Paula Jai Parker

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Known For

Acting

Born

1969-08-19

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Paula Jai Parker

Biography

Paula Jai Parker (born August 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films Friday (1995), Sprung (1997), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), Phone Booth (2002), Hustle & Flow (2005) and Idlewild (2006). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paula Jai Parker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Soul of A Sister as Head Therapist
2023
The Furry Fortune as June
2023
Kings of L.A. as Mason
2023
Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends as Victoria
2022
Martin: The Reunion
2022
A Miracle Before Christmas as Martha
2022
American Gigolo as Diamond
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Trudy (voice)
2021
Colin in Black and White as Aunt Zora
2021
Them as Hazel Emory
2020
Stalker as Evelyn
2019
All Rise as Charlene Addison
2019
A House Divided as Stephanie Sanders
2019
Crown Lake as Headmistress Merriweather
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror as Self
2018
Hey, Mr. Postman! as Ms. Kelly
2018
Taco Shop as Eve
2018
9-1-1 as Judith Spivey
2016
Insecure as Sheryl
2016
She's Got a Plan as Rhonda
2016
Last Call at Murray's as Danice
2016
Recovery Road as Margarita Jean-Baptiste
2015
The Summoning as Angela
2014
Hollywood Divas
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Yvonne
2014
You, Me & Her as Karen
2014
Assistant Motives as Joyce Miller
2014
Act of Faith as Shartruce
2014
4Play as Linda
2014
Patterns of Attraction as Desiree Stewart
2013
Pastor Shirley as Pastor Shirley
2013
Ray Donovan as Sylvie Starr
2013
Life of a King as Gina Sanders
2013
When a Woman's Fed Up as Laticious
2012
The Soul Man as Drew
2011
The Exes as Amelia
2011
King of the Underground as Elizabeth Gayle
2010
Fish Hooks
2010
Fish Hooks as Yolanda (voice)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Ellie
2008
The Mentalist as Astrid
2008
True Blood as Karen
2008
Fear Itself as Patty Orwell
2007
Cover as Monica Wilson
2006
The Genius Club as Tatiana Williams
2006
Idlewild as Rose
2005
The Reichen Show as Self
2005
Criminal Minds as Captain Vivian Paige
2005
My Name Is Earl as Sylvia
2005
The Proud Family Movie as Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
2005
Hustle & Flow as Lexus
2005
Animal as Reecy
2004
Ray as Ruth Brown
2004
She Hate Me as Evelyn
2004
My Baby's Daddy as Rolonda
2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
2003
Love Chronicles as Sara
2003
Phone Booth as Felicia
2002
CSI: Miami as Deana Walters / D-Nasty
2002
High Crimes as Gracie
2002
The Shield as Desirae
2001
The Proud Family as Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
2001
30 Years to Life as Stephanie
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Julia Beltran
1999
Snoops as Roberta Young
1999
The Breaks as Ann
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Paula King
1998
Woo as Claudette
1998
Always Outnumbered as Melodie
1997
The Weird Al Show as Val Brentwood, Gal Spy
1997
Sprung as Adina
1996
Get on the Bus as Jamilia
1996
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as Drunk Party Girl
1995
Tales from the Hood as Sissy Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
1995
Friday as Joi
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1995
The Wayans Bros. as Mia
1994
Cosmic Slop as Tang (segment 'Tang')
1994
Touched by an Angel as Billie Holiday
1991
Roc as Jill