Jada Pinkett

In 2004, Pinkett Smith appeared in a video for Britney Spears’ The Onyx Hotel Tour. She appears mysteriously from nowhere and Britney starts to follow her. Her only words were: “Wanna Join Me?” Said to Spears when she blows a brick wall away, looks back and reaches out for Britney. She (Britney) then grabs her hand and a bright light shoots out from the doors of the club.

Pinkett Smith was born Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Adrienne Banfield, the head nurse of an inner-city clinic in Baltimore, and Robsol Pinkett, Jr., who runs a construction company. Her parents divorced after only a few months of marriage and her mother has since re-married twice; Her mother became pregnant with her while still in high school. Pinkett Smith majored in theatre at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she met classmate Tupac Shakur with whom she developed a close friendship. In the documentary Tupac: Resurrection, Shakur says, “Jada is my heart. She will be my friend for my whole life.” Also in this documentary, Pinkett Smith calls Shakur “one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime.” The two remained close friends until Shakur’s death in 1996. After graduating from the Baltimore School for the Arts, Pinkett Smith then spent a year at the North Carolina School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue her career in acting. Pinkett Smith is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress and hardrock/metal singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith. Pinkett is also lead singer of heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom.