Paula Jai Parker

Paula Jai Parker

August 19, 1969 · 57 years old

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 Ja…

Known For

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Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003 · 1h 21m · Movie

Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.

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Friday

Friday

1995 · 1h 31m · Movie

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

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Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005 · 1h 56m · Movie

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

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Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

1995 · 1h 38m · Movie

A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.

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Life of a King

Life of a King

2013 · 1h 40m · Movie

Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.

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The Proud Family

The Proud Family

2001 · 30m · TV Show

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny Proud as she does her best to navigate through the early years of teend-dom.

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She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004 · 2h 18m · Movie

Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.

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Idlewild

Idlewild

2006 · 2h 1m · Movie

At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the ...

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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

2022 · 30m · TV Show

The daily life of Penny Proud as she hilariously navigates growing up in a rambunctious house with a loving mom and an overly protective father.

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

1998 · 1h 56m · Movie

Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.

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My Baby's Daddy

My Baby's Daddy

2004 · 1h 26m · Movie

A trio of young men (Griffin, Anderson, and Imperioli) are forced to grow up quick when their girlfriends all become pregnant around the same time.

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Woo

Woo

1998 · 1h 24m · Movie

Gorgeous and extrovert Woo meets insecure and straight-laced law clerk Tim at a blind date.

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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

2019 · 1h 23m · Movie

A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.

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The Proud Family Movie

The Proud Family Movie

2005 · 1h 30m · Movie

Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't reveal his one of his secret Proud Snacks formulas.

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Animal

Animal

2005 · 1h 33m · Movie

A notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.

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The Breaks

The Breaks

1999 · 1h 26m · Movie

Adopted by a black family in L.A., Derrick grows up an Irish white boy who thinks he's black! When his mother catches him romantically entangled with a woman on her couch, he's thrown out with an ultimatum. In HD.

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Sprung

Sprung

1997 · 1h 45m · Movie

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde'...

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Stalker

Stalker

2020 · 1h 26m · Movie

A young man's budding romance is threatened when he befriends an unstable ride-share driver.

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Cover

Cover

2007 · 1h 38m · Movie

They are married men that pass H.I.V. to their male or female partners. Many of the men hide behind the vow of marriage, but still desire men. The women know, but have grown accustomed to the extravagant lifestyle.

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Taco Shop

Taco Shop

2018 · 1h 25m · Movie

A taco shop's business is jeopardized when a gourmet taco truck parks across the street and an all-out war ensues.

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A Miracle Before Christmas

A Miracle Before Christmas

2022 · 1h 43m · Movie

With a little help from an angel, Mercedes Wright, a fast-talking popular relationship therapist with all the answers when it comes to fixing everyone else's marriage, must now use the magic of Christmas to find the secret to save...

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Love Chronicles

Love Chronicles

2003 · 1h 18m · Movie

A disc jockey invites a relationship therapist as an on-air guest. They explore LA relationship struggles through three different callers' unbelievable stories, and in the process the DJ discovers his own love issues.

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Last Call at Murray's

Last Call at Murray's

2016 · 1h 45m · Movie

Dwindling clientele and new smoking ordinances have forced veteran bar-owner Murray to make a tough decision: it's time to close the bar. However, Murray's hopes for a quiet closing are dashed when a freak blizzard whips through, ...

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Hey, Mr. Postman!

Hey, Mr. Postman!

2018 · 1h 30m · Movie

An easily frustrated and wise-cracking charter bus driver from the mid-west loses everything after being fired. Desperately, he moves in with his crazy cousin to become a mailman in the rough urban area of Cleveland, Ohio.

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When a Woman's Fed Up

When a Woman's Fed Up

2013 · 1h 20m · Movie

Taryln is a powerful and career-driven woman with a high tolerance for her husband's foolishness. When she discovers that her man has been unfaithful, she hatches a devious plot to teach her "better half" a lesson he will never fo...

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Act of Faith

Act of Faith

2014 · 1h 25m · Movie

After the death of his beloved wife, Mr. Brady struggles to maintain a neighborhood diner in Atlanta Georgia, his few faithful waitresses, have become his only family.

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Pastor Shirley

Pastor Shirley

2013 · 1h 19m · Movie

Jason's (Robert Ri'chard) heart and soul are stuck--stuck with the church his father ran before he passed away, and his dreams of making his community what he always hoped it could be: a place of worship, love, and sanctuary. When...

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She's Got a Plan

She's Got a Plan

2016 · 1h 34m · Movie

If you gave yourself only thirty days to make your dream come true before throwing in the towel, just how would you order your steps? That's the premise of She's Got and Plan and the 30 day journey of Isis Angelo, a female writer-...

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