Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker
Nicole Ari Parker-Kodjoe, also known as Nikki Kodjoe, is an American actress. Parker is known for her role as Becky Barnett in the 1997 film Boogie Nights and as the attorney Teri Joseph on the Showtime series Soul Food, which ran from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, Nicole co-starred on the short-lived UPN romantic comedy Second Time Around that lasted for one season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth7 October 1970
CountryUnited States of America
sophie months
I breastfed Sophie for 14 months and Nicolas for 11 months.
silly character anchors
I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.
stars people mind-blowing
Honestly, working with Eddie Murphy was mind-blowing just in terms of the budget alone. To see the respect he commands, to witness his presence, you understand why he and people like Martin Lawrence are stars.
blow issues hair
Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again?
children responsibility imagination
Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a responsibility.
husband home challenges
Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.
exercise thinking shoes
You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day.
hard-work tired granted
You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired.
study
There are so many things that go into a surgical study.
exercise thinking hype
Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.
children self-esteem sleep
Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night.
littles comedy knows
Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me.
husband thinking impact
I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever.
jobs hardest-job parent
Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.