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She made her feature film debut in Friday.
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She is married to Forrest Martin.
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She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2006 for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She was nominated for Hustle & Flow.
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She is 5'2" (1.57 m).
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Her natural hair color is black, and she has brown eyes.
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She appears in Rome's music video "I Belong to You (Everytime I see Your Face)".
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Her first credited role was on The Appolo Comedy Hour.
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She spoke in an "Express Yourself" segment on Disney.
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She appears in the feature film Phone Booth.
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One of the actresses that fell victim to type casting, Paula usually plays suburban characters. It is rare to see her play a sophisticated character such as Trudy Proud.
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Performed in several New York clubs after graduating.
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Provides the voice of Trudy Proud in The Proud Family. Trudy's maiden name happens to be the same as Paula's last name in real life, Parker.
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Paula won a Cable ACE award in 1995. She won for Cosmic Slop.
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Paula performed comedy at the legendary Appolo Theatre.
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In addition to being an actress, she is also a comedian and a dancer.
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Paula earned a BA from Howard University in Washington DC where her first year was 1987.
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Paula was born in Farmington, Michigan but raised in Cleveland, Ohio.