Family Biography /// Family /// Articles /// Recognition /// With Celebs & Look-a-Likes /// Flashbacks /// 46664 Jada Pinkett-Smith was born to Robson Pinkett, Jr. and Adrienne Banfield in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father was a contractor, and her mother was a nurse. They divorced after only a few months of marriage. She majored in dance and choreography at the Baltimore School for the Arts where one of her classmates was Tupac Shakur. She spent a year at the North Carolina School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Her big break came in 1991 when she was cast in the part of a college freshmen on the television sitcom A Different World (1987)_. She made her feature film debut two years later in Menace II Society (1993). She did not gain widespread recognition, though, until her role opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). In addition to being an excellent actress, she has her own band The Wicked Wisdom, who spent the summer of 2004 on tour with Britney Spears. For more information on the band, visit their official website wickedwisdom.com Filmography: Collateral (2004), Madagascar (2005), Enter the Matrix (2003), Matrix Reloaded, The (2003), Ali (2001), Bamboozled (2000), Nutty Professor (1996), Set It Off (1996), A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)... Photo Gallery: More can be found in the main gallery. KIDS Willow, Jaden & Trey Other Family members (source eonline.com) Father: William C. Smith Sr., refrigeration engineer Mother: Caroline Smith, school- board employee Sister: Pam Smith; born 1964 Sister: Ellen Smith; twin of Harry; born 1971 Brother: Harry Smith; born 1971 Son: Willard C. Smith III (aka Trey Smith); born December 1992; mother, Sheree Zampino Son: Jaden Christopher Syre Smith; born July 8, 1998; mother, Jada Pinkett Daughter: Willow Camille Reign Smith; born October 31, 2000; mother, Jada Pinkett Smith