Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe, also known as Nikki Kodjoe, is an American actress. Parker is known for her role as Becky Barnett in the 1997 film Boogie Nights and as the attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime series Soul Food, which ran from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, Nicole co-starred on the short-lived UPN romantic comedy Second Time Around that lasted for one season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth7 October 1970
CountryUnited States of America
struggle autism juvenile
I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.
dad kids want
All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up.
silly character anchors
I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.
spiritual book writing
I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best.
husband thinking impact
I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever.
girlfriend artist play
I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist.
race play french-quarter
When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community.
blow priorities together
You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work.
blow issues hair
Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again?
husband community loyal
My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.
littles comedy knows
Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me.
study
There are so many things that go into a surgical study.
husband home challenges
Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.
sophie months
I breastfed Sophie for 14 months and Nicolas for 11 months.