
Acting
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 Mixi…

The Projectionist
as Rosa

Sweet Thing
as Eve

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
as Self

On Monday of Last Week
as Tracy

Nobody Wants Your Film
as Self

13 Moons
as Lily

The Ladies Man
as Julie Simmons

Mixing Nia
as Nia

Major Payne
as Emily Walburn

Class Act
as Ellen

Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.

The Job
as Toni · 19 ep.

Static Shock
as Tracy Flackman (voice) · 1 ep.

Cartoon Sushi
9 ep.

Gulliver's Travels
as Lady-in-Waiting · 2 ep.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self · 1 ep.

Lush Life
as Margot Hines · 7 ep.

The John Larroquette Show
as Annie · 1 ep.

Melrose Place
as Jackie Zambrano · 2 ep.
Out All Night
as Hilary Banks · 1 ep.
The Job
2001