Paula Jai Parker
August 19, 1969 (57 years old) in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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).
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Credits
- 2026 · A Proud Family Wizmas as Trudy Proud (voice)
- 2026 · Don't Hang Up as Elizabeth Holiday
- 2025 · Soul of A Sister as Head Therapist
- 2024 · Temperature Rising as Marie
- 2023 · The Furry Fortune as June
- 2023 · Kings of L.A. as Mason
- 2023 · Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends as Victoria
- 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
- 2020 · Etheria as Karen
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 2010 · Fish Hooks as Yolanda (voice)
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Ellie
- 2009 · Something with Bite as Patty Orwell
- 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
- 1997 · Riot as Lisa
- 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 as
- 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