On Broadway she played Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. She gave birth to their first child, a girl, on March 5, 2005. En effet, elle est choisie par Showtime afin d'incarner l'un des premiers rôles de la série Soul Food. Elle s'y fait remarquer par son exubérance naturelle et son personnage de clown de classe, elle entre également dans le club de théâtre de son école. Malgré ces prestations remarquées, elle peine à obtenir des rôles au premier plan. Revue de presse | Elle rebondit rapidement en rejoignant la distribution récurrente[23], puis principale[24], de la série musicale à succès de la FOX, Empire. She made her screen debut with a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) and went on to appear in Boogie Nights (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The family attends the Cascade United Methodist Church when in Atlanta. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Contact | OLDER MAN Are you alright, ma'am? En 2002, elle connait aussi le succès en jouant dans la comédie romantique réalisée par Rick Famuyiwa, Brown Sugar avec Taye Diggs et Sanaa Lathan[8],[9]. En mars 2001, elle épouse l'acteur Joseph Falasca, ils divorcent en 2002 après huit mois de vie commune[26],[27]. Publicité | Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born October 7, 1970) is an American actress and model. Deleted Scene: Boogie Nights, Becky & Mr. Brown A nice elderly man befriends Becky after Dirk fails to show up. Parker was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been promoted to a series regular for the fifth season.[5][6]. In 2017, she joined the cast of Fox's prime-time soap opera Empire playing Giselle Barker. Nicole et sa famille sont membres de la Cascade United Methodist Church d'Atlanta[5],[31]. In several episodes of the series, she was able to show her singing abilities, which also served her well in roles as singers on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and in the movie Divas. Parker has starred in a number of movies, including Blue Streak (1999), Remember the Titans (2000), Brown Sugar (2002), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Black Dynamite (2009), and Almost Christmas (2016). elle est d'ascendance afro-américaine et cherokee[1]. Elle joue pendant cinq saisons, le rôle de Teri, l’aînée d'une famille afro-américaine de Chicago[4]. [citation needed] She married her Soul Food co-star Boris Kodjoe on May 21, 2005, in Gundelfingen, Germany. Données Personnelles | After a string of odd jobs (including scooping ice cream), bit roles, and low-wage theater work, Parker was offered her breakthrough role on Soul Food. Sophie has spina bifida, which was diagnosed at birth. She is the only child of her divorced parents, health care professional Susan Parker and dentist Donald Parker. Politique de cookies | Après ses études secondaires, elle rejoint la troupe du Washington Ballet (en), et elle est admise à la Tisch School of the Arts de l'Université de New York, elle y sort diplômée en 1993[2],[3]. En 2011, elle est l'un des premiers rôles d'une production afro-américaine 35 and Ticking aux côtés de Tamala Jones, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, Mike Epps, Keith Robinson et Jill Marie Jones[12]. INT. En 2012 : elle joue dans la pièce de théâtre Un tramway nommé Désir de Tennessee Williams au Broadhurst Theatre (en) à Manhattan, où elle tient le rôle de Blanche Du Bois[13],[14],[15]. Puis, elle poursuit ses apparitions en tant que guest-star comme dans la série Younger avec Hilary Duff[25]. Parker was lead actress in the 2013 NBC drama pilot Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, and later had a recurring role on Revolution. Nicole s'identifie à la communauté afro-américaine[5]. Leur premier enfant, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe est née le 5 mars 2005, atteinte de spina bifida, leur second enfant, un garçon se prénommant Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, est né le 31 octobre 2006 à Atlanta. [9], The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, "Nicole Reflects on Real Life Role As Mommy-to-Be", "City-bred Actress' Role In Kids' Film Reflects Grown-up Realities", "Nicole Ari Parker's role in kids' movie reflects grown-up realities", "TNT's 'Murder in the First' Adds 'Revolution' Alum", "Empire Promotes Nicole Ari Parker to Series Regular for Season 5", Boris and Nicole Open Up About Sophie's Spina Bifida, "In Atlanta’s churches, prayers for president-elect", "Youth Summit Brings Democratic National Convention Spirit to Johnson C. 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