Which actress did Will Smith marry in 1997?

Will Smith married actress Jada Pinkett Smith in 1997.

The couple married on December 31, 1997, in a private ceremony at The Cloisters near Jada’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. They had met several years earlier, when Jada auditioned for a role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, although she was not cast as Will’s on-screen girlfriend.

Jada built a career as an actress, producer, musician, and talk-show host. She appeared in films such as The Nutty Professor, Set It Off, and the Matrix series. Will Smith became a major film star after television success and movies including Independence Day and Men in Black.

They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Will is also the father of Trey from an earlier marriage. Public statements about their relationship have sometimes used different labels, but their legal marriage began in 1997.