Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress who works in both film, television and the theatre. She's best known as Teri Joe, the flamboyant lawyer in her role on the Showtime show Soul Food. Following her marriage, she is also known by the name Nikki Kodjoe. Her birthplace and childhood was in Baltimore Maryland. As young, she demonstrated an interest in acting. She received the Top Actress Award at an Maryland High School competition. Following her time in theater as well as with "The Washington Ballet Company" She was awarded an acting certificate from New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love brought her a top-quality role. Following this, she starred in movies such as "Boogie Nights Spark" and "Blue Streak". The TV series Soul Food' was immensely loved. She has also starred in TV programs like Second Time Around" and Empire. In the early years of her career she performed in a variety of stage productions. Parker was a politician and is also active in the fashion world and acting, is currently married to Boris Kodjoe. The couple has two daughters.

Born from Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria from 7 years old, Contractor was well-versed in traveling around the globe and in a wide range of different cultures from a young age. From the age of seven to nine, the young lady attended boarding schools in London. The family later relocated to Toronto where she lived throughout her early years. Then, in Toronto, Contractor excelled in academics and trained as an classical ballerina. She attended an Etobicoke School of the Arts, a specialized public arts high school in which she did not only dance but studied theater as well. Contractor was just 16 when she realized that acting would become her profession. Dance was her passion for over a decade. When she graduated from high-school and was awarded a full scholarship for tuition to University of Toronto where she pursued theatre studies with a double degree in psychology and Sociology. Contractor got her first part following her first year at university. The play received rave reviews and her performances in the 92 shows performed in the production. It was also voted the production of the year by Canadian reviewers in 2002. Contractor was given the chance to join Stratford's conservatory, where the top eight men and four women are accepted for a 20-week crash course on the classical stage that she was eager to take. Contractor's place in the following play season was secured and she won the role of Hermia.