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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Sweet Thing
Character: Eve
MOVIE • 2020
Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2019
On Monday of Last Week
Character: Tracy
MOVIE • 2018
Nobody Wants Your Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2005
13 Moons
Character: Lily
MOVIE • 2002
The Job
Character: Toni
TV • 2001
The Ladies Man
Character: Julie Simmons
MOVIE • 2000
Static Shock
Character: Tracy Flackman (voice)
TV • 2000
Cartoon Sushi
Character:
TV • 1998
Mixing Nia
Character: Nia
MOVIE • 1998
Lush Life
Character: Margot Hines
TV • 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self
TV • 1996
Gulliver's Travels
Character: Lady-in-Waiting
TV • 1996
Major Payne
Character: Emily Walburn
MOVIE • 1995
The John Larroquette Show
Character: Annie
TV • 1993
Out All Night
Character: Hilary Banks
TV • 1992
Melrose Place
Character: Jackie Zambrano
TV • 1992
Class Act
Character: Ellen
MOVIE • 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Hilary Banks
TV • 1990