Paula Jai Parker was born on the 9th August 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio USA. The world knows her as an actress, showing her skills and talents mostly in comedies like “Sprung” (1997), “30 Years to Life” (2001). She has also starred in drama films like “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” (1998) and “Hustle and Flow” (2005). Her career in the entertainment industry has been active since 1991.
Have you ever wondered how rich Paula Jai Parker is? According to sources it is estimated that Parker`s total net worth is $150,000, an amount acquired through her acting career, however, Paula is also known to be a comedian., and has also tried herself as a voice actress, which earned her the role as Trudy Proud in the animated TV series “The Proud Family” (2001-2005).
Paula Jai Parker Net Worth $150,000
Paula graduated from Howard University with a Bachelors degree in Arts, following which she moved to New York in pursuit of her career. Firstly she started as a comedian, performing in the comedy clubs of New York. She appeared notably in the Fox comedy program entitled “The Apollo Comedy Hour”, from 1992 to 1993. These were a good start to her net worth.
Her career on the big screen began in 1995 in the comedy film “Friday” directed by F. Gary Gray. In addition to her debut in that year, Paula also earned her first award, Cable ACE Award for her role in the anthology presentation of “Cosmic Shop” on HBO. The year of 1995 was quite successful for her, as she has also appeared in “The Wayans Brothers”, a sitcom aired on the Warner Bros Television. Her net worth and fame grew according to the number of these roles, as she appeared through the 1990s in several television series, including “The Weird Al Show” and “Snoops” produced by David E. Kelley.
Paula also made appearances in films, such as the horror anthology “Tales from the Hood” (1995) and “Get on the Bus” (1996), produced by Spike Lee, which tells a tale of the Million Man March. Her career extended further in the 2000s, and also her net worth, when she earned the role of Trudy Proud in the “Proud Family”, an animated comedy series aired on the Disney channel; she also gave voice to Trudy in the film “Proud Family” (2005).
Overall her career is rather successful, having appeared in more than 50 titles in the entertainment industry including the already mentioned “Hustle and Flow” and “High Crimes” (2002), “She Hate Me” (2004) – the LGBT comedy drama and many others. Recently, in 2014 she has become a star in reality TV program entitled “Hollywood Divas”, which also added to her net worth.
Regarding her personal life, she is married to actor Forrest Martin, whom she met in 2004 on the shooting of the film ”Hustle and Flow”; the couple has one child. Paula and Forrest are now collaborating on a TV series entitled “White Sisters”.
