Nicole Parker
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File:Nicole Parker in 2006.jpg
Parker in September 2006
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Born | Nicole Frances Parker February 21, 1978 Irvine, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Nicole Frances Parker (born February 21, 1978) is an American actress and singer best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show MADtv. In July 2009, she concluded her run as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, a role which she reprised on tour across North America.
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Early life
In her hometown of Irvine, California, 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 Full Frontal Comedy. After college, Parker performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Second City in Chicago, Bloemendaal, Unhinged Academy and Groningen. In addition, she 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 Ike Barinholtz and Jordan Peele.[citation needed]
Career
MADtv
In 2003, Parker joined the Season 9 cast of MADtv. She was a featured performer, until Season 10, when she was promoted to cast member. Parker left the show in November 2008, but appeared in sketches until the series finale in 2009.
Parker's most notable characters include Pat-Beth LaMontrose and the Disney Girl. She also had impersonated many notable celebrities, mostly singers such as Britney Spears, Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, Julie Andrews, James Blunt, and Judy Garland. She also played Mary Poole, a woman who's insurance is GUYCO which is the show's parody of GEICO, who appears in a GUYCO commercial telling the story of when she was in a car accident. But to make it more interesting, Mo'Nique (played by Erica Ash) is hired as a celebrity to help tell her story. Mary says she was driving too fast and she wasn't paying attention and at the intersection, there was a car in front of her and she rear-ended it and called GUYCO right away. As Mary tells her story, Mo'Nique says the exact opposite of what she said, saying that she was driving the speed limit and she was paying attention and at the intersection, the other lady front-ended her and she went limp.
Characters
- Amy Little
- Annetta Bussley
- Beth
- Candy Matsumoto
- Charlene
- Disney Girl
- Elisssa
- Pat-Beth LaMontrose
- Sharon
- Toni Horse
- Tori McLachlan
Celebrity impressions
- Amy Winehouse
- Ashlee Simpson
- Britney Spears
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Fergie
- Gwen Stefani
- Hillary Clinton
- James Blunt
- Jessica Simpson
- Joy Behar
- Judy Garland
- Julie Andrews
- Kathy Griffin
- Kim Kardashian
- Kristin Cavallari
- Lauren Conrad
- Lucille Ball (as her character Lucy from I Love Lucy)
- Nelly Furtado
- Paula Abdul
- Rachael Ray
- Sarah Palin
- Teri Hatcher
- Vivien Leigh
Broadway
In 2004, Parker was nominated for a Jeff Award for her performance in The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet.
From July 2006 to January 2007, Parker performed in the comedy musical Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me.
In 2009, Parker replaced Marcie Dodd in the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of the musical Wicked, from January 16. She starred opposite Alli Mauzey as Glinda.[1] She exited on July 19 at the end of her six-month contract, and was replaced by Dee Roscioli.
Parker recently starred in the new musical The People in the Picture, which began performances at Studio 54 on April 1, 2011 and officially opened on April 28, 2011.[2]
Parker again starred as Elphaba in Wicked on the show's first North American tour. She reunited with Mauzey beginning performances in Denver, Colorado May 18, 2012. She replaced Mamie Parris.[3] She later left the production on September 24, 2012.
The Groundlings
Parker frequently guest performs in the improvisational comedy show Cookin' With Gas at The Groundlings Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
Credits
Theatre roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Fuenteovejuna | Laurencia | Musical (Regional) |
2003 | Stuck | Director | Improv Play (Regional) |
2004 | The Magic Flute | Pamina | Musical (Regional) |
2004 | Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet |
Juliet | Musical (Regional) |
2006–2007 | Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me | Various Characters | Comedy Musical (Broadway) |
2008 | Proposition 8: The Musical | California Gays and The People That Love Them | Comedy Musical |
2007–2008 | Suitcase Full of Lies | Jillane Jenkins | Comedy Musical (Regional)[4] |
2009 | Wicked | Elphaba | Musical (Broadway) |
2010 | Suitcase Full of Lies | Jillane Jenkins | Comedy Musical (Regional) |
2010 | "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | Rosemary | Musical (Limited Engagement)[5] |
2011 | The People in the Picture | Red | Musical (Broadway)[6] |
2012 | Wicked | Elphaba | Musical (1st North American tour) |
2014 | Dog & Pony | Mags | Musical (Regional)[7] |
2015 | These Paper Bullets | Bea | Comedy Musical (Off-Broadway)[8] |
Television roles
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes | Episode Count |
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2003–2009, 2016 | MADtv | Various Characters | Sketch Comedy | 113 Episodes |
2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Herself | Comedy/Reality | 1 Episode |
2012 | Bunk | Herself | Comedy/Improv | 2 Episodes |
2012 | Trust Us With Your Life | Herself | Comedy/Improv | 1 Episode |
2013 | Key & Peele | Singing Woman | Sketch Comedy | 1 Episode |
2014 | It Could Be Worse | Super Fan | Comedy | 1 Episode |
2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Jessica | Comedy | 1 Episode |
Film roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Box Office Performance |
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1994 | The Neverending Story III | as Nasty #1 | Adventure - Fantasy | |
2007 | Four Years | as Stacy | Short Film Comedy Movie | |
2008 | Meet the Spartans | as Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Paris Hilton and Ellen DeGeneres | Parody Movie | $84,021,565 |
Disaster Movie | as Enchanted Princess, Jessica Simpson and Amy Winehouse | Parody Movie | $31,683,375 | |
2009 | Weathered | as Weather Wellington | Short Film Drama Movie | |
Funny People | as Dawn | Comedy-Drama Movie | $50,200,497 |
Award wins and nominations
Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
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2004 | Nominated | Jeff Award[9] | Best Actress in a Principal Role | Musical, The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet |
2009 | Won | GLAAD Media Awards[10] | Special Recognition | Prop 8: The Musical |
2009 | Won | Damah Film Festival[11] | Best Actress (Audience Award) | Short film, Weathered |
References
- ↑ "Madtv" Star Parker Will Be Broadway's New Elphaba; Tveit Returns, Too
- ↑ People in the Picture Come Into Focus With Christopher Innvar, Alexander Gemignani, Chip Zien, Nicole Parker
- ↑ Wicked Tour to Welcome Nicole Parker and PJ Benjamin
- ↑ Nicole Parker Returns To Birdland In SUITCASE FULL OF LIES 5/24
- ↑ Photo Flash: Reprise Theater Company's HOW TO SUCCEED
- ↑ Alexander Gemignani, Nicole Parker & More Join The People in the Picture on Broadway
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/justin-kirk-and-nicole-parker-rock-billie-joe-armstrongs-these-paper-bullets-musical-starting-tonight-360950
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ GLAAD Media Awards
- ↑ Damah Film Festival Announces Winners
External links
- Articles with dead external links from August 2010
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014
- 1978 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from California
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American musical theatre actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- American women comedians
- Living people
- People from Irvine, California
- American sketch comedians