Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress singersongwriter and businesswoman She began her career in 1990 when she made a guest appearance in the shortlived sitcom True Colors She starred in A Different World produced by Bill Cosby and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor 1996 She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society 1993 and Set It Off 1996 She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres including Scream 2 Ali The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions Madagascar Madagascar Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002 when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom for which she is a singer and songwriter Smith also created a production company in addition to authoring a book published in 2004 In 1997 she married rapper and actor Will Smith They have two children Jaden and Willow and Pinkett Smith is stepmother to Willard Trey Smith III Wills son from a previous marriage The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation a charity organization which focuses on innercity youth and family support and has worked with nonprofit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America
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