Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker 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), and for her roles on television sitcoms The Wayans Bros. (1995-1996), Family Time (2012-2019), Hollywood Divas (2014-2016), Ray Donovan (2016), Black Jesus (2019), A House Divided (2019-2022), and Queen Sugar (2021). Parker is also known for her voice of Trudy Proud in the Disney Channel animated comedy series, The Proud Family (2001-2005), and also in the 2005 TV Movie The Proud Family Movie, and its 2022 reboot, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
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| Full name at birth | Paula Jai Parker
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Tang in the 1994 anthology television film Cosmic Slop, Joi in the 1995 comedy film Friday, Sissy Johnson in the 1995 horror anthology film Tales from the Hood, Adina in the 1997 comedy film Sprung, Paula King in the 1998 biographical romantic drama film Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Felicia in the 2002 psychological thriller film Phone Booth, Rolonda in the 2004 comedy film My Baby's Daddy, Evelyn in the 2004 independent LGBT comedy-drama film She Hate Me, Ruth Brown in the 2004 biographical musical drama film Ray, Lexus in the 2005 independent musical drama film Hustle & Flow, Tatiana in the 2006 Christian-themed dramatic thriller film The Genius Club, Monica Wilson in the 2007 drama thriller film Cover, Pastor Shirley in the 2013 comedy-drama film Pastor Shirley, Jill in the Fox comedy-drama series Roc, Monique in the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros., Billie Holiday in the CBS religious drama series Touched By An Angel, Deana Walters/D-Nasty in the CBS police procedural drama series CSI: Miami, Val Brentwood-Gal Spy in the CBS comedy-drama series The Weird Al Show, Stephanie Sanders in the Urban Movie Channel/ALLBLK web soap opera A House Divided, Celine in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar, Roberta Young in the ABC comedy-drama series Snoops, Stargell Grant in the Lifetime drama series Side Order of Life, Margarita Jean-Baptiste in the Freeform teen drama series Recovery Road, Sylvie Starr in the Showtime crime drama series Ray Donovan, Teresa in the Adult Swim live-action sitcom Black Jesus, Hazel in the Amazon Prime Video anthology horror drama series Them, Headmistress Merriweather in the Brat TV anthology mystery-drama web series Crown Lake, and Trudy Parker-Proud (voice) in the Disney Channel coming-of-age animated comedy series The Proud Family, its 2005 animated comedy television film The Proud Family Movie, and its Disney+ animated reboot series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1969
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| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, comedian, director, singer-songwriter
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| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 148 lbs (67 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Curvy physique
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| Net worth | $150,000 USD
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| University | Howard University
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- In 2021, Paula Jai Parker was cast as Celine in the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) drama series Queen Sugar. The show stars Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Omar Dorsey, Dondre Whitfield, Greg Vaughan, Tina Lifford, Tammy Townsend, and others.
- From 2019 to 2022, she played the recurring role of Stephanie Sanders in the web television soap opera A House Divided. This earned her an Indie Series Award nomination in the “Best Lead Actress — Drama” category.
- Alongside Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Elise Neal, DJ Qualls, and Ludacris, Paula co-starred as Lexus in the 2005 drama film Hustle & Flow. For this performance, she won the Women Film Critics Circle Award for “Best Comedic Performance”.
- Paula Jai Parker provided vocals to the character of Trudy Parker-Proud (the veterinarian mother of Penny, BeBe, and CeCe) in the coming-of-age animated comedy sitcom The Proud Family from 2001 to 2005.
- She appeared as Tang in the 1994 anthology television film Cosmic Slop and this role won her the CableACE Award in the “Best Actress in a Drama” category.
Paula Jai Parker is known for her role in the TV series American Gigolo (2022) as Diamond.
She is also known for her role in the film Hustle & Flow (2005) as Lexus.
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