Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress that works in the fields of film, television and theatre. She's best known as Teri Joe, the flamboyant lawyer from the Showtime program Soul Food. After her wedding the actress is now known for her role as Nikki Kodjoe. Born and raised in Baltimore Maryland. In her early years as an infant, she showed the desire to act and won the Best Actress Award in an Maryland High School Competition. Apart from her role as a theater actress and in the ballet company, she was also a part of 'The Washington Ballet Company. The company awarded her a degree in Acting from New York University. Her debut role in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love brought an immense amount of respect. In the following years, she was a star in films such as "Boogie Nights Spark" and "Blue Streak". Her praise was for her role on Soul Food. Also, she appeared in TV series such as Second Time Around' and Empire. Earlier on in her life Parker was in numerous stages. Parker who has a keen political interest, is married with actor/model Boris Kodjoe. The couple have two daughters.

Contractor, who was born in Mumbai and was a resident of Nigeria for seven years experienced a variety of trips and experiences in the world of culture at the age of. She attended an boarding school in London between the ages of 7 and 9 years. Then, the family relocated away from London to Toronto, Canada. Then, in Toronto, Contractor excelled in academics and trained as ballet dancer of classical training. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts. It is a special high school that teaches arts which allowed her to not just learn about theater, but also dance and also. Contractor, who had been dancing for over ten years at that time, decided she was ready to concentrate on acting. After graduating high school, Contractor accepted a scholarship at The University of Toronto to pursue a dual major in sociology and psychology. She also earned a master's degree in Theater. Contractor attended the highly-regarded Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, for Pericles. After one full year, she was given the leading role. Her work was highly acclaimed for the 92 shows which she was a part of. She won an award in 2002, which was awarded to the most outstanding production of the Year from Canadian Critics. She accepted the invitation to enroll in Stratford's conservatory, a program which allows just four men and eight women can take a 20 weeks crash program in classical theatre. Contractor received a guaranteed spot in the following season of shows and eventually landed the part as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.