Parsons was born on October 8, 1966, in Los Angeles, California. In an interview for Essence in 2008, she described her parentage as biracial. Her mother, Louise (née Hankerson) Parsons, was an African-American fr… See more

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 l… See more

Parsons married director Alexandre Rockwell in 2003. Together they have a daughter, Lana, and a son, Nico. See more