Jada Pinkett Smith's Five Toughest TV/Film Roles

A few of Jada Pinkett Smith's best tough girl roles.

Jada Pinkett-Smith on her role in Gotham: - “She’s part of the mob world of Gotham which hasn’t really been explored yet… This is the origin of how Batman came to be… I get paid to play evil. That’s awesome!"(Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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Jada Pinkett Smith - Jada Pinkett-Smith is a TV/film industry veteran who deserves props for all the work she has put in over the years. She has played a variety of roles, but we can't help but be in love with her edgier roles like that of Fish Mooney in the upcoming TV series, Gotham. Keep flipping images for some of our favorite tough girl roles played by Jada Pinkett Smith. (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Fish Mooney, Gotham  - Jada Pinkett Smith plays Fish Mooney, a ruthless gangster in Gotham. Gotham traces the rise of some of DC Comics' most iconic Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. The show hasn't aired yet but Smith said she tapped into Griselda Blanco for this role. We can't wait! (Photo: Jessica Miglio/FOX)

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Fish Mooney, Gotham  - Jada Pinkett Smith plays Fish Mooney, a ruthless gangster in Gotham. Gotham traces the rise of some of DC Comics' most iconic Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. The show hasn't aired yet but Smith said she tapped into Griselda Blanco for this role. We can't wait! (Photo: Jessica Miglio/FOX)

Lena James, A Different World  - Jada Pinkett Smith starred as Lena James in the hit TV show A Different World. Smith tapped into her tough girl Baltimore roots in order to play Lena, who was a streetwise but smart sudent with promise. (Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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Lena James, A Different World  - Jada Pinkett Smith starred as Lena James in the hit TV show A Different World. Smith tapped into her tough girl Baltimore roots in order to play Lena, who was a streetwise but smart sudent with promise. (Photo: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Christina Hawthorne, Hawthorne - Christina Hawthorne was a nurse with a big heart. She often went against hospital politics because she did whatever she could to keep patients happy and healthy. If only more medical professionals in real life were like that (Photo: TNT)

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Christina Hawthorne, Hawthorne - Christina Hawthorne was a nurse with a big heart. She often went against hospital politics because she did whatever she could to keep patients happy and healthy. If only more medical professionals in real life were like that (Photo: TNT)

Niobe, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions  -  Niobe did what had to be done to make sure Zion was covered, guns blazing! (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Niobe, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions  -  Niobe did what had to be done to make sure Zion was covered, guns blazing! (Photo: Warner Bros.)

Stony, "Set it Off"  - In Set it Off, Stony robbed banks because she had to, not because she wanted to. She was strict about not hurting anyone yet also conflicted because she knew the life she lived was wrong. In the end, she was the only one who survived. (Photo: New Line Cinema/Getty Images)

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Stony, "Set it Off"  - In Set it Off, Stony robbed banks because she had to, not because she wanted to. She was strict about not hurting anyone yet also conflicted because she knew the life she lived was wrong. In the end, she was the only one who survived. (Photo: New Line Cinema/Getty Images)