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Parker is best known for playing the tough but loving Terry Joseph in Soul Food: The Series, which was based on the 1997 film Soul Food. Her casting added a second confusion to the Soul Food: The Series tv show in that: 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the type of cuisine, see soul food. ...

• Parker's lighter complextion and light hazel eyes are similar to Vanessa L. Williams's.
• Vanessa L. Williams portrayed Terry in the film while actress Vanessa A. Williams portrays Maxine ( the Vivica Fox role) in the series.

In the series, she has showcased her singing voice in several episodes, but as of yet has not embraced this ability full-time careerwise. Parker also had a guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a singer. She also had a lead role in the 1998 film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie. Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American R&B singer and theatrical actress. ... Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American R&B singer and theatrical actress. ... Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an African-American actress who has appeared in several TV series such Melrose Place and the Showtime cable TV show Soul Food. ... Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964) is an American movie and television actress. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Early in her career Nicole appeared in several critically-acclaimed independent films including The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Boogie Nights, 200 Cigarettes, and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival winner The Adventures of Sebastian Cole. She starred with her husband, model and actor Boris Kodjoe, in UPN's situation comedy Second Time Around. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love is a 1995 film written and directed by Maria Maggenti about a romance between two female high school students, a butch white lesbian from a low social class lesbian household, and a black, better-off, heretofore straight girl. ... Boogie Nights is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. ... The 1999 film 200 Cigarettes stars Ben Affleck, Elvis Costello, Kate Hudson, Jay Mohr, Christina Ricci, Paul Rudd, Martha Plimpton, Casey Affleck, Courtney Love, Dave Chappelle, Janeane Garofalo, Guillermo Diaz, Gaby Hoffmann, Catherine Kellner, Brian McCardie, Nicole Parker and Angela Featherstone. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, Moscow, Venice, Berlin, and Toronto festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is a 1998 comedy-drama film. ... Boris Kodjoe, (born March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria) is a multilingual actor and former male fashion model. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. ... Second Time Around was a UPN show that ran duing the 2004-2005 season. ...

Personal

Nicole is the only child of her divorced parents health care professional Susan Parker and dentist Donald Parker. Nicole Ari (her middle name) Parker was just about the only brown face at her private all-girls grammar school. Nicole spent hours play-acting in her Baltimore home and as a child wanted she wanted to be like the sexy, sassy Willona from the sitcom Good Times. Good Times was an American sitcom that was originally broadcast from February 1, 1974 until August 1, 1979 on the CBS television network. ...

Nicole studied hard--despite her habit of clowning around in the classroom--and won roles in various local theater productions.

At the age of 17, she won best actress in the state of Maryland's high school competition and decided that it was time to follow her dreams. Although her parents were less than thrilled, she began to find work at the Baltimore Actors Theatre, and then moved on to the Washington Ballet Company before applying to the New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts behind her parents' back. She graduated with an acting degree. New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 14 schools that make up New York University (NYU). ...

After a string of odd jobs (she used to scoop ice cream for a living), bit-roles and working for pennies in the theater circuit, Nicole was offered the breakthrough role on Soul Food.

She married her Soul Food: The Series co-star Boris Kodjoe on May 21, 2005 in Gundelfingen, Germany. She gave birth to their first child, a girl, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on March 5, 2005. She gave birth to the couple's second child, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, a boy, on October 31, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. Boris Kodjoe, (born March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria) is a multilingual actor and former male fashion model. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She has legally changed her name to Nikki Kodjoe since her marriage to Boris. [1]

References

• Williams, Kam. "Nicole Reflects on Real Life Role As Mommy-to-Be", Metropolitan Tribune. Retrieved October 12, 2005.

October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Nicole Ari Parker at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe Official Website