Much has been said about Jada Pinkett Smith in recent weeks, but not precisely for her acting career, but for the episode at the Oscars 2022 in which her husband Will Smith defended her from a joke by Chris Rock about her alopecia and many other issues surrounding the famous couple, but it has also made us wonder what is the net worth of the also producer, director, singer and author.
Born on September 18, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was born while her mother was still in high school and although her parents married soon after, her father abandoned them. Jada’s maternal grandmother, seeing her talent for acting, enrolled her in piano and dance lessons.
She later attended the Baltimore School of the Arts, where she became close friends with future rap star Tupac Shakur, with whom she maintained a close bond until his death and who helped her believe in her talent, which would explode when she moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s.
The beginning of Pinkett’s success in Hollywood
After starting her career in TV shows such as True Colors, Doogie Howser MD and 21 Jump Street, she gained notoriety in A Different World and in film she received her big break in Menace II Society. Later he could be seen in A Low Down Dirty Shame, Jason’s Lyrics and the successful The Nutty Professor alongside Eddie Murphy.
Then followed films like Kingdom Come, a cameo in Scream 2 and two films in The Matrix saga. Her performance in Hawthornele earned her the Image Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2010, in addition to being recognized for her role as Fish Mooney in Gotham as well as Gloria in the animated film series Madagascar and since 2018 she leads the Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk.
Pinkett Smith and her marriage to Will Smith
The couple began dating in 1995, following the actor’s split from Sheree Fletcher, and married in 1997. Pinkett and Smith have two children, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith, plus Jada is stepmother to Trey Smith, son of Will’s previous relationship. In 2019, during an episode of Red Table Talk, Pinkett admitted to Smith that while the two separated in 2016 she was romantically involved with singer August Alsina.
Jada Pinkett Smith net worth in 2022
According to sites like Celebrity Net Worth, Jada Pinkett Smith’s net worth in 2022 is valued at $50 million.