Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons
Born	October 8 1968 (age 40)[1] Hollywood, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation	actress
Spouse(s)	Alexandre Rockwell (2003-present) 3 Children Randy Brooks (?-?) 2 Children

Karyn Parsons (born October 8, 1968) is a multiracial^[1] American actress who is best known for her work as the dimwitted, self-centered Hilary Banks on the hit show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Biography

Early life

Parsons was born in Hollywood, California to a black mother, Louise H., and a white father, Kenneth B. Parsons.^[2] She attended Santa Monica High School.^[3]

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 only lasted four episodes before it was canceled.

Parsons has also appeared in such films as Class Act, Major Payne and The Ladies Man. She also starred in The Job with Denis Leary.

Parsons' current project is Sweet Blackberry, producing a line of DVD animated films about notable unsung African-American heroes. The first in the series is about Henry Box Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom.^[4]

Personal life

Parsons has been married to director Alexandre Rockwell since February 8, 2003. They have one daughter and one son together. She was previously married to Randy Brooks. They divorced in the '90s.

Filmography

Television

Footnotes

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