Candace Parker
Biography
Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time. A power forward out of the University of Tennessee, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team. Other accolades include two Olympic gold medals, two WNBA MVP awards, a EuroLeague championship, seven WNBA All-Star selections, and ten All-WNBA selections. She has been married to former basketball player Anna Petrakova since 2019; they have two children.
Known For
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Celebrity Family Feud
Basketball: A Love Story
Madagascar: A Little Wild
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
All Movies (7)
- Meal Ticket2026 · as Self
- The Rise: WNBA 2024; The Year That Changed Everything2025 · as Self
- Aces vs. Everybody: The Story of the 2023 Season2024 · as Self
- Candace Parker: Unapologetic2023 · as self
- Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America2022 · as Self
- Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible2021 · as Self
- Thunderstruck2012 · as Candace Parker
All TV Shows (14)
- The Rise2025 · as Self
- Celebrity Jeopardy!2022 · as Self - Contestant
- The Next Thing You Eat2021 · as Self
- Back on the Record with Bob Costas2021 · as Self
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
- Madagascar: A Little Wild2020 · as Sadie Swish (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Basketball: A Love Story2018 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Shop2018 · as Self
- Chris Webber's Full Court Pranks2017 · as Self
- Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self - Contestant
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn2014
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self