[3] Parrish first appeared as an actress in the Jerry Lewis movies It's Only Money (1962)[4] and The Nutty Professor (1963),[5] and in a small role in Harlow (1965).

After some guest appearances on television series, and roles in films such as Winter A-Go-Go (1965)[3] and Fireball 500 (1966), she co-starred with Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966).

[5] Her later film credits included roles in The Doberman Gang (1972) and The Devil and Max Devlin (1981), as well TV movies such as The Time Machine (1978) and The Last Fling (1987).

[6] Parrish also made guest appearances in many television series such as Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke (“The Warden” in 1964), My Three Sons, Family Affair, Star Trek, Bonanza, Murder, She Wrote, Capitol and Beverly Hills, 90210.

[7] Parrish later earned an undergraduate degree in Chemical Dependencies Counseling, and worked at the Haven Hills Shelter for Battered Women.