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Executive Producer, Actor
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September 18, 1971 in Baltimore, MD
Biography:Standing merely five feet tall, "Jada Pinkett Smith" is known for her high-energy charm, receiving attention for the spunky role she played in her friend Keenan Ivory Wayans' Low Down Dirty Shame in 1994. She was born on September 18, 1971, in Baltimore, MD, where she grew up and went on to study dance at Baltimore School for the Arts. She then attended North Carolina School of Arts, but dropped out when Wayans found her an agent to launch her acting career.

Real notice came when she worked on "Bill Cosby"'s series A Different World starting in 1991. Thereafter she appeared in several films including her more serious roles as the single mother in "Menace II Society" and the girlfriend in "Jason's Lyric" (1994). "Eddie Murphy"'s 1996 rendition of "The Nutty Professor" brought her back to comedy, and the extensive hype around the film allowed her fame to swell. In 1997, she married fellow actor (and... Full Biography

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Jada Pinkett-Smith & Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and Willow Smith voice Gloria in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa."...
Trey Smith, actor Will Smith, actor Jaden Smith, actress Willow Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith...
Jada Pinkett Smith at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in Westwood, Calif. on April 2, 2005.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Wicked Wisdom perform at "Concerts At The Grove" in Los Angeles on Aug. 11,...
Wicked Wisdom with Jada Pinkett Smith, right, perform in Mokena, Ill. on Sept. 25, 2006.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Wicked Wisdom performing at Download festival, Downington Park, Pa. on June...
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