Marion Martin Banfield was Jada Pinkett Smith's grandmother and a social worker. She was born on August 26, 1914, in Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States, and belonged to the Negro race. Marion raised Jada while her mother, Adrienne Banfield Jones, was still in high school. Marion was married to Gilbert Leslie Banfield, and they had one child, Adrienne, who struggled with addiction.
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Marion
Martin Banfield's Biography, Wikipedia
Name: Marion Elza Martin Banfield
Nick Name: Marion
Age: 91 Years Old
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Date of Birth: 26 August 1914
Date of Died: December 21, 2005
Religion: Christianity
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: American
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Gilbert Leslie Banfield
Kids: Jada Pinkett Smith
Last Update: August 2022
Marion was a dedicated individual who wanted to help the community and make the world a better place. She noticed Jada's passion for the performing arts and enrolled her in piano, tap dance, and ballet classes.
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Adrienne's addiction devastated Marion as a mother, and she felt like a failure for not being able to raise a daughter who could take care of her own child. Jada, however, pursued her passion for dance and graduated in 1989.
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Jada went on to have a successful acting career, appearing in popular television shows such as Doogie Howser, 21 Jump Street, and Bill Cosby's NBC television shows. Despite Adrienne's struggles, Marion's legacy lives on through Jada's achievements.
