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For the actress and model born 1970, see Nicole Ari Parker.

Nicole Frances Parker (born February 21, 1978 in Irvine, California, USA) is a comic actress. Parker is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv. She is currently performing in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway.

Biography

In her hometown of Irvine, she performed at South Coast Repertory and Laguna Playhouse. She also studied Theatre and Voice at Indiana University and performed in an improv troupe called The Original Full Frontal Comedy. After college, Parker performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Second City in Chicago, Bloemendaal, Unhinged Academy and Groningen. In addition, Nicole and some college friends formed a theater company in New York called Waterwell Productions. Parker moved to Amsterdam for two years, where she performed in the comedy show Boom Chicago alongside MADtv alumni as well as current cast members Ike Barinholtz and Jordan Peele.

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MADtv

Parker joined the cast of MADtv in 2003 as a feature performer for the ninth season. She was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Parker's characters included straight-laced employee Beth ("Sean the Floor Leader") and "Inside Looking Out" host Pat-Beth LaMontrose. Some of her notable impersonations included Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Ellen DeGeneres, Judy Garland, Kathy Griffin, and Renée Zellweger

As of September 2006, Parker is still a member of the current cast.

Characters

• Ananna Bosley (The Lillian Verner Game Show)
• Beth (Sean the Floor Leader)
• Candy Matsumoto (Hello Hollywood/Iraq, Hello!)
• Charlene (Baby Joey)
• Disney Girl
• Pat-Beth LaMontrose (Inside Looking Out)

Impressions

• Alanis Morissette
• Alexis Bledel
• Ashlee Simpson
• Ashley Judd
• Ashley Tisdale
• Britney Spears
• Candice Bergen
• Celine Dion
• Constance Ramos
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Elizabeth Smart
• Emma Thompson
• Emily Robison
• Fergie
• Hillary Clinton
• Hillary Swank
• James Blunt
• Jane Leeves
• Jeannie Bice
• Jessica Simpson
• Joy Behar
• Judith Regan
• Judy Garland
• Julie Andrews
• Katie Couric
• Katie Holmes
• Kathy Griffin
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kiki
• Kristin Cavallari
• LC
• Lesley Stahl
• Lisa Edelstein
• Liza Minelli
• Maggie Grace
• Mary Kay Letourneau
• Mary Todd Lincoln
• Melania Trump
• Michelle Yeoh
• Nelly Furtado
• Norah Jones
• Patricia Heaton
• Paula Abdul
• Paula Zahn
• Renée Zellweger
• Robin Weigert
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Sigourney Weaver
• Teresa Heinz Kerry
• Teri Hatcher
• Tonya Harding

Trivia

• Parker speaks fluent French.
• Her nickname is "Noodles," "Noods," or "Sweet Noods".
• Parker performed in an improv troupe called The Original Full Frontal Comedy.
• She ranked #1 in Indiana University's "Top 30 Under 30 2004"
• In 2004, Parker played Juliet opposite Keegan-Michael Key's Romeo in "The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet." Her performance earned her a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination.
• In the short lived live-action series, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, she played "Venus de Milo", a fifth, female Ninja Turtle. She battled primarily through the use of magic, and as such was not required to perform physical feats as complex as those of the boys.

Catch Phrases

• "Ahhhaaahaaahaahahaha!" - Disney Girl
• "So much drama" - Kristin Cavalaria (Laguna Biotch)
• "There's so much drama on the couch right now, it's like a drama couch." - Kristin Cavalaria (Laguna Biotch)
• "Jessica! Jessica! Jessica! Jessica! Jessica! Jessica!" - Kristin Cavalaria (Laguna Biotch)

Television appearances

Filmography

External links

• The MADtv Forum - Nicole Parker
• Official MADtv site

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