Quick Facts
Born:
1970-10-07
Birthplace:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Credits:
58 Total Roles
Nicole Ari Parker
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Biography
Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born October 7, 1970) is an American actress and model.
Early in her career she appeared in several critically-acclaimed independent films including The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995), Boogie Nights (1997), 200 Cigarettes (1999), and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival winner The Adventures of Sebastian Cole.
She has starred in several television shows including Second Time Around, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Deep End; but her breakthrough television role was on Showtime6 drama Soul Food, which she starred in from 2000-2004. Her big screen credits include such popular films as Blue Streak (1999), Brown Sugar (2002) and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008).
She is married to fellow model turned actor, Boris Kodjoe, and they have two children.
Early in her career she appeared in several critically-acclaimed independent films including The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995), Boogie Nights (1997), 200 Cigarettes (1999), and the 1999 Sundance Film Festival winner The Adventures of Sebastian Cole.
She has starred in several television shows including Second Time Around, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Deep End; but her breakthrough television role was on Showtime6 drama Soul Food, which she starred in from 2000-2004. Her big screen credits include such popular films as Blue Streak (1999), Brown Sugar (2002) and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008).
She is married to fellow model turned actor, Boris Kodjoe, and they have two children.
Known For
Boogie Nights
Becky Barnett
Remember the Titans
Carol Boone
Chicago P.D.
Samantha Miller
How It Ends
Paula Sutherland
Blue Streak
Mellisa Green
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Lillie Ivers
Empire
Giselle Sims-Barker
Black Dynamite
Mahogany Black
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A Snowy Day in Oakland MOVIE | Dr. LaTrice Monroe |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | We Are Gathered Here Today MOVIE | Nancy Stone |
| 2022 | And Just Like That... The Documentary MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Safe Room MOVIE | Lila Jackson |
| 2021 | And Just Like That… TV | Lisa Todd Wexley |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall TV | Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs TV | Cheryl Gowans |
| 2018 | How It Ends MOVIE | Paula Sutherland |
| 2017 | Downsized MOVIE | Ebony |