Nicole Ari Parker

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Summary

Nicole Ari Parker is an actor known for The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Boogie Nights, Soul Food, and And Just Like That.... Her work spans dramas and comedies, with recurring roles as ambitious professionals and family-centered women. Parker has said the original Sex and the City’s lack of black friends was noticeable, and she welcomed the continuation’s more diverse cast as reflecting New York; she also described representing a black woman in senior police leadership and reform efforts on Chicago P.D. as important. She signed a 2020 letter urging passage of the HEROES Act and action against systemic racism. No public party endorsements or anti-woke statements are on record.