Nicole Ari Parker Bio | Wiki
Nicole Ari Parker ( Full name: Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe ) is an American model and actress. She made her screen debut in 1995 after she secured a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film titled The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Nicole went on to appear in Boogie Nights in 1997, a film that was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Apart from that, Nicole has also starred in a number of movies, such as Blue Streak in 1999, Remember the Titans in 2000, Brown Sugar in 2002, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins in 2008, and Black Dynamite in 2009, as well as Almost Christmas in 2016. On television, Nicole played the leading role of attorney Teri Joseph in the Showtime drama series titled Soul Food from 2000 until 2004 who later became Carter. This role earned her five NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series nominations.
Additionally, Nicole starred in the short-lived UPN romantic comedy titled Second Time Around from 2004 to 2005 as well as the ABC drama titled Time After Time in 2017. In the same year, Nicole became part of the cast members of Fox’s prime-time soap opera titled Empire playing Giselle Barker. Currently, the American actress appears in Chicago P.D in a recurring character as Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller.
Nicole Ari Parker Age
She was born on October 7, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Nicole is 51 years old.
Nicole Ari Parker Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Nicole stands at the height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m).
Nicole Ari Parker Family
She was born to her mother Susan Parker and her father Donald Parker on October 7, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Susan worked as a health care professional while Donald was a dentist. Nicole grew up as the only child of her divorced parents.
Nicole Ari Parker Husband
She established a relationship with her fellow actor called Joseph Falasca and the two eloped in March 2001. However, the marriage between the two lasted for less than a year, only 8 months before they divorced. Nicole then married her Soul Food co-star named Boris Kodjoe and the wedding was held in Gundelfingen Germany on May 21, 2005.
Nicole Ari Parker Children
On March 5, 2005, Nicole and her husband Boris welcomed their daughter Sophie who was born with spina bifida diagnosed at birth. In October 2006, the couple welcomed their son Nicolas who was born in Atlanta, Georgia. While in Atlanta, Nicole and her family attend the Cascade United Methodist Church. She is also a very active member of the Democratic Party.
Nicole Ari Parker Education
She briefly attended a Montessori school prior to joining Roland Park Country School and stayed there until she earned her high school diploma. Nicole won Best Actress in the state of Maryland’s high school theater competition at the age of 17. Prior to graduating with a degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1993, Nicole was a member of The Washington Ballet Company.
Nicole Ari Parker Imdb | Actress
Early in her career, Nicole appeared in a number of critically acclaimed independent films, such as the 1999 Sundance Film Festival winner titled The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, 200 Cigarettes, Boogie Nights, and also The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Nicole was offered her breakthrough role on Soul Food after a string of odd jobs such as scooping ice cream, low-wage theater work, bit roles, just to mention but a few.
Nicole was able to show her singing abilities in several episodes of the series and this served her well in her singing roles on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and also in the movie titled Divas. Apart from that, Nicole had a lead role in the 1998 film titled Exiled: A Law & Order Movie. She had the honor to work alongside Martin Lawrence in two of his films titled Blue Streak and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. Nicole played Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway. Also, she was the lead actress in the 2013 NBC drama pilot titled Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives.
Later, Nicole had a recurring role on Revolution. She as well starred in the first season of the TNT crime drama Murder in the First as a series regular opposite Kathleen Robertson and Taye Diggs in 2014. In 2017, Nicole became one of the cast members of the popular and award-winning Fox series titled Empire where she played Giselle Barker during the fourth season in a recurring role. So far, the American talented actress has been promoted to a series regular for the fifth season.
Nicole Ari Parker Movies And Tv Shows
– 2000 Dancing in September
– 2000 Remember the Titans
– 2002 Brown Sugar
– 2005 King’s Ransom
– 2008 Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
– 2009 Black Dynamite
– 2009 Imagine That
– 2011 35 and Ticking
– 2012 Vipaka
– 2014 Repentance
– 2016 Almost Christmas
– 2018 How It Ends
– 2015–2016 Rosewood
– 2017 Time After Time
– 2017-2020 Empire
– 2018 The Romanoffs
– 2018 I’m Dying Up Here
– 2019 Lip Sync Battle
– 2020-present Chicago P.D.
– 2021 And Just Like That.
Nicole Ari Parker Net Worth
Acting serves as her primary source of income and wealth. Nicole has an estimated net worth of $2,186,945.
Who Is Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole is an American model and actress. She made her screen debut in 1995 after she secured a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film titled The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Nicole went on to appear in Boogie Nights in 1997.
How Old Is Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole is a 51-year-old American model and actress who was born on October 7, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Is Nicole Ari Parker Married
Yes. Nicole established a relationship with her fellow actor called Joseph Falasca and the two eloped in March 2001. However, the marriage between the two lasted for less than a year, only 8 months before they divorced. Nicole then married her Soul Food co-star named Boris Kodjoe and the wedding was held in Gundelfingen Germany on May 21, 2005.