Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker has worked on film, television, and on stages. Her most well-known role was for playing Teri (the spirited lawyer) Joseph. In the years following her marriage, she is also known by the name Nikki Kodjoe. Her birthplace and childhood was within Baltimore Maryland. In her early years as young, she demonstrated an aptitude for acting. She received the Top Actress Award in an Maryland High School Contest. After her experience in the theater as well as with "The Washington Ballet Company", she received an acting certificate from New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love earned her an award for best-in-class roles. Later came films such as 'Boogie Nights Spark & Blue Streak. Soul Food received a lot of reviews for her performance. She also appeared on TV series like Second Time Around 'and Empire. Prior to that Parker was in numerous stages. Parker is tied to Boris Kodjoe, an actor and model. The couple has two children.

Contractor was born in Mumbai in India, was raised in Nigeria through the age of seven. She was already exposed to a lot of travel and other cultures since a young age. After boarding school, for seven years in London Her family then moved to Toronto Canada in which she lived for the majority of her childhood and early adulthood. Contractor was a student and a dancer of classical style in Toronto. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, a school of the arts that focuses on theatre and dance. Contractor was just 16 when she realized that performing would be her future career. Dance was her passion for almost 10 year. When she graduated from high-school with a full tuition scholarship to University of Toronto where she pursued theatre studies with a double degree in psychology and Sociology. Contractor was a student who'd been a student for a year, went on to audition in an open audition for Pericles which was held at the highly acclaimed Stratford Shakespeare Festival, [Ontario Canadain Canada] and was selected for the role. The 92 productions she performed earned praise from Canadian theater critics. The conservatory at Stratford takes eight people, four women as well as a few other people for a 20 weeks of crash courses. Contractor was offered a slot for the following season and was given the part of Hermia.