question: Which American actress was featured in the neo-noir crime action thriller "Collateral" as well as the dramatic film "Menace II Society"?
answer: Jada Pinkett Smith
context: Title: Dedicated (song)
  Passage: "Dedicated" is a single by R. Kelly with Public Announcement, From the album "Born into the 90's".  The song was a top ten hit in the R&B/Hip Hop Charts and at number 31 on the Billboard 100 Charts.  It's the album's best charted single in the Billboard chart but the other way around in R&B/Hip Hop charts.  The song was one of the songs by R. Kelly to be used in the movie "Menace II Society" in 1993.  A music video has been made and it featured R. Kelly's mother who died a year later.
  Title: Collateral (film)
  Passage: Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir crime action thriller directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Beattie.  It stars Tom Cruise cast against type as a contract killer and Jamie Foxx as a taxi driver who becomes Cruise's hostage during an evening of the hitman's work.  The film also features Jada Pinkett Smith and Mark Ruffalo.
  Title: Jada Pinkett Smith
  Passage: Jada Koren Pinkett-Smith ( ; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, dancer, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman.  She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom "True Colors".  She starred in "A Different World", produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in "The Nutty Professor" (1996).  She starred in dramatic films such as "Menace II Society" (1993) and "Set It Off" (1996).  She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including "Scream 2", "Ali", "The Matrix Reloaded", "The Matrix Revolutions", "Madagascar", "", and "".
  Title: Arnold Johnson (actor)
  Passage: Arnold Herbert Johnson (November 15, 1921 – April 10, 2000) was an American actor who played the lead role in the film "Putney Swope" (1969); in the film, his voice was dubbed by Robert Downey, Sr. because Johnson could never remember his lines.  Johnson appeared in "Shaft (1971 film)" as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a shoeshine parlor.  He also played a role in the film "My Demon Lover" (1987) and had roles in "Rocky" (1976) and "Menace II Society" (1993), as Thomas, the religious Christian grandfather of the lead character Caine (played by Tyrin Turner).
  Title: Larenz Tate
  Passage: Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor.  He’s best known for his roles as Peter Waters in "Crash" and as O-Dog in the 1993 hood film, "Menace II Society".  His other films include "Dead Presidents", "Love Jones", "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", "A Man Apart", "Waist Deep", "Biker Boyz", and "Ray".
  Title: Streiht Up Menace
  Passage: "Streiht Up Menace" is a 1993 single by MC Eiht off the soundtrack of 1993 movie "Menace II Society".  The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the characters in the movie, acting as a sort of plot summary for the film.  Compton's Most Wanted also did this with another song from a soundtrack with the song "Growin' Up In The Hood" from the "Boyz n the Hood" soundtrack.
  Title: Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
  Passage: Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe.  It was released in 1995.  The album title is an allusion to the movie "Menace II Society".  It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, in the first week of its release.  "Milkman's Son" and "Tomorrow's World" were released as singles.  Music videos were released for "Tomorrow's World", "Milkman's Son", and "Cloudy Skies".
  Title: Pooh-Man
  Passage: Pooh-Man, also known as MC Pooh or MC Pooh-Man (born Lawrence Lee Thomas, January 25, 1971) is an American rap artist who has released several albums on various labels, including Jive Records.  His lyrics focused on the topics of sex, money and murder (his song "Sex, Money, and Murder" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film "Juice").  He also had a small role in the film "Menace II Society", playing Doc.
  Title: Menace II Society (soundtrack)
  Passage: Menace II Society is the name of the official soundtrack for the movie of the same name.  It was released May 26, 1993 by Jive.  It peaked at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 11 on the "Billboard" 200.  Several songs heard both in the movie and in the closing credits, such as "Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye, "Love and Happiness" by Al Green, "Dopeman" by N.W.A, "Ghetto Bird" by Ice Cube, "Computer Love" by Zapp, "For the Love of You" by The Isley Brothers", "Honey Love", "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)", and Dedicated (all performed by R. Kelly), "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton, "Fly Away" by Hi-Five, "Only The Strong Survive" by Jerry Butler, and a remix to "Streiht Up Menace" by MC Eiht, were not included in the soundtrack album.
  Title: Menace II Society
  Passage: Menace II Society (pronounced Menace to Society) is a 1993 American teen hood drama film directed by Allen and Albert Hughes in their directorial debut, and starring Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate and Samuel L. Jackson.  The film is set in Watts.  The film follows the life of a young man named Kaydee "Caine" Lawson and his close friends.  It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content.  It was released in May 1993 to critical acclaim for its gritty portrayal of urban violence and its powerful underlying messages.
citations: Jada Pinkett Smith Collateral (film)