Karyn Parsons
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Death Spa
as Brooke
1988
The Ladies Man
as Julie Simmons
2000
Mixing Nia
as Nia
1998
13 Moons
as Lily
2002
Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self
2005
Sweet Thing
as Eve
2020
Class Act
as Ellen
1992
Major Payne
as Emily Walburn
1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self
2020
On Monday of Last Week
as Tracy
2018
The Projectionist
as Rosa
2026
TV Appearances
The Job
as Toni
2001
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
Cartoon Sushi
1998
Lush Life
as Margot Hines
1996
Static Shock
as Tracy Flackman (voice)
2000
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Hilary Banks
1990
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
Out All Night
as Hilary Banks
1992
The John Larroquette Show
as Annie
1993
Melrose Place
as Jackie Zambrano
1992
Hunter
as Elizabeth Childs
1984
Gulliver's Travels
as Lady-in-Waiting
1996