When she was younger, Nicole Ari Parker wanted to be many things: Diana Ross, Wilona from "Good Times," a doctor, a schoolteacher, even a superhero. But through all her fleeting childhood fancies, one thing this caramel complexion beauty always knew, was that she wanted to be an actress. Growing up the only child of divorced parents, Parker found that spending hours acting out her own plays was not only a great way to pass time, it provided her with company. The imaginary worlds she created would turn out to be a lifelong escape for the talented actress, whose living room productions were the
