born september american actress dancer singer songwriter began career guest appearance short lived sitcom true colors starred produced featured opposite professor starred dramatic films set appeared films variety genres including scream ali matrix matrix revolutions madagascar madagascar escape africa madagascar europe wanted launched music career helped create metal band singer songwriter smith created production company addition book published married actor smith children willow couple founded charity organization focuses inner city youth family support worked non profit organizations like family early life born baltimore maryland named mother favorite soap opera actress african american west indian jamaica barbados portuguese jewish ancestry parents head nurse inner city clinic baltimore ran construction company pregnant high school couple married divorced months raised help mother social worker noticed granddaughter passion performing arts enrolled piano tap dance ballet lessons younger brother actor writer remained close mother said mother daughter relationship usually honest close added mother understood wanted stood way participated maid honor wedding telecommunications executive shown great admiration grandmother saying grandmother wanted create better community add beauty world attended met lifelong friends classmate dance theatre graduated continued education fully invested pursuing acting career ultimately moved los_angeles california quickly found success business acting career began acting career starred episode true colors appeared television pilot supernatural drama titled world aired received guest roles television shows jump street earned role comedian nbc television sitcom college freshman acted action comedy film low dirty shame described character raw major attitude acting garnered positive reviews new_york_times noted performance sassy recording walks away movie following role starred actor comedian remake professor film opened theaters earned million weekend role set crime drama women rob banks escape poverty acting film noted san_francisco_chronicle named watch cameo role scream college student brutally murdered hundreds film million box office cast film personal assistant main character portrayed film met mediocre reviews won freedom expression award present best known role date human rebel films matrix matrix revolutions video game enter matrix sequels matrix character eventually written specifically mind directly filmed scenes ali flew australia work matrix sequels sequels earned million million opening weekends respectively portrayed lesbian author women directorial debut wrote acted movie starring debuted cannes film festival january started working tnt medical drama executive producer starring cast member september cancelled tnt seasons spring launched web series entitled red table talks episode featuring daughter mother order encourage dialogue families beginning starred season fox crime drama notorious gangster reprised role episodes second season musical career stage formed metal band band consists performing lead vocals guitar vocals cameron graves guitar keyboard vocals rio bass vocals band managed entertainment company founded husband smith band self titled debut album released february production company smith served project executive producer album chart peaked number week march allmusic reviewer said album shows expressive commanding singer wicked wisdom shows considerable promise band promoted album touring heavy metal band hotel tour landed slot year highest profile tours band opened spears dates april european leg tour went perform small nightclub los_angeles said blown away hear band apparent love respect genre music organizers announced perform second stage fans festival outraged claiming band credibility perform music festival aware questions band addition said asking favors got prove audience going wicked wisdom guitarist said early dates tour rocky word got weren joke people started coming sixth seventh gig fire agreed saying seven dates tour attitude started turn word mouth started getting personal life met smith set smith television auditioned role character girlfriend considered short role went actress friends began dating december guests attended wedding near hometown baltimore maryland marriage said private people told interviewer throw career away let break marriage clear throw away completely children willow son previous marriage commented styles strict definitely believe important component children creates safety understand need guidance willow attending public school family resides square foot home acres business ventures opening music company created fashion label clothing line features women shirts dresses embellished slogan sister power sold primarily small smith helped create television series originally aired upn published children book world wrote book willow friends little girls world need female pretty masculine world tried capture different sides want girls world feel powerful know power change world way wish celebrities invest combined total million line beauty products created spokesperson beauty line said african american woman dream philadelphia husband smith partners charity work politics smith created baltimore maryland charity focuses youth urban inner cities family support aunt foundation executive director charity awarded david humanitarian award provided grants non profit organizations personal donations organizations capital december donated million memory friend aunt diagnosed association held annual butterflies hollywood event september los_angeles event raised funds public professional educational programs presented award 4th annual foundation america awards behalf wrote letter baltimore mayor asking visiting comply baltimore absolute prohibition use devices harm elephants appeared video clip change campaign aims raise funds awareness women issues globally philadelphia meeting filming smith donated help basis couple came fire decided fund new village leadership academy private elementary school located california defunct school employed teachers dedicated featured controversial like created founder couple denied claims filmography awards nominations
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