Paula Jai Parker (August 19, 1969) is an American actress best known for Hustle & Flow (2005), Friday (1995), and Phone Booth (2002).
She is married to Forrest Martin and they have one child.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1994: Cosmic Slop as Tang
- 1995: Friday as Joi
- 1995: Tales from the Hood as Sissy
- 1996: Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood as Drunk Party Girl
- 1996: Riot as Lisa
- 1996: Get on the Bus as Jamilia
- 1997: Sprung as Adina
- 1998: Always Outnumbered as Melodie
- 1998: Woo as Claudette
- 1998: Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Paula King
- 1999: The Breaks as Ann
- 2001: Thirty Years To Life as Stephanie
- 2002: High Crimes as Gracie
- 2002: Phone Booth as Felicia
- 2003: Love Chronicles as Sara
- 2004: My Babys Daddy as Rolonda
- 2004: She Hate Me as Evelyn
- 2004: Ray as Ruth Brown (Uncredited Role)
- 2005: Hustle & Flow as Lexus
- 2005: The Proud Family Movie as Trudy Proud
- 2005: Animal as Reecy
- 2006: Idlewild as Rose
- 2006: The Genius Club as Tatiana
- 2007: Cover as Monica Wilson
- 2011: King Of The Underground as Elizabeth Gayle
- 2013: When A Womans Fed Up as Laticious
- 2013: Life Of A King as Gina Sanders
- 2013: Pastor Shirley as Pastor Shirley
- 2014: Four Play as Linda
- 2014: Patterns Of Attraction as Desiree Stewart
- 2014: Act Of Faith as Shartruce
- 2014: Assistant Motives as Joyce Miller
- 2015: The Summoning as Angela
- 2016: Last Call At Murrays as Danice
- 2016: Shes Got A Plan as Rhonda (also producer)
- 2017: The White Sistas as Jordan White (also director and producer)
- 2018: Taco Shop as Eve
- 2018: Hey Mr Postman as Ms. Kelly
- 2020: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. as Evelyn
- 2022: A Miracle Before Christmas as Martha
- 2023: Kings Of LA as Mason
- 2023: Sasha Lanes as Ashanti
- 2024: Conundrum Secrets Among Friends as Victoria
Television Roles
- 1992-1993: The Apollo Comedy Hour as Various
- 1994: Roc as Jill
- 1995: Pointman as Udia
- 1995-1996: The Wayans Bros. as Monique/Mia (13 episodes)
- 1997: The Parent 'Hood as Sabrina
- 1997: The Weird Al Show as Val Brentwood
- 1997: Cosby as Tanya
- 1998: NYPD Blue as Cara Wilson
- 1999: Snoops as Roberta Young
- 2000: Touched by an Angel as Billie Holiday
- 2001-2005: The Proud Family as Trudy Proud/Young Masseuse
- 2005: Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Trudy Parker-Proud
- 2022-present: The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Trudy/Clone Trudy
- 2003: Gadget and the Gadgetinis as Jeanette Sir
- 2004: The Shield as Desirae
- 2005: CSI: Miami as Deane Walters/D-Nasty
- 2006: CSI as Julia Beltran
- 2007: Side Order Of Life as Stargell Grant
- 2008: My Name Is Earl as Sylvia
- 2009: Fear Itself as Patty Orwell
- 2010: The Mentalist as Astrid
- 2010: Fish Hooks as Yolanda
- 2012: Lets Stay Together as Sherry Steele
- 2012: The Exes as Amelia
- 2012-2019: Family Time as Lori (27 episodes)
- 2013: The Soul Man as Drew
- 2013-2014: True Blood as Karen (5 episodes)
- 2014: Front Seat Chronicles as Rachel (also director)
- 2015: Hand of God as Ida Congdon
- 2016: Recovery Road as Margarita Jean-Baptiste
- 2016: Ray Donovan as Sylvie Starr
- 2016: How to Get Away with Murder as Yvonne
- 2017: NCIS: Los Angeles as Ellie
- 2019: 9-1-1 as Judith Spivey
- 2019: Black Jesus as Teresa
- 2019-2022: Crown Lake as Headmistress Merriweather (18 episodes)
- 2019-2023: A House Divided as Stephanie Sanders
- 2020: Criminal Minds as Captain Vivian Paige
- 2020: Insecure as Sheryl
- 2020: Etheria as Karen
- 2021: Them as Hazel Emory
- 2021: Queen Sugar as Celine
- 2021: Colin In Black And White as Aunt Zora
- 2022: All Rise as Charlene Addison
- 2022: American Gigolo as Diamond
Music Videos
- 2001: Jay-Z: Girls, Girls, Girls as Girl
Shorts
- 2004: Konsequenz as Baby
- 2014: You Me And Her as Karen
- 2016: Echo Park Blues as CeCe McCoy
Web Videos
- 2011: Funny or Die as Paula
Self
- 1994: Soul Train
- 2008: So You Want Michael Madsen
- 2019: Horror Noire A History Of Black Horror
