Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker is an American film TV and stage actor known for her performance as the fierce lawyer Teri Joseph on the Showtime series Soul Food. Nikki Kodjoe is her new name following her marriage to. She was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland she showed an aptitude for acting in her the age of five and was awarded an award for the best Actress award at the Maryland high-school competition. In the years following her work in theater, as well as 'The Washington Ballet Company' she graduated with a diploma in acting at 'New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love was her debut major role. Films like Blue Streak and Boogie Nights Spark came next. Her performance in the TV series Soul Food' was immensely loved. She has also starred in TV programs like Second Time Around" and Empire. Prior to that, Parker appeared in many stages. Parker is a political activist who has an seriously her involvement in politics, is married to model and actor Boris Kodjoe. The couple has two daughters.

Contractor who was raised by his parents in Nigeria and Mumbai before he turned seven, had traveled around across the globe and lived through various cultures while growing up. When she was seven to nine, the young lady went to boarding school in London. The family later relocated to Toronto and she resided there through the majority of her childhood. Contractor studied and became a classical dancer in Toronto. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts. It's a high school that teaches arts where she did not only take classes in theater but also performed as well. Contractor was just 16 when she realized that acting would be her career. She danced for a decade. When she graduated from high school she accepted a full award to the University of Toronto, where she earned a master's degree in the field of theatre, and a double major in sociology and psychology. After one semester at the University, Contractor went to an open call audition for the play Pericles at the world-class, world-renowned Stratford Shakespeare Festival [Ontario, Canada and was offered the lead role. Her work was highly acclaimed in the 92 plays that she performed in. The play won her the award in 2002 for the most outstanding production of the Year, as judged by Canadian critics. She was given the chance to enroll in the Stratford Conservatory. It accepts only eight men and four women to study classical theater. Contractor was eager to accept. Contractor received a guaranteed slot for the following season and was given the part as Hermia.