Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress who works in both film, television as well as theatre. She's best known as Teri Joe, a fiery lawyer in her role on the Showtime program Soul Food. When she got married, she changed her name to Nikki Kodjoe. As a child in Baltimore, Maryland, she was always intrigued by acting. At an Maryland high school event in her early years of schooling, she won the prize for best actress. In addition to her work in the theater and in the ballet company, she was also a part of 'The Washington Ballet Company. She earned a degree in Acting from New York University. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love was her first big role. After that, she appeared in movies such as "Boogie Nights Spark" and "Blue Streak". Soul Food was an immensely well-loved TV show. Also, she appeared in TV Series such as Second Time Around 'and Empire. In the beginning of her career she was a part of numerous stage productions. Parker is a political activist who has an seriously her involvement in politics, is married to model-actor Boris Kodjoe. The couple has two children.

Contractor, a Mumbai-born Indian and who was a resident of Nigeria from the time she was seven years old. was well-versed in world cultures and traveling even at a very young age. She attended boarding school at the age of 7 until 9 in London. Later, she and her family moved back in Toronto (Canada) where they lived for the rest of her childhood. Contractor trained in classical ballet in Toronto. Additionally, she excelled academically. She was a student at the Etobicoke School of the Arts, a high school for the arts that was specifically designed to be a school that taught more than just dance but also theatre. Contractor began her acting career at 16 and was a part of the theater for a decade after spending ten years of dancing. After graduating high school, she was awarded a full award to at the University of Toronto, where she pursued a masters in theatre and a double major in psychology and sociology. Contractor was a participant in the highly acclaimed Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, for Pericles. After one full year, she was awarded the role of lead. Her performance was lauded for the 92 shows she appeared in. She was awarded the award in 2002 for the most outstanding production of the Year by Canadian critics. The conservatory at Stratford accepts eight men, four women as well as a few others for a weeks of crash courses. Contractor got a confirmed place for the next season, and was offered the role of Hermia.