As a young actress in demand in the independent film world, Nicole Parker's career is laced with credits of work with notable directors as well including Wim Wenders, with whom she worked in The End of Violence, and John Waters who featured her in his cult classic Hairspray. Parker has also starred in Sundance Film Festival films including The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love and Spark.
Parker's other film credits include Boogie Nights, 200 Cigarettes, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Natural History, Eriq LaSalle's Rebound, Nigel Finch's Stonewall, and Subway Stories. Her television credits include the NBC Movie of the Week, Exiled, and an ABC Movie of the Week, Mind Prey. Parker will next star in Map of the World directed by Scott Elliott and Blue Streak starring Martin Lawrence.