Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker has worked in film, TV as well as on stage. She was best known for playing Teri (the vigorous attorney) Joseph. She is now known by her husband's name, Nikki Kodjoe. Born and raised within Baltimore Maryland. As an infant, she showed an aptitude for acting and received the Top Actress Award at a Maryland High School Contest. After her experience in the theatre and with "The Washington Ballet Company", she received an acting diploma from New York University. There was a lot of praise for her debut large role on The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Movies such as Blue Streak and Boogie Nights Spark were followed by Boogie Nights Spark. Soul Food received a lot of applause for her work. She also appeared in TV shows like Second Time Around' and Empire. Prior to that, she appeared in a number of stage productions. Parker, who is engaged in politics and is married model-actor Boris Kodjoe. They have two children together.

The family was born in Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria until the age of seven. Contractor was well-versed in world travels and a variety of different cultures from a young age. She was educated in an boarding school in London between the ages of 7 and 9. Later, her family was relocated to London to Toronto, Canada. Contractor was an outstanding student in Toronto and educated to become an expert ballet dancer. In the Etobicoke School of the Arts (a public high school that specializes in arts), Contractor studied both dance and theatre. Contractor aged 16 at the time she realized that performing would become her profession. She danced for over a decade. She received a full-scholarship grant to pursue a degree at the University of Toronto after graduating. She earned a master's degree in theatre and also double-majored in social and psychology. Contractor, who had spent a year in university, went on to audition at an open call for Pericles in the world-renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival, [Ontario Canada] and won the part. The year 2002 was a great one for her. Canadian theater critics were awed by her performance during 92 performances of the play. Contractor was offered the opportunity to join Stratford's conservatory program, where only eight males and four women are accepted for a course lasting 20 weeks on the classical stage that she eagerly took. Contractor was offered a slot for the following season and was given the part of Hermia.