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Jada Pinkett Smith on "Hawthorne"
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Jada Pinkett Smith stars as Christine Hawthorne in TNT's drama "Hawthorne."

Actress, producer, director and philanthropist Jada Pinkett Smith is continually challenging herself in all aspects of her career. Not only will Jada Pinkett Smith be playing her first lead role in a TV series with "Hawthorne," she is also executive-producing the show.

Jada Pinkett Smith's most recent work includes lending her voice to the role of Gloria in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," as well as the original hit "Madagascar." Jada Pinkett Smith also played opposite Meg Ryan and Annette Bening in the remake of "The Women" from writer-director Diane English and is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Niobe in the hugely successful sequels "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "The Matrix: Revolutions."

Choosing her roles carefully, Jada Pinkett Smith starred opposite Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle in "Reign Over Me" for Columbia Pictures, as well as playing a pivotal role opposite Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann's "Collateral." Some of Jada Pinkett Smith's other credits include "Menace II Society," "Jason's Lyric," "A Low Down Dirty Shame," "The Nutty Professor," "Set It Off" and "Scream 2," as well as voice work for "Princess Mononoke."

Just as she does on screen, Jada Pinkett Smith continually challenges herself off screen with new and exciting projects. Through her production company 100% Womon, Jada Pinkett Smith produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for "The Human Contract," in which she appears with Jason Clarke and Paz Vega.

Having an eye for excellence, Jada Pinkett Smith helped turn "The Secret Life of Bees", the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, into a hit movie that earned itself the NAACP award for Outstanding Motion Picture in 2009. Jada Pinkett Smith worked as executive producer on the film, which starred Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson. As producers, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband, Will Smith, were the creators and executive producers of The CW's "All of Us."

A native of Maryland, Jada Pinkett Smith studied dance and acting at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Jada Pinkett Smith's big break came when she landed a role on the long-running NBC series "A Different World."






JADA PINKETT SMITH: FACTS

How tall is Jada Pinkett Smith? How old is Jada Pinkett Smith? Where was Jada Pinkett Smith born? Find out here.

Age: 38 years old
Birthday: September 18, 1971
Height: 5' 0"
Full Name / Real Name: Jada Koren Pinkett
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Husband: Will Smith




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