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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-08-19 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Paula Jai Parker-Martin

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.

Known For

Acting

Phone Booth

2003

Phone Booth

as

Felicia

Friday

1995

Friday

as

Joi

Always Outnumbered

1998

Always Outnumbered

as

Melodie

Idlewild

2006

Idlewild

as

Rose

You, Me & Her

2014

You, Me & Her

as

Karen

Sprung

1997

Sprung

as

Adina

Kings of L.A.

2023

Kings of L.A.

as

Mason

The Breaks

1999

The Breaks

as

Ann

Life of a King

2013

Life of a King

as

Gina Sanders

When a Woman's Fed Up

2013

When a Woman's Fed Up

as

Laticious

4Play

2014

4Play

as

Linda

Taco Shop

2018

Taco Shop

as

Eve

Ray

2004

Ray

as

Ruth Brown

My Baby's Daddy

2004

My Baby's Daddy

as

Rolonda

Cosmic Slop

1994

Cosmic Slop

as

Tang (segment 'Tang')

Get on the Bus

1996

Get on the Bus

as

Jamilia

Hustle & Flow

2005

Hustle & Flow

as

Lexus

Animal

2005

Animal

as

Reecy

Tales from the Hood

1995

Tales from the Hood

as

Sissy Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")

High Crimes

2002

High Crimes

as

Gracie

Woo

1998

Woo

as

Claudette

Cover

2007

Cover

as

Monica Wilson

The Proud Family Movie

2005

The Proud Family Movie

as

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

King of the Underground

2011

King of the Underground

as

Elizabeth Gayle

She's Got a Plan

2016

She's Got a Plan

as

Rhonda

Patterns of Attraction

2014

Patterns of Attraction

as

Desiree Stewart

Hey, Mr. Postman!

2018

Hey, Mr. Postman!

as

Ms. Kelly

Love Chronicles

2003

Love Chronicles

as

Sara

30 Years to Life

2001

30 Years to Life

as

Stephanie

The Genius Club

2006

The Genius Club

as

Tatiana Williams

Act of Faith

2014

Act of Faith

as

Shartruce

Assistant Motives

2014

Assistant Motives

as

Joyce Miller

Pastor Shirley

2013

Pastor Shirley

as

Pastor Shirley

She Hate Me

2004

She Hate Me

as

Evelyn

Stalker

2020

Stalker

as

Evelyn

Soul of A Sister

2025

Soul of A Sister

as

Head Therapist

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

as

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

The Shield

The Shield

as

Desirae

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Deana Walters / D-Nasty

Snoops

Snoops

as

Roberta Young

Fear Itself

Fear Itself

as

Patty Orwell

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

The Exes

The Exes

as

Amelia

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

as

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

Them

Them

as

Hazel Emory

True Blood

True Blood

as

Karen

Recovery Road

Recovery Road

as

Margarita Jean-Baptiste

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Sylvie Starr

Fish Hooks

Fish Hooks

as

Yolanda (voice)

Roc

Roc

as

Jill

A House Divided

A House Divided

as

Stephanie Sanders

The Weird Al Show

The Weird Al Show

as

Val Brentwood, Gal Spy

All Rise

All Rise

as

Charlene Addison

Crown Lake

Crown Lake

as

Headmistress Merriweather

9-1-1

9-1-1

as

Judith Spivey

Insecure

Insecure

as

Sheryl

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

as

Captain Vivian Paige

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Billie Holiday

Production

Crew

Directing