Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith is an actress, author and Red Table Talk co-host who also fronts the metal band Wicked Wisdom under the name Jada Koren.
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- Born
- September 18, 1971 · Baltimore, Maryland
- Creative work
- Actress, musician, author, host and producer
- Breakout
- Lena James in A Different World, beginning in 1991
- Music
- Wicked Wisdom vocalist, performing as Jada Koren
- Training
- Baltimore School for the Arts, class of 1989
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Baltimore beginnings.
Jada Koren Pinkett was born in Baltimore and studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts, graduating in 1989. She also attended the North Carolina School of the Arts before pursuing acting. Her television breakthrough came in 1991 as Lena James on A Different World.
A voice for heavy music.
In 2002, she formed Wicked Wisdom and performed as Jada Koren. She described growing up with hard rock and heavy metal, then finding a shared musical direction with guitarist Pocket: heavy music with melody. The band played Ozzfest in 2005 and released its self-titled album in 2006.
On screen.
Her screen work includes Set It Off, the Matrix films and Girls Trip. She also voices Gloria in the Madagascar films, bringing her work to fans of animation as well as live action.
Three generations at one table.
Red Table Talk brought Jada, her daughter Willow and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris together for conversations about relationships, identity and difficult experiences. Jada served as a co-host and executive producer. The series won the 2021 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show.
Telling her own story.
Her 2023 memoir Worthy explores her upbringing, career, family and journey toward self-acceptance. Alongside the book, Our Worthy Journey offers a community centered on connection and self-worth.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2006Wicked WisdomLead vocalist, as Jada Koren
- 2005OzzfestPerformer with Wicked Wisdom
Books
- 2023WorthyAuthor
Film & TV
- 2018–2023Red Table TalkCo-host and executive producer
- 2017Girls TripActor
- 2005MadagascarVoice of Gloria
- 1991–1993A Different WorldLena James
Awards
Quotes
I just love the freedom of metal music.Jada Pinkett Smith, Billboard interview excerpted by Blabbermouth
In July 2005, she explained what drew her to metal while discussing Wicked Wisdom’s Ozzfest appearances.
Trivia
- Her musical stage name, Jada Koren, uses her first and middle names.
- Tupac Shakur was a classmate at the Baltimore School for the Arts.
- Worthy includes writing prompts inviting readers to reflect on their own lives.
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