Kathleen Bradley as she appears in the music video “It’s My Ego”
Ice Cube and Kathleen Bradley on the set of “It’s My Ego”
Kathleen Bradley, Ice Cube, and “Hi, Mrs. Parker”
Original Airdates: July 25-28, 2025
TVC 699.5: Ed welcomes Kathleen Bradley, the first African-American model to join ranks with Barker’s Beauties on The Price is Right, and the actress known around the world as the voluptuous Mrs. Parker in the 1995 cult comedy Friday. Kathleen recently reunited with Ice Cube, one of her co-stars in Friday, on the set of Ice Cube’s music video for “It’s My Ego.” (Kathleen appears prominently in several scenes of the video; she is the stylishly dressed churchgoer in the blue dress and blue wide-brimmed hat.) Topics this segment include how Ice Cube personally requested that Kathleen play Mrs. Parker in Friday; why it was something of a miracle that Kathleen landed the role of Mrs. Parker, considering that the producers of The Price is Right made it difficult for her and other Barker’s Beauties to audition for parts in movies and other TV shows; and why making Friday itself was also something of a miracle. Kathleen’s memoir, Backstage at The Price is Right, is available both at Amazon and at KathleenBradley.tv.
Kathleen Bradley as Mrs. Parker in Friday
Kathleen Bradley with more memories of Friday
Original Airdates: July 25-28, 2025
TVC 699.6: Actress, supermodel, speaker, and author Kathleen Bradley talks to Ed about working with some of the other cast members of Friday, including Bernie Mac, Regina King, Tiny Lister, and John Witherspoon. Calendar year 2025 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Friday.
Kathleen’s memoir, Backstage at The Price is Right: Memoirs of a Barker Beauty, is available both at Amazon and at KathleenBradley.tv.
Kathleen Bradley today
Kathleen Bradley on being a pioneer
Original Airdates: Aug. 1-4, 2025
TVC 700.4: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Kathleen Bradley, the first African-American model to join ranks with Barker’s Beauties on The Price is Right, and the actress known around the world as Mrs. Parker in Friday. Topics this segment include Kathleen’s years traveling the world as a member of the female soul and disco group The Love Machine; the time when director Oliver Stone met with Kathleen to discuss her playing a role in one of his films; and why, in many respects, Kathleen can be considered “the Jackie Robinson of The Price is Right.” Kathleen’s memoir, Backstage at The Price is Right, is available both at Amazon and at KathleenBradley.tv.
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