Jada Smith

Featured in Diane English's female ensemble "The Women," a remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce

Once again lent his voice to Gloria the Hippo in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"

Played Don Cheadle's wife in Mike Binder's "Reign Over Me"

With her band Wicked Wisdom, released their self-titled debut album

Voiced Gloria the Hippo in the animated feature "Madagascar"

Appeared in the film "Collateral" alongside Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx

Opened for Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour with her rock-soul band, Wicked Wisdom

Co-starred as Niobe in the Wachowski Brothers' "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "The Matrix: Revelations"

Played Anthony Anderson's loud-mouthed wife in the comedy "Kingdom Come"

Teamed onscreen with husband Will Smith in the Academy Award-nominated film "Ali"

Appeared in the Spike Lee-directed satire "Bamboozled"

Played the title role in the romantic comedy "Woo"

Had a minor part in the opening scene of "Scream 2"

Cast as Eddie Murphy's leading lady in the remake of "The Nutty Professor"

Gained widespread recognition playing a female bank robber in "Set It Off"

Co-starred with Keenen Ivory Wayans (also wrote and directed) in "A Low Down Dirty Shame"

First feature lead, "Jason's Lyric"

Made feature debut in "Menace II Society"

Acted in the unsold ABC-TV pilot, "Moe's World" (aired 1992)

Joined the cast of the NBC spin-off series, "A Different World" as college freshman Lena James

Made first TV appearance on the FOX sitcom "True Colors"

Met Keenen Ivory Wayans through a friend and acquired an agent with Wayans' assistance

Filmed her writing and directorial feature debut, "The Human Contract" (lensed 2008)

Made professional stage debut in a regional production of August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Moved to LA after attending the North Carolina School of the Arts for one year