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" I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.' "

Nicole Ari Parker

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" I had a brilliant drama teacher while I was at Roland Park: Ann Mainolfi. But the school was mostly rich in academics. It wasn't like I was prepping myself for a life in acting. There, you prepped yourself to have a stable future. The school's piece de resistance is college prep - it didn't teach you how to audition for a TV show. "

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