Nicole Ari Parker Biography
Nicole Ari Parker is an American film, television, and stage actress best known for her role as the fiery attorney ‘Teri Joseph’ in the ‘Showtime’ series ‘Soul Food.’ Parker made her screen debut in the 1993 made-for-television film Other Women’s Children, starring Melanie Mayron.
Nicole Ari Parker Age
Parker was born Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe on October 7, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. She is 52 years old as of October 2022.
Nicole Ari Parker Education
Parker enrolled at Roland Park Country School and remained there through high school. When she was 17, she won Best Actress in Maryland’s high school theater competition. She joined The Washington Ballet Company before graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in acting in 1993.
Nicole Ari Parker Height
Ari stands at a height of 5’8″ (173 cm), tall.
Nicole Ari Parker Family-Parents- Nationality
Parker was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to dentist Donald Parker and healthcare professional Susan Parker. Her parents have only one child. Her parents divorced when she was a child. She has mixed ancestors.
Is Nicole Ari Parker still married?- Husband- Children
Parker married actor Joseph Falasca in March 2001. They divorced eight months later. During the filming of ‘Soul Food,’ she met her co-star Boris Kodjoe, and the two began dating soon after. On May 21, 2005, she married Kodjoe in Gundelfingen, Germany. Sophie Tei Naaki Lee, their daughter, was born on March 5, 2005, and Nicolas Neruda, their son, was born on October 31, 2006.
Nicole Ari Parker Career
Parker made her debut in the 1995 romantic comedy ‘The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love.’ In the film, she played ‘Evie Roy,’ a girl from a wealthy family who enjoys literature and opera. Following that, she was cast in mostly minor roles. Parker had another significant role in the adult film industry drama ‘Boogie Nights’ (1997). In the film, she played a porn star named ‘Becky Barnett.’ She was nominated for a ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for ‘Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.’ This film paved the way for her to land a starring role alongside Terrence Howard in the 1998 thriller film ‘Spark.’ ‘Jenny’ in ‘The Adventures of Sebastian Cole’ (1998).
She played ‘Georgeanne Taylor’ in the 1998 legal drama ‘Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.’ Among her 1999 films were ‘200 Cigarettes,’ ‘A Map of the World,’ ‘Loving Jezebel,’ and ‘Blue Streak.’ Parker portrayed ‘Blanche DuBois’ in the ‘Broadway’ production of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ Parker starred as TV producer ‘Tomasina “Tommy” Crawford’ in the original ‘HBO’ film ‘Dancing in September’ (2000), which received critical acclaim. She portrayed Denzel Washington’s wife, ‘Carol,’ in the sports drama ‘Remember the Titans,’ and ‘Reese Marie,’ in the romantic comedy ‘Brown Sugar,’ (2002). Parker first appeared on television in 1999, in episodes of ‘Cosby’ and ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.’
She portrayed a tough lawyer named ‘Teri Joseph,’ the eldest of three sisters. The series, which aired from 2000 to 2004, was well-received. She also contributed to some of the series’ songs. She received five ‘Image Award’ nominations for her work in this series. Parker then played the character ‘Ryan’ in the ‘UPN’ sitcom ‘Second Time Around’ (2004-2005). The show paired her with Kodjoe, whom she had begun dating by that point. Their performances were praised. She then starred as ‘Angela Drake’ in the comedy ‘King’s Ransom’ (2005). This was followed by another comedy film, ‘Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins’ (2008), in which Parker played ‘Lucinda Allen.’ Parker portrayed ‘Justine Allenford’ in the science-fiction TV series ‘Revolution’ (2012-2014). She has worked as an executive producer for the 2015 series ‘The Boris & Nicole Show’ and the 2017 TV movie ‘Downsized.’
Nicole Ari Parker’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars as of 2023.
Nicole Ari Parker Movies
- 2022 The Best Man:
- 2021–present And Just Like That…
- 2020–2021 Chicago P.D.
- 2019 Lip Sync Battle
- 2018 I’m Dying Up Here
- 2018 The Romanoffs
- 2017–2020 Empire
- 2017 Time After Time
- 2015–2016 Rosewood
- 2015 The Boris & Nicole Show
- 2014 Murder in the First
- 2013–2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood
- 2013 Revolution
- 2010 The Deep End
- 2004–2005 Second Time Around
- 2004 All of Us
- 2003 The System
- 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- 2000–2004 Soul Food
- 2000 The Wonderful World of Disney