NICOLE ARI PARKER NEWS, INTERVIEWS & UPDATES



News for 5/30/2005


The following article appeared in the June 6, 2005 issue of People Magazine





The following article appeared in the May 30, 2005 issue of Jet Magazine





News for 4/7/2005


The following article appeared in the April 4, 2005 issue of Jet Magazine





News for 3/17/2005


'Soul Food' Actors Have Baby


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker have more on their plate than just "Soul Food."

Parker gave birth to the couple's first child, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on Saturday, publicist Jessica Cohen said in a statement Wednesday. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces.

Tei-Naaki is Ghanian for "first-born daughter," the statement said.

Kodjoe played Damon Carter and Parker was Teri Joseph on "Soul Food," which ran on the Showtime cable channel from 2000-2004.

They plan to wed in May, their publicist said.



News for 3/7/2005


The following article appeared in the February 28, 2005 issue of Jet Magazine






News for 12/31/2004


The following interview appeared in the December 2004 issue of Sister To Sister Magazine





News for 10/10/2004


The following interview appeared in the October 2004 issue of Ebony Magazine






The following article appeared in the July 19, 2004 issue of Jet Magazine





News for 6/29/2004


'Soul Food' Actors Get Engaged

By The Associated Press


LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Parker, stars of the Showtime series "Soul Food," are engaged, their publicist said.

Kodjoe, 31, proposed to Parker, 33, June 20 in his hometown of Freiburg, Germany, publicist Alejandra Cristina said.

They plan to marry next spring, she said.

The couple met on the set of "Soul Food," which recently ended after five seasons. The show was based on the 1997 hit film of the same name and was television's longest-running black drama.

They both appeared in the film "Brown Sugar" and will next star in the sitcom, "Second Time Around," which will air on UPN this fall.