Born in Baltimore (Maryland, US) in 1971
Jada is an American actress, producer, director, author, singer-songwriter and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. Her success began to build when she starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby. She earned recognition for her role opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996), and starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, and gained wider recognition for her roles in the films Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions.
