| Meagan Good | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meagan Monique Good August 8, 1981 Panorama City, Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress and film producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Meagan Monique Good (born August 8, 1981)[1] is an American film and television actress and occasional film producer. Beginning her career at the age of four, Good has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, feature films, and music videos.
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Good was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, the daughter of Tyra Doyle (who worked as Good's manager into her teens), and Leon Good, an LAPD police officer.[2] According to Good, her maternal grandmother is "Jewish and African, so I guess that would be considered Creole. My mother’s father was Cherokee and something else. My dad’s mother’s Puerto Rican and African American, and his father was from Barbados."[2][3] Good was raised in Canyon Country (now known as Santa Clarita), California with her three siblings. She began her acting career around the age of four or five.[4] In the early stages of her career, Good started out doing work as an extra on television shows such as Doogie Howser, M.D. and Amen.[4] When she was thirteen, Good was cast in her first film in the 1995 hit Friday.[2] Good first began to gain recognition for her performance as troubled teen Cisely Baptiste in Kasi Lemmons' critically acclaimed 1997 film Eve's Bayou, which earned Good two award nominations, including her first NAACP Image Award nomination.
After taking on small film and television roles for the next few years, Good would begin to transition into more mature roles in the early 2000s. From 1999 to 2003, she appeared as Nina on Nickelodeon's hit show Cousin Skeeter. Good later took on small roles in the films 3 Strikes and House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute. 2003 proved to be a major year for Good, as she landed roles in the action-drama Biker Boyz and the romantic-comedy Deliver Us from Eva, which helped her transition from child to adult actress. Good also appeared as the character Vanessa for five episodes during the third season of My Wife and Kids, before being replaced by Brooklyn Sudano for undisclosed reasons.[5] In 2004 Good starred alongside Jordana Brewster, Sara Foster, and Jill Ritchie in the action film D.E.B.S., and for her performance received a Best Actress nomination at the 2005 Black Movie Awards. She also had small roles in The Cookout, Lance "Un" Rivera's directorial debut, and the teen dance film You Got Served.
In 2005, Good co-starred in the horror film Venom as well as the well-received indie noir Brick. She then played opposite rapper/actor Bow Wow in Malcolm D. Lee's Roll Bounce. In 2006, Good took on the role of Coco, which she felt was her first true leading lady role, in the urban action-drama Waist Deep.[4] Good also voiced a character for the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours that same year.[6] The following year, Good landed a role in the dance movie Stomp the Yard, starring alongside Ne-Yo and childhood friend Columbus Short.[2] In 2008, Good appeared in the horror film One Missed Call and the Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru, and in the latter half of the year could be seen in Saw V. Good's most recent role was in 2009's The Unborn with Gary Oldman and Odette Yustman.
Good has also made appearances in many music videos, by artists such as 50 Cent, Imajin, Isyss (of which Good's sister La'Myia Good is a member), Lil' Johnny, Memphis Bleek, Tyrese, and Will Smith.[1]
Good has stated in numerous interviews that she would like to portray the late singer Aaliyah in a biographical film. [4][7]
She has also started her own production company, Freedom Bridge Entertainment, with Marlon Olivera, and fellow actors Tamara Bass and Ty Hodges.[8]
Good currently lives in Studio City, California.[2][3] Although she was not raised in the church, Good considers herself to be a very spiritual person, and has stated in numerous interviews that she will not do roles that she feels might "disappoint God." [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Young Girl | Episode: "Birds Gotta Fly" |
| 1994 | On Our Own | Traycee | Episode: "Swiss Family Jerricos" |
| 1995 | Friday | Kid #2 | |
| 1995 | Make a Wish, Molly | Jenny | |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Janie | Episode: "Me and My Hormones" |
| 1997 | Just One of the Girls | Starkeesha | TV series |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Shalona James | Episode: "Blood for Blood" |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Cisely Batiste | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Nikki | Episode: "The Pact" |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show | Pauley | Episode: "Three's Not Company" |
| 1997 | The Parent 'Hood | Ariana | Episode: "No Soul on Ice" |
| 1998 | The Parent 'Hood | Ariana | Episode: "Flaked Out" |
| 1998–2001 | Cousin Skeeter | Nina | 52 episodes |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Kay | |
| 2000 | Moesha | Nicole | Episode: "He Doth Protest Too Much" |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Buela Douglas | |
| 2000 | The Steve Harvey Show | Alicia | Episode: "Don't Stand Too Close to Me" |
| 2001 | The Division | Kara Taylor | Episode: "The Parent Trap" |
| 2001 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Tara Essex | Episode: "Awakenings Part 1" Episode: "Awakenings Part 2" |
| 2001 | House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute | Tina | Video |
| 2001–2002 | Raising Dad | Katie | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | The Jersey | Tamika | Episode: "The Playbook" |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Tina | |
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Jacqui Dandridge | |
| 2003 | My Wife and Kids | Vanessa Scott | 5 episodes |
| 2003 | Ride or Die | Fake Venus | Video |
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Max | |
| 2004 | You Got Served | Beautifull | |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Brittany | |
| 2005 | Brick | Kara | |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Melanie West | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Venom | Cece | |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce | Naomi Phillips | |
| 2006 | Miles from Home | Natasha Freeman | |
| 2006 | Waist Deep | Coco | |
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | April | |
| 2007 | House | Amy | Episode: "Words and Deeds" |
| 2007 | All of Us | Katie | Episode: "Sins of the Father" Episode: "She Blinded Me with Science" |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Shelley Baum | |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Prudence Roanoke | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Luba | |
| 2009 | The Unborn | Romy | |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Beatrice Sloan | Episode: "Soul" |
| 2010 | Good Hair | Herself | |
| 2011 | The Game | Parker | |
| 2011 | 35 and Ticking | Falinda | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Blythe | |
| 2011 | Video Girl | Lori Walker | |
| 2011 | Dysfunctional Friends | Ms. Stevens | Post-production |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man[10] | Mya | |
| 2012 | The Baytown Disco | Belle | |
| 2012 | Californication | Kali |
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Eve's Bayou |
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Stomp the Yard | ||
| 1998 | YoungStar Awards | Nominated | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film | Eve's Bayou |
| 2005 | Black Movie Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | D.E.B.S. |
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Waist Deep | ||
| 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated | Choice Breakout (Female) | Waist Deep |
| 2007 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Stomp the Yard | ||
| 2006 | Black Reel Awards | Nominated | Best Ensemble | Roll Bounce (Shared with cast) |
| 2007 | MTV Movie Awards | Nominated | Best Kiss | Stomp the Yard (Shared with Columbus Short) |
