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Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons

Birthday: 1966-10-08 | Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Sweet Thing

as    Eve

2002
13 Moons

as    Lily

2001
The Job

as    Toni

2000
The Ladies Man

as    Julie Simmons

1996
Lush Life

as    Margot Hines

1992
Class Act

as    Ellen

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as    Hilary Banks