Nicole Ari Parker Bio, Kids, Parents, Ethnicity, Husband, Age, Height

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Nicole Ari Parker is one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood, popularly known for her role as the feisty lawyer “Teri Joseph” in the Showtime series  Soul Food ,” which ran from 2000 to 2004. Her adorable looks and warm Personality has made her very popular with many people so it is a pleasure to see her on screen Below are some interesting details that you would surely like to know about Nicole.

Nicole Ari Parker’s Bio, Dude

Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe (also known as NikkieKodjoe) is a famous American actress and model who was born on October 7, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the only daughter of her parents, Donald Parker and Susan Parker. As a child, she attended Montessori for a short time before enrolling at Park Country School, where she completed her high school education.

At 17, Nicole won her first prize. It was the Best Actress award in Maryland’s high school competition. She then went on to get an advanced degree. Her first step after that was with the Washington Ballet Company. She applied and was admitted to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. After completing the years required for her studies, Nicole Ari Parker received her acting degree in 1993.

your career journey

Just like any newbie with dreams of breaking, when she came to Hollywood and made her mark, Nicole had a lot of ups and downs on her road to stardom. She started doing odd jobs like scooping ice cream, low-wage jobs in the theater, taking on smaller roles just to make ends meet and keep the dream alive.

Better roles came after I played the role of Becky Barnett in the 1997 film “Boogie Nights” as well as the short-lived “UPN” romantic comedy “Second Time Around,” which only lasted one season. She also appeared in several other critically acclaimed films including; “200 Cigarettes”, “The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love” and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival winner “The Adventures of Sebastian Cole”.

Thankfully, she landed a breakthrough role alongside her, starring husband, model and actor Boris Kodjoe on Soul Food. Nicole Parker has always had a great voice, and Soul Food was her chance to showcase her singing voice. She also got to show off her singing skills further when she had a guest appearance on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” playing a female singer. Along with Khalil Kain, she also acted in the film “Divas”.

In 2008, she appeared in two of Martin Lawrence’s films “Blue Streak” and “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.” Parker also opened on Broadway in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire”. She played the title role of “Blanche DuBois”.

In 2013, Parker starred as the lead in the NBC drama pilot Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, which was released to rave reviews that later helped her land a recurring role on Revolution a regular starring role with Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson.

Parents and Ethnicity

Nicole, who is the only child from her parents, is the result of a broken home as her parents divorced when she was very young. Nonetheless, one thing that fans and enthusiasts have always pondered is Nicole Ari Parker’s true ethnicity.

It is a fact that she is usually seen in black. As an actress, she identifies with the black community and marries a mixed-race husband (half black, half German). Even so, her incredibly fair skin just leaves people wondering if she really is all black.

Nicole Parker is of mixed heritage as her mother is a white woman while her father Donald is a black American.

Is Nicole Ari Parker Married? children, husband

In March 2001, Parker fled with actor JosephFalasca so they could marry and be together. Their romance was short-lived, however, as their marriage of just under eight months ended in divorce later that same year.

She would later meet her charming “Soul Food” co-star Boris Kodjoe on set. The two began dating and fell deeply in love. By May 21, 2005, they decided to tie the knot. Their wedding ceremony was a memorable one that took place in Gundelfingen, Germany.

Nicole gave birth to her first child and daughter, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on March 5, 2005. Unfortunately, her beautiful daughter Sophie was diagnosed at birth with a rare condition called spina bifida (a condition where the newborn’s spine is not formed properly ) ). This has resulted in the need for catheterization every few hours to prevent pooled urine from entering her kidneys. This has undoubtedly hit the family hard, but it has become less painful as they have gotten older. Better still, Sophie is a very energetic and optimistic girl who is learning to better manage the disease.

Nicole also gave birth to her second child, a son, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe on October 31, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. She and her family are Christians. They all attend Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta.

Height

Aside from being an aesthetically gorgeous woman, she also scores highly in the size department. So Nicole is 1.72 m tall. Well, that’s pretty big for a woman.

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