Jada Pinkett Smith

She attended Baltimores School of Arts at the same time as Tupac Shakur , where they became close friends. They made a video together at the amusement park Kings Dominion, where they lip-synced to Will Smith s & DJ Jazzy Jeff s "Parents Just Dont Understand." Tupac acts like an MC, and Jada acts like a dancer.

Five days before shooting Woo , Jadas close friend, Tupac Shakur , was killed.

In 2000, she was voted by the readers of Black Men Magazine as one of the 10 sexiest women of the year.

Miss Maryland, 1988.

Has been with Will Smith since 1995, two years before their marriage.

She and her husband, Will Smith , opened a Planet Hollywood in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, in March of 1998.

Mother to son Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (Jaden Smith ), born July 8, 1998, and daughter Willow Camille Reign Smith , born October 31, 2000, with husband Will Smith.

Is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.

Sent director Wes Craven a set of steak knives after appearing in Cravens film, Scream 2 .

As a child, she took piano, tap, and ballet classes.

Lead singer of the pop/rock band Wicked Wisdom. Wicked Wisdom is well-known for being both mainstream pop and brutal heavy metal.

Is part-owner of the skin-care line Carols Daughter.

Has been good friends with Carrie-Anne Moss since the filming of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions .

She and husband Will Smith own a house in Howard County, Maryland. Smith often plays basketball with children who attend Homewood High School, a school for troubled children.

(October 2005) She and Will Smith were forced to leave their home in California, because a bush fire threatened to destroy it and several other houses in that area.

Was among the guests at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes s wedding.

Older sister of Caleeb Pinkett.

Ironically auditioned for the role of future husband Will Smith s girlfriend, Lisa (played by Nia Long ), on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" but was told she was too short.

Stepmother of Trey Smith , Wills son with his first wife, Sheree Fletcher.

Attended the North Carolina School Of The Arts for one year but did not graduate because she left for California to pursue acting. She is a honorary Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member.

Her fathers family is African-American and her mothers family is Afro-Caribbean. Her maternal grandfather was from Barbados and her maternal grandmothers parents were from Jamaica.

(May 2005) Is in pre-production for the film version of Sister Souljah s novel "The Coldest Winter Ever," where she will serve as executive producer.

(January 2006) Touring the US with her heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom , promoting their first single "Something Inside of Me", which they also performed live on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Jan 25, 2006.

She and her husband, Will Smith , were both cast in DC comics projects in 2014 - Will as "Deadshot" in the film, Suicide Squad and Jada in the television show, "Gotham" .

Is a huge fan of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" along with husband Will Smith.

Received a Tony award nomination in 2010 for Best Musical as part of the producing team of "Fela!".

Portrayed by Kat Graham in All Eyez on Me .

Friends with Queen Latifah , and Kenya Barris.

Jada first met lifelong friend and then fledgling rapper Queen Latifah in 1987 when she introduced her as the opening act for hip-hop group Public Enemy at Baltimores Palladium club. Jada and Latifah were respectively 16 and 17-years-old at the time.

Suffers from fear of boats and sailing (Thalassophobia).

Is passionate about oil painting in her spare time.

She once auditioned for, and landed, the role of Six LeMeure on the series "Blossom" but ultimately reneged because, at age 18, she felt shed be miserable playing a 12-year-old girl. Within two weeks she landed the role of Lena James on "A Different World" .

Is a self-professed comic book geek.

Auditioned unsuccessfully for a vocal spot in The Lion King .

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

I love religion and have contemplated going back to school to get a world religion degree.