Nadja Kodjoe, the elder sibling of the famous American actor Boris Kodjoe, also has a younger brother named Patrick Kodjoe and a sister named Lara Kodjoe.
Personal Background
Not much information is available about Nadja Kodjoe’s early life. Currently, she goes by the name Nadja Ofuatey-Alazard and resides in Munich, Germany. Nadja holds a journalism degree and is a respected director. Recently, she directed a film series titled “ReMIX Africa in Translation.” In 2017, she began working as an artistic director and project manager at Each One Teach One (EOTO) in Berlin. Additionally, she co-directed the BIGSAS Festival of African and African-Diasporic Literature at the University of Bayreuth.
Parents and Family Members
Nadja Kodjoe is of mixed German and Ghanaian heritage. She is the eldest daughter of Dr. Eric Ofuatey-Kodjoe, a physician who sadly passed away in 2016 at the age of 78, and Ursula Kodjoe, a German psychologist currently residing in Freiburg, Germany. Besides being a psychologist, Ursula holds a degree in social pedagogy and conducts various seminars throughout the country on related topics.
Nadja’s parents divorced in 1979 when Boris Kodjoe was only six years old. Following the divorce, Nadja and her siblings moved to Germany with their mother, where she has chosen to reside until the present day. Nadja’s great-grandmother, who was of Jewish descent, tragically perished in the Holocaust, while her grandmother survived.
Boris Kodjoe
Boris Kodjoe, the younger brother of Nadja Kodjoe, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1973, making him 49 years old at present. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University and graduated in 1996 with a degree in marketing. Boris Kodjoe gained his initial acting opportunity by appearing in a music video for the song “Red Light Special.” In 2002, he starred in the successful film “Brown Sugar” alongside Nicole Ari Parker, whom he married in 2005.
Boris Kodjoe was also recognized as one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” in 2002. In 2010, he starred in a television series called “Undercovers” with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, but unfortunately, the show was canceled after only one season. That same year, he also appeared in another popular film, “Resident Evil: Afterlife.” In 2018, Boris was cast in the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff show, “Station 19,” and became a series regular in October 2018.
Boris married Nicole Ari Parker in Germany in 2005 after dating for three years. They welcomed their first child, a baby girl, in March 2005, and later had a son in October 2006.
Nadja Kodjoe’s Net Worth
Nadja Kodjoe is a highly private individual, and very little is known about her personal life or net worth. However, Boris Kodjoe, her brother, is a well-known actor in Hollywood, and he has accumulated a net worth of $8 million. His wife, Nicole Ari Parker, has a net worth of $5 million. Both actors are beloved for their acting skills and charisma.