parsons starred as hilary banks on the sitcom "the fresh prince of bel-air", which aired on nbc from 1990 to 1996. she co-created, co-produced, co-wrote, and co-starred on the fox sitcom "lush life" in 1996, which was later canceled after four episodes. in 2001, she starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived television series "the job" with denis leary. besides television, parsons has starred in several films, particularly in comedies such as "late nights" (1992), "major payne" (1995), and "the ladies man" (2000). parsons is the creator of sweet blackberry, a line of animated films about unsung black heroes. the first in the series is about henry "box" brown, a slave who mailed himself to freedom.