Born: August 18, 1971
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation: Actor
Claim to Fame: Lena James on the sitcom A Different World
Significant Other(s): Husband: Will Smith, actor, rapper; together from 1995; married on December 31, 1997 in Baltimore
Family: Grandmother: Marion Banfield, social worker; died 1985, when Pinkett was 14
Father: Robsol Pinkett Jr., contractor; divorced from Pinkett's mother after a few months; runs a construction company
Mother: Adrienne Banfield, nurse; born 1952; became pregnant with Pinkett in high school; head nurse at an inner-city Baltimore clinic