Biography
Parsons had previously worked as a model and appeared in nearly two dozen TV commercials before making her TV debut in "Roughhouse" (CBS, 1988), a busted pilot directed by Martha Coolidge. She began to branch out into a feature career playing the female lead in "Class Act" (1992), a teen comedy starring pop rappers Kid 'N' Play. Parsons was selected to perform similar chores opposite Damon Wayans in "Major Payne" (1995). She returned to series …
Career Milestones
| Acted in commercials | ||
| Began studying acting at age 13 | ||
| Formed her own production company, Bamboozled Goliwogg, Inc., to develop film and TV projects | ||
| Worked as a model while auditioning for acting jobs | ||
1988 | TV debut, a supporting role in "Roughhouse", an unsold sitcom pilot directed by Martha Coolidge and broadcast on "CBS Summer Playhouse" | |
1990 | Cast as Hilary Banks on the hit NBC sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" | |
1990 | Feature debut, "Death Spa/Witch Bitch" (filmed in 1987) | |
1992 | Played the female lead in the feature, "Class Act" | |
1995 | Acted in the feature "Major Payne" | |
1996 | Co-starred with Lori Petty in the short-lived Fox sitcom "Lush Life"; also co-created the series | |
1998 | Starred as a biracial woman in the independent film "Mixing Nia" | |