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Paula Jai Parker

Acting · Born August 19, 1969 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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).

Movies with Paula Jai Parker

• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) — Drunk Party Girl
• High Crimes (2002) — Gracie
• Phone Booth (2003) — Felicia
• Friday (1995) — Joi
• Ray (2004) — Ruth Brown
• Life of a King (2013) — Gina Sanders
• The Proud Family Movie (2005) — Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
• Hustle & Flow (2005) — Lexus
• Tales from the Hood (1995) — Sissy Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
• Get on the Bus (1996) — Jamilia
• She Hate Me (2004) — Evelyn
• Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) — Paula King

TV shows with Paula Jai Parker

• True Blood (2008) — Karen
• The Proud Family (2001) — Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022) — Trudy (voice)
• The Weird Al Show (1997) — Val Brentwood, Gal Spy
• Snoops (1999) — Roberta Young
• Recovery Road (2016) — Margarita Jean-Baptiste
• A House Divided (2019) — Stephanie Sanders
• Crown Lake (2019) — Headmistress Merriweather