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.

Known For

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Hilary Banks

Major Payne

as Emily Walburn

Static Shock

as Tracy Flackman (voice)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

as Self

Melrose Place

as Jackie Zambrano

The Ladies Man

as Julie Simmons

Gulliver's Travels

as Lady-in-Waiting

Class Act

as Ellen

Death Spa

as Brooke

Hunter

as Elizabeth Childs