Karyn Parsons
Acting
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.
Born: October 8, 1966
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Eve
as Self - Guest
as Tracy
as Self
as Lily
as Toni
as Julie Simmons
as Tracy Flackman (voice)
as Nia
as Margot Hines
as Self
as Lady-in-Waiting
as Emily Walburn
as Annie
as Jackie Zambrano
as Ellen
as Hilary Banks
as Brooke
as Elizabeth Childs