Biography
Often seen portraying level-headed professionals or the calming counterpart to energetic comedic leading men, Nicole Ari Parker made her show business breakthrough as one of the star's of the Showtime series "Soul Food" (Showtime, 2000-04). Parker enjoyed five seasons portraying a lawyer on the show, which was one of the few and most successful African-American dramas on television, and made several big screen supporting appearances in such …
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Career Milestones
| Acted in Baltimore Actors Theatre and the Washington Ballet Company | ||
| Appeared in shows with Naked Angels, Metropolitan Playhouse and Circle Rep Laboratory | ||
1993 | Graduated from NYU, moved to Harlem and appeared in several small theater productions | |
1995 | Film debut, "The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love"; screen at Sundance | |
1997 | Had small featured role in "Boogie Nights" | |
1998 | Moved to New York to study acting at NYU | |
1999 | Appeared in the Martin Lawrence comedy "Blue Streak" | |
1999 | Appeared with Sigourney Weaver in "A Map of the World" | |
1999 | Had role in "200 Cigarettes" | |
2000 | Landed role as oldest sister, attorney Teri Joseph on Showtime series "Soul Food" | |
2000 | Played Denzel Washington's wife in "Remember the Titans" | |
2000 | Played a black television producer in the HBO film "Dancing in September" | |
2002 | Had supporting role in "Brown Sugar" | |
2004 | Starred with her husband, Boris Kodjoe, in the short-lived UPN comedy "Second Time Around" | |
2008 | Re-teamed with Martin Lawrence for the comedy "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Eddie Murphy in "Imagine That" | |
Awards
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Boogie Nights |
1999 | Urbanworld Film Festival for Special Award |