Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons Biography

Karyn Parsons (born October 8, 1966) is an American television and film actress and model best known for the role of Hilary Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Early life

Parsons was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Louise Parsons, is African American and from Charleston, South Carolina. Her father, Kenneth B. Parsons, is of Welsh descent, and from Butte, Montana. During an interview with Essence in 2008, she described her parentage. She attended Santa Monica High School.

Career

Parsons is known for her role as Hilary Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which ran from 1990 to 1996. She co-created, co-produced, and co-starred in the sitcom Lush Life in 1996, which was later canceled. In 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series The Job with Denis Leary.

Besides television, Parsons has starred in several films, particularly in comedies such as Late Nights (1992), Major Payne (1995), and The Ladies Man (2000). Parsons' current project is Sweet Blackberry, producing a line of animated films about unsung black heroes. The first in the series is about Henry Box Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom.

Personal life

Parsons' first marriage was to The Young and the Restless actor Randy Brooks, but they later divorced in the '90s. Parsons married director Alexandre Rockwell in 2003. Together they have a daughter, Lana (born March 2003), and a son, Nico (born May 2007).

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1992	Class Act	Ellen
1995	Major Payne	Emily Walburn
1998	Mixing Nia	Nia
2000	The Ladies Man	Julie Simmons
2002	13 Moons	Lily
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Bronx Zoo	Girl Student #2	Episode: Changes Episode: The Power of a Lie
1988	Hunter	Elizabeth Childs	Episode: Renegade
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Lynette	Episode: Roughhouse
1990–1996	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Hilary Banks
1992	Blossom	Hilary Banks	Episode: Wake Up Little Suzy
1992	Out All Night	Hilary Banks	Episode: The Great Pretender
1995	The John Larroquette Show	Annie	Episode: Several Unusual Love Stories
1996	Gulliver's Travels	Lady-in-Waiting	NBC Miniseries
1996	Lush Life	Margot Hines
1999	Melrose Place	Jackie Zambrano	Episode: How Amanda Got Her Groove Back Episode: Unpleasantville
1999	Linc's	Elaine	Episode: Dog Day Afternoon
2001	The Job	Toni	Episode: Foot
2002-2004	Static Shock	Tracy	Voice Role Episode: Static Shaq

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