Early life

Parsons was born in Los Angeles, California. In an interview for Essence in 2008, she described her parentage as biracial. Her mother, Louise Parsons, is an African American from Charleston, South Carolina and her father, Kenneth B. Parsons, is of Welsh descent and from Butte, Montana. She attended Santa Monica High School.

Career

Parsons starred as Hilary Banks on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1996. She co-created, co-produced, co-wrote, and co-starred on the Fox sitcom Lush Life in 1996, which was later canceled after four episodes. In 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series The Job with Denis Leary.

Besides television, Parsons has starred in several films, particularly in comedies such as Late Nights (1992), Major Payne (1995), and The Ladies Man (2000). Parsons' current project is Sweet Blackberry, producing a line of animated films about unsung black heroes. The first in the series is about Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom.

Personal life

Parsons' first marriage was to The Young and the Restless actor Randy Brooks, but they later divorced in the 1990s. Parsons married director Alexandre Rockwell in 2003. Together they have a daughter, Lana (born June 8, 2003), and a son, Nico (born April 11, 2007).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1989	Death Spa	Brooke
1992	Class Act	Ellen
1995	Major Payne	Emily Walburn
1998	Mixing Nia	Nia
2000	Ladies Man, TheThe Ladies Man	Julie Simmons
2002	13 Moons	Lily

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Bronx Zoo, TheThe Bronx Zoo	Girl	Episode: "Changes"
1987	Bronx Zoo, TheThe Bronx Zoo	Student #2	Episode: "The Power of a Lie"
1988	Hunter	Elizabeth Childs	Episode: "Renegade"
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	Lynette	Episode: "Roughhouse"
1990-96	Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TheThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Hilary Banks	Main cast; 146 episodes
1992	Blossom	Hilary Banks	Episode: "Wake Up Little Suzy"
1992	Out All Night	Hilary Banks	Episode: "The Great Pretender"
1995	John Larroquette Show, TheThe John Larroquette Show	Annie	Episode: "Several Unusual Love Stories"
1996	Gulliver's Travels	Lady-in-waiting	Miniseries
1996	Lush Life	Margot Hines	Main cast; 4 episodes
1999	Melrose Place	Jackie Zambrano	2 episodes
1999	Linc's	Elaine	Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon"
2001-02	Job, TheThe Job	Toni	10 episodes
2002	Static Shock	Tracy	Voice; episode: "Static Shaq"

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