Jada Pinkett" 1998  Woo  Woo  Blossoms and Veils  Raven  Short film Return to Paradise  M.J. Major  Welcome to Hollywood  Jada Pinkett Smith  Cameo 1999  Princess Mononoke  Toki  VoiceEnglish dub 2000  Bamboozled  Sloan Hopkins  2001  Kingdom Come  Charisse Slocumb  Ali  Sonji Roi  2003  Maniac Magee  Amanda Beale  Made-for-television movie The Matrix Reloaded  Niobe  The Matrix Revolutions  2004  Collateral  Annie Farrell  2005  Madagascar  Gloria  Voice A Christmas Caper  Uncredited voice 2007  Reign Over Me  Janeane Johnson  2008  The Women  Alex Fisher  The Human Contract  Rita  Debuted at Cannes Film Festival in May 2008Written and directed by Pinkett Smith Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa  Gloria  Voice 2009  Merry Madagascar 2012  Men in Black 3  Party Guest  Uncredited Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted  Gloria  Voice 2013  Madly Madagascar 2014  Penguins of Madagascar  Voice cameo 2015  Magic Mike XXL  Rome  2016  Bad Moms  Stacy  2017  Girls Trip  Lisa Cooper  2019  Angel Has Fallen  FBI Agent Helen Thompson  2021  The Matrix Resurrections  Trinity 

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1990  True Colors  Beverly  Episode: 'Life with Fathers"Credited as "Jada Pinkett" 1990  Moe's World  Natalie  Television movie 1991  21 Jump Street  Nicole  Episode: "Homegirls"Credited as "Jada Pinkett" 1991  Doogie Howser, M.D.  Trish Andrews  Episode: "Air Doogie"Credited as "Jada Pinkett" 1991–1993  A Different World  Lena James  46 episodes 2009–2011  Hawthorne  Christina Hawthorne  Lead role 2014–17  Gotham  Fish Mooney  Series regular (season 1)Special guest star (seasons 2-3) 2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series Herself Episode: "Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith"2018–presentRed Table TalkHerselfHost and executive producer

+Video games Year Title Role Notes 2003  Enter the Matrix  Niobe  Live-action cutscenes and voice

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