Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She gained recognition for her role in the sitcom A Different World in 1991. Pinkett Smith has appeared in numerous films, including Menace II Society (1993), The Nutty Professor (1996), Set It Off (1996), and Scream 2 (1997). She also had prominent roles in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), and the Madagascar animated film series. On television, she starred in Hawthorne (2009–2011) and Gotham (2014–2017). Pinkett Smith is the co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk and has received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the show. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.