The actress touched on her character's personality and journey, as well as her own relationships with older cast members Jada ... screens. Smith recalled her entry into A Different World as ...

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Jada Pinkett Smith on 'A Different World' in the '90s She continued, "We're the new blood, so they were kind of like, 'All right, whatever.' Not in a funky ...

On Lena Waithe’s ‘Legacy Talk’ podcast, Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her approach to intimacy onscreen, recalling ...

Jada Pinkett Smith felt like she had to “earn her stripes” on ‘A Different World’. The 53-year-old star’s breakout role came in 1991 as Lena James in ‘The Cosby Show’ spinoff ...

Jada Pinkett Smith is revisiting Lena ... Waithe noted that Smith's journey on A Different World mirrored her character's journey in the plot. "I just remember how the older cast was now starting ...

Jada Pinkett Smith is revisiting Lena James. The actress, 53, sat down for a chat on the Dec. 3 episode of the podcast Legacy Talk with Lena Waithe, looking back at highlights of her decades on the ...

4. Getting married taught her more about herself When Jada first met Will Smith in 1994, she wasn’t convinced by the idea of getting married. “I didn't look at marriage as ‘the thing ...

'A Different World' star Jada Pinkett Smith has recalled her experiences joining the sitcom partway through its run.