Nicole Parker: The illusion that there aren’t roles for African-American women bothers me. I just feel like as long as I exist, there’s a story to be told. I made it clear to my agent—I said, ‘We’re out for everything, not just black roles.’ Why go into a closed–minded industry with a closed mind?
Nicole Parker: A guy once told me that I sound like I'm a little ahead of myself. I can't wait to thank him at the Oscars.
She is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Eloped with actor Joseph Falasca in March 2001. Their marriage lasted only 8 months.
Nicole Parker and Boris Kodjoe's daughter, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe was born March 8, 2005. The healthy 8 pounds, 2 ounce baby girl is the first child for both parents. "Tei-Naaki" is Ghanian for "first-born daughter."
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