Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons’s net worth is $1.5 Million. Also know about Karyn Parsons bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship, and more …

Karyn Parsons Wiki Biography

  • The popular American screenwriter, TV producer, actor, and model, Karyn Parsons. 
  • She was born in Hollywood on October 8, 1966, and attended Santa Monica High School as a child. 
  • She started her career as a model, but when Karyn played a student in the “The Power of a Lie” episode of the TV show “The Bronx Zoo” in 1987, her acting career began. 
  • Her big-screen debut was in 1992, when in the movie entitled “Class Act,” Parsons played Ellen. 
  • She had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million in 2013. 
  • “In 1988, when she played Lynette from “CBS Summer Playhouse” in the episode entitled “Roughhouse,” Karyn’s next appearance on the TV screen was, but her real big break was in 1990 when the actress had the opportunity to play Will Smith’s cousin “Hilary Banks” in the NBC sitcom called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. 
  • Karyn Parsons had various roles in movies and TV shows after this performance. 
  • Many audiences also know Karyn Parsons as a “Lush Life” actress-she starred not only in it but was also the show’s co-producer, co-writer, and co-creator. 
  • Karyn, however, has been employed for a relatively short period of time in the show business industry, and maybe that is the reason why her net worth is not much higher. 
  • She has appeared in films such asMajor Payne,” “Late Nights” and “The Ladies Man,” but in 2002 her last notable screen appearance was. 
  • In the comedy-drama film named ’13 Moons’, viewers saw Karyn as Lily, and since then the actress has only appeared on TV a few times. 
  • The first husband of Karyn Parson in her personal life was Randy Brooks, an American film and TV star, best known for his appearance in the movie called “Reservoir Dogs,” who is also well known because of “The Young and the Restless” in the soap opera culture. 
  • But in the 1990s, the pair divorced. 
  • 10 years later, in 2003, Karyn Parsons got married again. 
  • Charles Alexandre Rockwell, an American film director, screenwriter, and actor, is her second husband. 
  • The couple has two children together: their older daughter, Lana, was born in 2003, and their younger son, Nico, was born in 2007. 

Karyn Parsons Quick Info

Full Name Karyn Parsons
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth October 8, 1966
Place Of Birth Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession Actor, Model, Screenwriter, Television producer
Education Santa Monica High School
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Alexandre Rockwell (m. 2003)
Children Nico Rockwell, Lana Rockwell
Parents Kenneth B. Parsons, Louise Hubert
Nicknames Karyn Rockwell
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663854
Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Movies “Class Act” (1992), “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “CBS Summer Playhouse”: “Roughhouse”, “Major Payne”, “Late Nights”, “The Ladies Man”
TV Shows “The Power of a Lie”, “The Bronx Zoo”

Karyn Parsons Important Facts

  • Now runs a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children on the important historic roles of lesser-known Black Americans.
  • She has played the same character (Hilary Banks) in three different series: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Blossom (1990), and Out All Night (1992).
  • Gave birth to her fourth child at age 40, a son Nico Rockwell in May 2007. The child’s father is her second husband, Alexandre Rockwell.
  • Gave birth to her third child at age 36, a daughter Lana Rockwell in March 2003. The child’s father is her second husband, Alexandre Rockwell.
  • Has two sons from her first husband, Randy Brooks.
  • Her husband, Alexandre Rockwell, owns and operates a nightclub in the downtown district of New York.
  • Enjoys dancing, fencing, and horseback.
  • Graduated from Santa Monica High School.
  • Is also a model.
  • Worked with Jennifer Beals on 13 Moons (2002), who is the ex-wife of her husband Alexandre Rockwell.
  • Father is white, mother is black.
  • Met her future husband, Alexandre Rockwell, in New York in 1999.

Karyn Parsons Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
On Monday of Last Week 2017 Short completed Tracy Actress
The Job 2001-2002 TV Series Toni Actress
Static Shock 2002 TV Series Tracy Flackman Actress
13 Moons 2002 Lily Actress
The Ladies Man 2000 Julie Simmons Actress
Linc’s 1999 TV Series Elaine Actress
Melrose Place 1999 TV Series Jackie Zambrano Actress
Mixing Nia 1998 Nia Actress
Cartoon Sushi 1997 TV Series Actress
Lush Life 1996 TV Series Margot Hines Actress
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-1996 TV Series Hilary Banks Actress
Gulliver’s Travels 1996 TV Mini-Series Lady-in-Waiting Actress
The John Larroquette Show 1995 TV Series Annie Actress
Major Payne 1995 Emily Walburn Actress
Out All Night 1992 TV Series Hilary Banks Actress
Class Act 1992 Ellen Actress
Blossom 1992 TV Series Hilary Banks Actress
Death Spa 1989 Brooke Actress
CBS Summer Playhouse 1988 TV Series Lynette Actress
Hunter 1988 TV Series Elizabeth Childs Actress
The Bronx Zoo 1987 TV Series Student #2 / Girl Actress
Sweet Blackberry Presents 2008 TV Series producer – 2 episodes Producer
Lush Life 1996 TV Series co-producer – 6 episodes Producer
Sweet Blackberry Presents 2008 TV Series writer – 2 episodes Writer
Lush Life 1996 TV Series creator – 1 episode Writer
Catch 21 2009 TV Series Herself – Contestant Self
E! True Hollywood Story 2007 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Tavis Smiley 2006 TV Series Herself Self
BET Awards 2005 2005 TV Special Herself Self
Nobody Wants Your Film 2005 Documentary Herself Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1996 TV Series Herself Self
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1996 TV Series Herself / Hilary Banks Self
The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1994 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
Soul Train Comedy Awards 1993 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
The Ultimate Driving Challenge 1993 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1993 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1992 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
Ebony/Jet Showcase 1991 TV Series Herself Self
Into the Night 1990 TV Series Herself Self
A polos 25 2010 TV Series Hilary Banks Archive Footage
50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime 2004 TV Movie documentary Hilary Banks – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Archive Footage
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1995 TV Series Hilary Banks Archive Footage

Karyn Parsons Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2008 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize Children’s Animation Category Sweet Blackberry Presents (2008) Won
2008 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize Children’s Animation Category Sweet Blackberry Presents (2008) Nominated