![Nicole Ari Parker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uy630vFQOKWpuEDFF2DuCQ1Oiez.jpg)
Nicole Ari Parker
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 10.598 |
Birthday | 1970-10-07 |
Place of Birth | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
Also Known As |
![Blue Streak](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jek2osBtFhzU6Hjj7yp1egOtbqO.jpg)
1999
![Blue Streak](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jek2osBtFhzU6Hjj7yp1egOtbqO.jpg)
Blue Streak
6.499/1431
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid...
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Blue Streak
![Boogie Nights](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wnE24UPCPQsQnbBOu4zVE2qaDNm.jpg)
1997
![Boogie Nights](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wnE24UPCPQsQnbBOu4zVE2qaDNm.jpg)
Boogie Nights
7.643/3057
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...
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Boogie Nights
![Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1VzS2bkQHVcIxSeBJifOx65oxHK.jpg)
2008
![Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1VzS2bkQHVcIxSeBJifOx65oxHK.jpg)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
6.004/273
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
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![The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dPbYJaH1j7sgj1NuA4VRyb7O4Mt.jpg)
1995
![The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dPbYJaH1j7sgj1NuA4VRyb7O4Mt.jpg)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
6.4/77
An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical strug...
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The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
![200 Cigarettes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5LYyQNMsmis8oGcrLw5oyldr9bw.jpg)
1999
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200 Cigarettes
5.927/157
In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years...
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200 Cigarettes
![35 and Ticking](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/padyunSJfI03zhWDh4NQbggZwXn.jpg)
2011
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35 and Ticking
5.692/26
Victoria, Zenobia, Cleavon, and Phil are all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Z...
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![Brown Sugar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hKltNdfxKg28mOgFwizNyhIFkJ2.jpg)
2002
![Brown Sugar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hKltNdfxKg28mOgFwizNyhIFkJ2.jpg)
Brown Sugar
6.7/108
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-...
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![Pastor Brown](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fUCD6zby6u8QuwIBhoQoLVhMMvn.jpg)
2009
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Pastor Brown
6/7
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![The End of Violence](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rlMC8XqYhdH1acLWkf5plG0ogk1.jpg)
1997
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The End of Violence
5.3/65
Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him...
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![Repentance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aJYR6GeUbrEbrapDWZDxqYdLseS.jpg)
2014
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Repentance
4.8/58
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![Imagine That](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lyCTP5C3raH46hJNS9WfBSnWHsG.jpg)
2009
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Imagine That
5.9/545
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
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1999
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Loving Jezebel
5.1/5
A man is cursed with falling in love with other men's women.
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![Harlem Aria](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ffNw0t3J4k6B2A2IkDfvGYiEc8P.jpg)
1999
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Harlem Aria
7/7
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![Spark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lqQKWG9RcGIJz9AFbihxs89dthV.jpg)
1998
![Spark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lqQKWG9RcGIJz9AFbihxs89dthV.jpg)
Spark
6.3/3
.An urban black couple (Terrence Howard, Nicole Parker) traveling via back roads from Chicago to LA has a car breakdown in a backwater town where ever...
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![Dancing in September](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvxWXNmyv8HQxqD0xVixZU8krF5.jpg)
2001
![Dancing in September](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qvxWXNmyv8HQxqD0xVixZU8krF5.jpg)
Dancing in September
6.5/1
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
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![Black Dynamite](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/u3oWQDz0JggzzsVlsuHY7XVxp5Y.jpg)
2009
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Black Dynamite
7.113/600
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded...
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![A Map of the World](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yhoXmw3zbds7gjDPJfA7CiNNssI.jpg)
1999
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A Map of the World
6.1/58
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property...
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![Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2013
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Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
4/3
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![Remember the Titans](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/825ohvC4wZ3gCuncCaqkWeQnK8h.jpg)
2000
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7.628/2587
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![Almost Christmas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dsMxMbapp5pmTVaFOD0YL4DQXS3.jpg)
2016
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Almost Christmas
5.937/348
Walter Meyer is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the holiday season is here, he invites daughters Rachel an...
