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Nicole Ari Parker has worked in film, TV, and on stages. She was best known for playing Teri (the spirited lawyer) Joseph. Nikki Kodjoe became her stage name after her wedding. Born and raised in Baltimore Maryland. When she was young, she demonstrated the desire to act and received the Top Actress Award at an Maryland High School Contest. After working in theater and 'The Washington Ballet Company she received a master's degree in acting from 'New York University. The first role she played on screen in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love brought her immense respect. After that, she appeared in movies like "Boogie Nights Spark" as well as "Blue Streak". The film was highly praised for her performance on Soul Food. Her TV appearances included Second Time Around and Empire. She appeared on stage in a variety of productions in the beginning of her career. Parker is tied to Boris Kodjoe, an actor and model. Two children were born to them.

The family was born to Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria from the age of seven. Contractor was well-versed in the world and an array of different cultures from a young age. She was a boarding student in London between the ages of seven and nine years old, then her family moved into Toronto, Canada, where she lived for the bulk of her youth and early adulthood. Then, in Toronto, Contractor excelled in academics and trained as an classical ballerina. She went to the Etobicoke School of the Arts. It's a high-school for the arts, in which she didn't just take classes in theater but also performed too. Contractor began her acting career at 16 and was a part of the theater for a decade after spending ten years of dancing. She accepted a full-scholarship to attend the University of Toronto after graduating. There she earned her master's in theatre, as well as a double major in social and psychology. Contractor landed her first role in the midst of her university year. The play received rave reviews and her performances in the 92 shows performed the play was voted as the best production by Canadian reviewers in 2002. The conservatory in Stratford is home to eight males as well as four females as well as a few others for a week crash course. The role was secured for Contractor in the next season of shows She was also offered Hermia's character as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.