Karyn Parsons
Born: 1966-10-08 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Karyn Parsons decided to go into acting at the age of 13. She had her first TV role in the NBC drama The Bronx Zoo (1987), but she made her big break as Will Smith's cousin "Hilary Banks" on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990). During the show's six-year run, she starred in movies such as Class Act (1992) and Major Payne (1995). After The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), she starred in the short-lifted sitcom Lush Life (1996), co-starring Lori Petty, which only lasted three episodes before it was canceled. In 1998, she starred in her first lead role in the award-winning movie Mixing Nia (1998). She guest-starred in TV sitcoms before starring in 13 Moons (2002), in which she met her husband, director Alexandre Rockwell, whom she married in 2003. After their wedding, they had a child and now live in New York.
Filmography
2020
- Sweet Thing as Eve
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion as Self
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2018
- On Monday of Last Week as Tracy
2005
- Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
2002
- 13 Moons as Lily
2001
- The Job as Toni
2000
- Static Shock as Tracy Flackman (voice)
- The Ladies Man as Julie Simmons
1998
- Mixing Nia as Nia
- Cartoon Sushi
1996
- Gulliver's Travels as Lady-in-Waiting
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Lush Life as Margot Hines
1995
- Major Payne as Emily Walburn
1993
- The John Larroquette Show as Annie
1992
- Melrose Place as Jackie Zambrano
- Class Act as Ellen
- Out All Night as Hilary Banks
1990
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hilary Banks
1988
- Death Spa as Brooke
1984
- Hunter as Elizabeth Childs