Jada Pinkett Smith's career: red carpets, movies and family (35 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Actress and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith is best known for "Red Table Talk," "The Matrix," "Gotham" and "The Nutty Professor." Here's a look back at her career through the years.

Cast member Jada Pinkett Smith arrives with her daughter, Willow Smith, at the premiere of "Wild Wild West" in Los Angeles on June 28, 1999. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Cast member Pinkett Smith arrives for the premiere of "The Matrix: Reloaded" in New York City on May 13, 2003. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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Cast members, from left to right,cast members Tom Cruise, Pinkett Smith and Jamie Foxx pose at the premiere of "Collateral," which opened the Urban World Film Festival in New York City on August 4, 2004. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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Will Smith (L) and wife, Pinkett Smith, meet to announce that Jada will be the first campaign model for Carol's Daughter beauty products in New York City on May 17, 2005. The couple have been married since 1997 and share two children together. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI

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