Talk:Jada Pinkett Smith

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QzDaddy, Jada Pinkett-Smith's mother is Mualatto as she told a magazine. And the term Mulatto is still in use because census has a legal definition of mulatto. It is anyone born to a black parent and a white parent, two Mulatto parents, or to a mulatto parent and a black or a mulatto and a white. (—Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Swirly (talk • contribs) 15:06, 22 February 2006 )

I already know what the word "mulatto" means; this is a defunct word that was used 200 years ago to define people. Also, if you want to know how people are currently defined in the "United States", go to the United States Census Bureau". | QzDaddy 13:18, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] father's occupation

We have a link to the contractor disambiguation page, which I'm trying to clean up. I don't know what sort of contractor he was, so for the moment I've opted to link to Independent_contractor. This is a bit of a catch all. If he was a general_contractor please change the link. LeeG 14:26, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Article on Jada Pinkett Smith

Actress and musician Jada Pinkett Smith is a native of Maryland who studied dance and acting at the Baltimore School of the Arts and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Her first big role was in the long-running NBC series 'A Different World'.

Jada married actor and musician Will Smith in 1997. Their children are Jaden Christopher Syre and Willow Camille Reign. Will and Jada are creators and executive producers of UPN's TV show, 'All of Us'. Pinkett Smith's voice can be heard on the 2006 debut album of her rock/metal band, Wicked Wisdom, and also on the soundtrack of the animated film 'Madagascar' in which she voices the character Gloria the Hippo.

  Filmography

Film Debut: [[Italic textMenace To SocietyItalic text']] 1993

[[Italic textThe InkwellItalic text]] opposite Larenz Tate

[[Italic textAliItalic text]] (Columbia Pictures) with her husband Will

[[Italic textKingdom ComeItalic text]] (Fox Searchlight) with LL Cool J and Whoopi Goldberg

[[Italic textBamboozledItalic text]] Spike Lee's film

[[Italic textScream 2Italic text]] Wes Craven's film, with Neve Campbell

[[Italic textThe Nutty ProfessorItalic text]] (New Line Pictures) with Eddie Murphy

[[Italic textSet It OffItalic text]] with Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox

Michael Mann's [[Italic textCollateralItalic text]] with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx

[[Italic textMatrix ReloadedItalic text]] and [[Italic textMatrix RevolutionsItalic text]] as Niobe

[[Italic textJason's LyricItalic text]] with Allen Payne

Keenan Ivory Wayans' [[Italic textA Low Down Dirty ShameItalic text]]

[[Italic textDemon NightItalic text]]

This info is all from the official Jada Pinkett Smith website. Even if you don't care for the way I wrote it up, maybe the data here will be useful just the same.

Please disregard the above--someone blanked the page, so I thought there was no existing article! I just reverted it to bring back the article.

S. M. Sullivan 09:10, 13 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Trivia section

Was it true that Jada auditioned for the role of Will Smith's girlfriend on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and didn't get it because she was too short? Or not? (Note: Is that the role that went to Nia Long in the end?)--80.47.106.229 18:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jada's sibiling

She has a younger brother named Caleeb Pinkett.

[edit] Selected filmography

As per Wikipedia is not a collection of lists, I have reduced the "Filmography" section to just the films that have Wiki articles, and renamed it to "Selected filmography" ... people can click the IMDb External link at the end of the article to see the subject's full filmography with links to information about each of their films.

I have also used [[19xx in film|19xx]] tags for the years of the films, something that Some Other Editors do not appear to understand, since they seem to think that just linking [[19xx]] somehow has encyclopedic value.

Anonymous edits without comments may be reverted by anyone.

I am placing this boilerplate message on this Discussion page before I actually make the changes, so that I can just put "see Discussion page" in the edit summary, and hopefully not have my edit summarily reverted as vandalism by Some Other Editor.

Happy Editing! --68.239.79.82 (talk · contribs) 10:46, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scientologist

Isn't she a scientologist like her hubby, and if so, doesn't that merit a mention? http://www.fametracker.com/blue_moons/mediator_2005_06_14.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bassophile (talk • contribs) 09:03, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Heritage Wars

Hi I've been watching this stupid conflict of editing with heritage. This has become a problem within the last 2 weeks I ask why?? Alot of the statements on heritage from what I've seen have been posted for months and now someone has a problem with it. Some of these actors or actress such as: Sanaa Lathan, Meagan Good, Tionne Watkins, Monica Arnold, Jada Pinkett, and Will Smith have verbally said in some interviews that they have other heritage besides African American. I believe it is fair especially for people whom clearly show physical features that are in no way Sub-Saharan African (Not in my own opinion but seriously have traits that are not African), but are Native American or other to be taken seriously. I have a sad suspension that if only for ex. Monica heritage mentioned was African American with the [citation needed] but after it. That information would not be removed, but because other heritage is included it is targeted. Please negotiate this issue because if you have any knowledge on phenotypic characteristics or have ever listen to these people talk then some type of truce should be met in order not to be biased. Aslo Jada's mother is white for your information if you know anything about her at all, but I saw that the user:All Hallow's Wraith was quick to find references stating that she is African American. Sorry but that does make you look like you have a problem with people having other heritage besides African American.131.230.135.14 (talk) 15:15, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah it's true her mother is white. Kinda pathetic that this is a fight over what should be written and why somethings are not mentioned. I've also HEARD her in verbal interviews state that she is part Cherokee. My thoughts are not speculation because it is not my own opinion it is what she is. I've added her heritage back with the citation needed to be more open and not so damn one-sided131.230.114.1 (talk) 17:55, 1 April 2008 (UTC)