Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress that works in the fields of film, television as well as theatre. She's best known as Teri Joe the fiery lawyer on The Showtime show Soul Food. The actress is known under her maiden name of Nikki Kodjoe. Growing up within Baltimore, Maryland, she was always interested in acting. In a Maryland high school event during her first years of education she received the award for the best actress. Her acting career began after she joined the Washington Ballet Company and theater. The actress received lots of praise for her first big part in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Films like Blue Streak and Boogie Nights Spark came next. Soul Food, her TV show, was widely praised for the performance she gave. Her TV appearances included Second Time Around and Empire. The stage was the place she appeared in several productions early in her career. Parker is engaged to Boris Kodjoe, an actor and model. Both have two kids.

Contractor, a Mumbai-born Indian living in Nigeria from the time she was seven years old, had a lot of knowledge about world cultures and traveling even at a very young age. After attending boarding school for seven years in London, her family relocated to Toronto Canada in which she lived for much of her early years and into early adulthood. Contractor trained and eventually became a classical dancer in Toronto. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, an arts school focused on theatre and dance. Contractor She had been dancing for nearly 10 years by the time she was and decided to pursue acting. As soon as she finished high school, she received an entire scholarship to University of Toronto. At the University of Toronto she completed a Masters in Theatre and also double majored with Psychology and Sociology. Contractor was a participant in the highly acclaimed Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, for Pericles. After one full year, she was awarded the lead part. The 92 productions she performed earned praise from Canadian critics. She was offered the opportunity to be a part of the Stratford Conservatory. The school accepts only eight men as well as four female students to take a course in traditional theatre. Contractor was ecstatically accepted. The actress's spot in the next production was secured, and she was offered the part in the play as Hermia.