Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker is an American stage and film actor known for her performance as the fierce attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime show Soul Food. After her wedding, she is also known by the name Nikki Kodjoe. The talent she displayed in her acting was apparent since childhood. A Maryland high-school competition awarded her the best actress award. She received her degree in acting from the New York University after working for 'The Washington Ballet Company' and performing in the theatre. There was a lot of praise after her debut big part as a character in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. There followed films like "Boogie Nights Spark" and Blue Streak. Soul Food, her TV show was greatly praised because of the performances she performed. Her TV appearances include Second Time Around and Empire. Prior to that she was a part of numerous stages. Parker is a political activist who has an active interest in politics is married to model-actor Boris Kodjoe. They have two children together.

The family was born from Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria up to the age of seven, Contractor was a seasoned traveler who enjoyed the world and an array of cultures at a very young age. She attended boarding schools from the age of 7 to 9 in London. Later her family returned to Toronto (Canada) which is where they lived for the rest of her childhood. Contractor was a brilliant scholar in Toronto and was trained as a classical ballet dancer. In the Etobicoke School of the Arts (a public high school specializing in arts), Contractor studied both ballet and theater. When she was 16 after a decade of years of dancing, Contractor decided to study acting professionally. As she finished high school and was awarded an all-inclusive tuition grant to the University of Toronto where she pursued theatre studies with a double degree in psychology and Sociology. Contractor was cast in her first show after a year of university. Her performance received rave reviews. her work on the stage in 92 productions. in the production. It was also voted as the best production by Canadian critics in 2002. Contractor accepted an invitation to join Stratford's Conservatory. The Conservatory has only 8 men and four females are admitted to a course of 20 weeks of classical theater. The actress's spot in the next stage season was securing and she was chosen as Hermia.