Karyn Parsons - wikipedia Karyn Parsons Karyn Parsons ( 1966 - 10 - 08 ) October 8, 1966 ( age 51 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Nationality American Education Santa Monica High School Occupation Actress, comedian Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Randy Brooks ( m. 1987 ; div. 1990 ) Alexandre Rockwell ( m. 2003 ) Children Karyn Parsons ( born October 8, 1966 ) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Hilary Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air from 1990 -- 1996. Parsons also starred in the 1995 film Major Payne opposite Damon Wayans. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links 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 is the creator of Sweet Blackberry, 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 married The Young and the Restless actor Randy Brooks in 1987 ; they divorced in 1990. 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 Notes Death Spa Brooke 1992 Class Act Ellen 1995 Major Payne Emily Walburn 1998 Mixing Nia Nia 2000 The Ladies Man Julie Simmons 2002 13 Moons Lily 2017 On Monday of Last Week Tracy Short film Television Year Title Role Notes The Bronx Zoo Amelia Episodes : `` Changes '' and `` The Power of a Lie '' 1988 Hunter Elizabeth Childs Episode : `` Renegade '' 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Lynette Episode : `` Roughhouse '' 1990 -- 96 The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air Hilary Banks Main role 1992 Blossom Hilary Banks Episode : `` Wake Up Little Suzy '' 1992 Out All Night Hilary Banks Episode : `` The Great Pretender '' 1995 The John Larroquette Show Annie Episode : `` Several Unusual Love Stories '' Gulliver 's Travels Lady - in - waiting Episode : `` February 4, 1996 '' Lush Life Margot Hines Lead role 1999 Melrose Place Jackie Zambrano Episodes : `` How Amanda Got Her Groove '' and `` Unpleasantville '' 1999 Linc 's Elaine Episode : `` Dog Day Afternoon '' 2001 -- 02 The Job Toni Main role 2002 Static Shock Tracy Voice ; Episode : `` Static Shaq '' 2018 Fly Denise Wyatt Main role ; In production References Jump up ^ `` Karyn Parsons Profile ''. NNDB.com. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 24. Jump up ^ http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2008/07/01/karyn-parsonsits-hard-being-biracial-in-americaraising-biracial-kids/ Jump up ^ Karyn Parsons Biography - Yahoo ! Movies Jump up ^ Maltais, Michelle ( December 22, 2005 ). `` Delivered from slavery ''. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Media. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Jump up ^ Hunt, Stephen ( February 3, 2008 ). `` Fresh Prince 's Hilary Produces a Little Black History ''. Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New TV series `` Fly '' will tell the stories of the first all Black female flight crew ``. Our Weekly. Retrieved November 1, 2017. External links Karyn Parsons on IMDb BNF : cb14214058j ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0001 1932 4302 LCCN : nr2004015214 VIAF : 12517025 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karyn_Parsons&oldid=854691612 '' Categories : 1966 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles African - American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American people of Welsh descent American television actresses American television producers Women television producers American television writers American voice actresses American women writers Living people Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bosanski Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano Nederlands Português Simple English Suomi Svenska Türkçe 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 03 : 52 ( UTC ). 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