Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 18, 1971. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom "True Colors." She later starred in" A Different World," produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in film "The Nutty Professor" in 1996. She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including "Scream 2," "Ali," "The Matrix Reloaded," and others.

Smith is also a singer-songwriter and launched her music career in 2002 when she helped create the metal band "Wicked Wisdom."

In 1997, she married rapper and actor Will Smith. They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Smith is stepmother to Willard "Trey" Smith III, Will's son from a previous marriage. The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on inner-city youth and family support and has worked with non-profit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.