Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker is an American stage and film actor who was famous for her portrayal as the fiery attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime show Soul Food. Nikki Kodjoe is her new name following her marriage to. Born and raised within Baltimore Maryland. When she was an infant, she showed the desire to act. She was awarded the Best Actress Award in an Maryland High School Competition. In addition to her work as a theater actress and in the ballet company, she was also a part of The Washington Ballet Company.' She received a degree in Acting from New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love was her first major performance. It was followed by other films including 'Boogie nights Spark' and Blue Streak. The film was highly praised for her role on Soul Food. The actress was featured in TV shows such as Second Time Around, and Empire. At the beginning of her career, she was in several stage plays. Parker with a strong interest in politics and is married to model/actress Boris Kodjoe. The couple have two daughters.

Contractor is a Mumbai-born Indian, who lived in Nigeria since she was just seven years old. She was well-versed in the world's cultures, and traveled extensively even at a very young age. At the age of seven through nine, she was a student at boarding schools in London. The family later moved to Toronto where she lived through the majority of her childhood. Contractor was an outstanding student in Toronto and trained as an expert ballet dancer. The Etobicoke School of the Arts (a public school for high schools that is specialized in the arts) she studied ballet and theater. Contractor She had been dancing for nearly 10 years when she started when she decided to concentrate on acting. When she graduated from high school she accepted a full scholarship to Toronto's University of Toronto, where she earned a master's degree in theatre and a double major in sociology and psychology. Contractor was offered the leading character in Pericles following her one year stay at the University. She auditioned for it in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario Canada) and won. She received rave reviews for her performances during the 92 performances that in the production. It was also voted the production of the year by Canadian critics in 2002. She was given the chance to be a part of the Stratford Conservatory. It accepts only eight men as well as four female students to study classical theater. Contractor eagerly accepted. Her place in the upcoming play season was secured and she was offered the part as Hermia.