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.

Filmography

• 2026A Proud Family Wizmas — Trudy (voice)
• 2025Soul of A Sister — Head Therapist
• 2024Temperature Rising — Marie
• 2023Conundrum: Secrets Among Friends — Victoria
• 2023Kings of L.A. — Mason
• 2023The Furry Fortune — June
• 2022A Miracle Before Christmas — Martha
• American Gigolo — Diamond
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Trudy (voice)
• Colin in Black and White — Aunt Zora
• Them — Hazel Emory
• Etheria — Karen
• 2020Stalker — Evelyn
• A House Divided — Stephanie Sanders
• All Rise — Charlene Addison
• Crown Lake — Headmistress Merriweather
• 9-1-1 — Judith Spivey
• 2018Hey, Mr. Postman! — Ms. Kelly
• 2018Taco Shop — Eve
• Insecure — Sheryl
• 2016Last Call at Murray's — Danice
• Recovery Road — Margarita Jean-Baptiste
• 2016She's Got a Plan — Rhonda
• 2015The Summoning — Angela
• 20144Play — Linda
• 2014Act of Faith — Shartruce
• 2014Assistant Motives — Joyce Miller
• Hollywood Divas
• How to Get Away with Murder — Yvonne
• 2014Patterns of Attraction — Desiree Stewart
• 2014You, Me & Her — Karen
• 2013Life of a King — Gina Sanders
• 2013Pastor Shirley — Pastor Shirley
• Ray Donovan — Sylvie Starr
• 2013When a Woman's Fed Up — Laticious
• The Soul Man — Drew
• 2011King of the Underground — Elizabeth Gayle
• The Exes — Amelia
• Fish Hooks — Yolanda (voice)
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Ellie
• 2009Something with Bite — Patty Orwell
• Fear Itself — Patty Orwell
• The Mentalist — Astrid
• True Blood — Karen
• 2007Cover — Monica Wilson
• 2006Idlewild — Rose
• 2006The Genius Club — Tatiana Williams
• 2005Animal — Reecy
• Criminal Minds — Captain Vivian Paige
• 2005Hustle & Flow — Lexus
• My Name Is Earl — Sylvia
• 2005The Proud Family Movie — Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
• 2004My Baby's Daddy — Rolonda
• 2004Ray — Ruth Brown
• 2004She Hate Me — Evelyn
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series — Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
• 2003Love Chronicles — Sara
• 2003Phone Booth — Felicia
• CSI: Miami — Deana Walters / D-Nasty
• 2002High Crimes — Gracie
• The Shield — Desirae
• 200130 Years to Life — Stephanie
• The Proud Family — Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Julia Beltran
• Snoops — Roberta Young
• 1999The Breaks — Ann
• 1998Always Outnumbered — Melodie
• 1998Why Do Fools Fall In Love — Paula King
• 1998Woo — Claudette
• 1997Riot — Lisa
• 1997Sprung — Adina
• The Weird Al Show — Val Brentwood, Gal Spy
• 1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood — Drunk Party Girl
• 1996Get on the Bus — Jamilia
• 1995Friday — Joi
• 1995Tales from the Hood — Sissy Johnson (segment "Boys Do Get Bruised")
• The Parent 'Hood
• The Wayans Bros. — Mia
• 1994Cosmic Slop — Tang (segment 'Tang')
• Touched by an Angel — Billie Holiday
• Roc — Jill

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2019Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self