Actor
Karyn Parsons
60 years · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA · 11 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 11
The Projectionist
2026 · Rosa
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
2020 · Self
On HBO Max
Sweet Thing
2020 · Eve
On Kanopy
On Monday of Last Week
2018 · Tracy
Nobody Wants Your Film
2005 · Self
13 Moons
2002 · Lily
On Tubi TV
The Ladies Man
2000 · Julie Simmons
Mixing Nia
1998 · Nia
On Plex
Major Payne
1995 · Emily
On YouTube Free
Class Act
1992 · Ellen
On Hoopla
Death Spa
1988 · Brooke
On Plex