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![Downsized](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hbPapwuov22I5NrhOVHk4bbMAYI.jpg)
2017
![Downsized](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hbPapwuov22I5NrhOVHk4bbMAYI.jpg)
Downsized
10/1
Ebony and Michael were forced into a modern "shotgun" wedding after becoming teenage parents, putting their personal goals on hold in order to support...
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![How It Ends](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/prdFM08mGvVDA6uQxKJh8n8Vek1.jpg)
2018
![How It Ends](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/prdFM08mGvVDA6uQxKJh8n8Vek1.jpg)
How It Ends
5.3/1862
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![Stonewall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pCkn7r7V9UFmtuREaKmaoI5OeeT.jpg)
1995
![Stonewall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pCkn7r7V9UFmtuREaKmaoI5OeeT.jpg)
Stonewall
6/22
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
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![King's Ransom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lH8Nugl7DnMaMHfOChEFNXXQ3zX.jpg)
2005
![King's Ransom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lH8Nugl7DnMaMHfOChEFNXXQ3zX.jpg)
King's Ransom
4.816/49
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![Subway Stories](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pzy2cwGh3fssoxqaIJFWOnMax5x.jpg)
1997
![Subway Stories](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pzy2cwGh3fssoxqaIJFWOnMax5x.jpg)
Subway Stories
6/13
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
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Subway Stories
![Mind Prey](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9e1vdOLWA0YivdQp1LGDLQTVEpu.jpg)
1999
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Mind Prey
6/2
Mind Prey is an adaptation of the John Sandford mystery novel of the same name, featuring Sandford's famous detective Lucas Davenport. Andi Manette (S...
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![The Loretta Claiborne Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mtpHC69xRxKyl43lozFtDfqN5Ae.jpg)
2000
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The Loretta Claiborne Story
5/1
A disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life through Special Olympics competition. Based on the tr...
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![Safe Room](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/znCW31MIP6Vx8KCN1JHlYopa86c.jpg)
2022
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Safe Room
6.4/10
After her son accidentally witnesses a break-in in the house across the street and records the horrific murder of the homeowner, Lila becomes embroile...
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![And Just Like That… The Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/winCd2ODgLjxLZtUSSRfJ0CNE4.jpg)
2022
![And Just Like That… The Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/winCd2ODgLjxLZtUSSRfJ0CNE4.jpg)
And Just Like That… The Documentary
7.1/16
In the late ‘90s, “Sex and the City” took television by storm with its honest and hilarious perspective on love, relationships… and sex, earning legio...
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![We Are Gathered Here Today](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l2Jvtylk0XN5WIuRND4RwFBwnF7.jpg)
2022
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6/2
The patriarch of the family enters the hospital with COVID-19 and because of hospital protocols his family members are forced to say their goodbyes vi...
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![The Adventures of Sebastian Cole](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/isgUjJ9dlDyUJqEWtFrNeQe1wMg.jpg)
1998
![The Adventures of Sebastian Cole](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/isgUjJ9dlDyUJqEWtFrNeQe1wMg.jpg)
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
5.5/14
Hank marries the divorced Joan, who's the mother of teens Sebastian and Jessica. After living with his new family for years, Hank announces that he's...
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The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
![Divas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jkCX0v0HRcLTePhsmdnGZxrLtVi.jpg)
1995
![Divas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jkCX0v0HRcLTePhsmdnGZxrLtVi.jpg)
Divas
10/1
This pilot for a prospective series is an ensemble drama chronicling the ups and downs of a young, all-female, black singing group from Seattle.
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![A Snowy Day in Oakland](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gAUdXPjuX1X4lG3ep0ZVUPWZTWP.jpg)
2023
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A Snowy Day in Oakland
8.167/6
A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime...
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![Exiled](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jG7fKOx1NsjaBmzZHmlYO1Y9h83.jpg)
1998
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Exiled
5.25/12
NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder case. When the investigat...
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1996
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.2/50
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison...
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