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I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.

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Nicole Ari Parker
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 7
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