Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress, who is employed in the fields of film, television as well as theatre. The most famous of her roles is Teri Joe the fiery lawyer on her role on the Showtime show Soul Food. In the years following her marriage to her husband, she was referred to by the name Nikki Kodjoe. As a child, she was a natural actor. At an Maryland competition for students in high school, she won the award for the Best Actress. In the years following her work in theater, and with 'The Washington Ballet Company' she graduated with a certificate in acting from New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love earned her an award for best-in-class roles. Movies such as Blue Streak and Boogie Nights Spark followed. She was praised for her role as a character in Soul Food. The actress was featured in TV shows such as Second Time Around, and Empire. She appeared on stage in a variety of productions in the beginning of her career. Parker is engaged to Boris Kodjoe, an actor and model. Two children were born to them.

The family was born to Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria up to the age of seven, Contractor was a seasoned traveler who enjoyed traveling around the globe and in a wide range of cultures at a very young age. After attending boarding school during seven years of London Her family then moved to Toronto Canada where she lived for the majority of her childhood as well as her early years of adulthood. Contractor was a successful academic in Toronto while also training as ballerina. She was a student at an Etobicoke School of the Arts an specialized arts public high school, where she did not only dance but also studied theater. At 16 after a decade of years of dance Contractor decided to study acting professionally. When she graduated from high-school and was awarded an all-inclusive tuition grant to the University of Toronto where she pursued theatre studies with a double degrees in Sociology and Psychology. After one year at University, Contractor went to an open call audition for the production Pericles at the world-class, world-renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival [Ontario, Canada and got the lead role. Her performance was lauded for the 92 shows she appeared in. The play won her the award in 2002 for the most outstanding production of the Year by Canadian critics. The actress accepted an invitation to join Stratford's conservatory. It is a place which allows just four men and eight women are able to take an intensive 20-week training in classical theater. Contractor received a guaranteed spot for the upcoming season of shows and eventually landed the role in the role of Hermia In A Midsummer Night's Dream.