“Hey, Ms. Parker!” is a line that many who watched the film Friday, featuring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker, loved and could recite over and over again. Mrs. Parker, played by Hollywood
veteran Kathleen Bradley, was the sultry siren neighbor to Ice Cube’s character, Craig. She was older and more mature but still had a body that could rival any woman 20 years younger. So where is she now? Well, she’s 70 years young and not surprisingly she looks just as beautiful! What’s her secret? Living life stress-free. Kathleen started her entertainment career early at the age of 8, in her home town of Girard, Ohio, just two miles east of
Youngstown. Shortly after graduating, Kathleen moved to Los Angeles where she began winning numerous beauty titles, including Miss Black California. She guest-starred and co-starred on such shows as Good Times, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Redd Foxx Show, Divorce Court, Amen, and A Different World. Bradley was also a “Barker’s Beauty” on the daytime game show The Price Is Right from 1990 to 2000 under host at the time, Bob Barker. Bradley was the first permanent African-American model on the show. According to Kathleen, Bob Barker fired her after she and some of the other ‘Barker Beauties’ had to testify in a lawsuit filed by their fellow “Beauty,” Holly Hollstrom, after Hollstrom was also fired by Bob. TheReelNetwork reported that Hollstrom was allegedly let go after ‘she refused to go along with his plot to tarnish the reputation of yet another model on the show [Diane Parkinson] who sued Barker for sexual harassment.’ It was assumed that Barker didn’t like the testimony that Kathleen and the other ladies gave. “It surprised us when we were
Kathleen Bradley is an American former model, former singer, actress and host. She is primarily known as a "Barker's Beauty" on the CBS daytime game show The Price Is Right[2][3] from 1990 until 2000. She is noted as the first permanent African-American model on the show.[4] Career[edit]Born to Albert and Winifred Bradley in Girard, Ohio, Bradley was the only girl of four children. She won the "Miss Black California" award in 1971. In the 1970s, she was part of two short-lived disco groups, The Love Machine and Destination. She played the role of Mrs. Parker in the 1995 movie Friday.[5] Departure from The Price Is Right[edit]Bradley, along with longtime model Janice Pennington, was released from her modeling duties on The Price Is Right in October 2000, shortly after having testified during the lawsuit for slander and defamation of character host and executive producer Bob Barker filed against model Holly Hallstrom. Barker lost his suit against Hallstrom and afterward fired Bradley, Pennington and other show staffers whose testimony contradicted Barker's. She accepted an undisclosed monetary settlement and did not pursue litigation.[6] In June 2014, she released her memoirs, Backstage at The Price Is Right: Memoirs of a Barker Beauty.[5] Personal[edit]Bradley has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Bill Overton from 1980 to 1984.[7] She has been married to mechanical engineer Terrence Redd since 1988.[8] She has two children; a daughter, Cheyenne Overton, from her marriage with Overton;[9] and their son Terrence Redd II. Her stepdaughter Dior is from Redd's marriage to actress Bern Nadette Stanis.[10] Filmography[edit]Film[edit]
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Who was Miss Parker on the first Friday?She is portrayed by Kathleen Bradley. She is only seen in the first Friday film. Mrs. Parker is a tall, pretty, and curvaceous brunette bombshell who is a black woman with a light complexion and is dressed in skimpy Daisy Duxes.
How old is Miss Parker now?Well, she's 70 years young and not surprisingly she looks just as beautiful!
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