Parisa Fitz-Henley (born July 22, 1977) is a Jamaican-born American actress, best known for her role as Reva Connors in Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
1996
She won the Fashion Model of the Year award in 1996 from the Pulse modeling agency.
Her mother is of English/German/Italian descent and her father's ethnicity is African & Scottish Octoroon.
Fitz-Henley is on the advisory board of the Mona Foundation which works "to improve the lives of women and children around the world by funding educational initiatives."
She and fellow actor Rainn Wilson hosted their 2022 virtual gala and are set to host this year's gala as well.
2017
From 2017 to 2018, Fitz-Henley starred in the NBC drama Midnight, Texas.
Fitz-Henley was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, where she attended St Andrew High School.