Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 8, 1966
Place of Birth:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Karyn Parsons
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sweet Thing | Eve |
| 2020 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion | Self |
| 2018 | On Monday of Last Week | Tracy |
| 2005 | Nobody Wants Your Film | Self |
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Lily |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man | Julie Simmons |
| 1998 | Mixing Nia | Nia |
| 1995 | Major Payne | Emily Walburn |
| 1992 | Class Act | Ellen |
| 1988 | Death Spa | Brooke |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Job | Toni |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Tracy Flackman (voice) |
| 1998 | Cartoon Sushi | |
| 1996 | Lush Life | Margot Hines |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Lady-in-Waiting |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Annie |
| 1992 | Out All Night | Hilary Banks |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Jackie Zambrano |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Hilary Banks |
| 1984 | Hunter | Elizabeth Childs |