Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress, who is employed in both film, television and theatre. She's best known as Teri Joe, a fiery lawyer from The Showtime show Soul Food. After her marriage she became Nikki Kodjoe. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland she showed an aptitude for acting in her childhood and received the Best Actress award at an Maryland high-school competition. Her acting diploma was earned from the New York University after working for 'The Washington Ballet Company', as well as in theatre. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love earned her a top-quality role. The film was later followed by movies like "Boogie Nights Spark", Blue Streak". Soul Food, her TV show was greatly praised for the performance she gave. Her TV appearances included Second Time Around and Empire. Earlier in her career, she appeared in several stage productions. Parker has been engaged in politics and is married model and actor Boris Kodjoe. They have two children.

The family was born to Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria up to the age of seven. Contractor was well-versed in traveling around the globe and in a wide range of civilizations at an extremely young age. She was educated in a boarding-school in London between the ages of 7 and 9. Later, her family was relocated from London to Toronto, Canada. Contractor trained and eventually became a classical dancer in Toronto. The Etobicoke School of the Arts (a public high school that specializes in the arts), Contractor studied both dance and theatre. Contractor was dancing for over 10 years when she started and decided to focus on acting. After graduating high school, she received a full-time scholarship to Toronto's University of Toronto, where she completed a masters degree in theater and a dual major in psychology and sociology. After one year at University, Contractor went to an open audition for the play Pericles at the prestigious famous, world-class Stratford Shakespeare Festival [Ontario, Canada and landed the role of lead. After 92 performances, she received glowing reviews. The production was recognized as the best production in Canada by reviewers. The actor was invited to take part in the conservatory, where the top eight men and four females are selected for a 20-week crash course on classical theater which she eagerly took. Contractor was guaranteed a spot for the upcoming season of productions and was offered the role in the role of Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.