Biography
A gorgeous, gifted performer, Meagan Good was able to gracefully make the difficult transition from child and teen star to adult working actress. Born Aug. 8, 1981 in Panorama City, CA, Meagan Monique Good made her film debut in "Friday" (1995), but achieved her Image Award-nominated breakthrough in the spellbinding "Eve's Bayou" (1997) as a sexually charged teenager who may or may not have been molested by her father (Samuel L. Jackson). Good …
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Career Milestones
| Began starring in commercials at age 4 | ||
1997 | Received critical acclaim for role in Kasi Lemmons' "Eve's Bayou" opposite Samuel L. Jackson; earned NAACP Image Award nomination | |
1998 | Landed first major TV role as a series regular on Nickelodeon's "Cousin Skeeter" | |
1999 | Cast in "The Secret Life of Girls," starring Eugene Levy | |
2000 | Portrayed Buela in the comedy "3 Strikes" | |
2001 | Cast as Katie on The WB comedy series "Raising Dad" | |
2003 | Co-starred in romantic comedy feature "Deliver Us From Eva" | |
2003 | Featured in Rapper 50 Cent's "21 Questions" music video | |
2003 | Played love interest to Derek Luke's character in "Biker Boyz" | |
2004 | Cast in Queen Latifah scripted comedy "The Cookout" | |
2004 | Starred as tough-talking group leader Max in "D.E.B.S." | |
2006 | Co-starred in teenage film noir "Brick" opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lukas Haas; first screened at Sundance Film Festival 2005 | |
2006 | Co-starred with Tyrese Gibson in Vondie Curtis-Hall's "Waist Deep" | |
2007 | Acted in dance film "Stomp the Yard" | |
2008 | Appeared in horror features "One Missed Call" and "Saw V" | |
2011 | Co-starred opposite Paula Patton and Angela Bassett in "Jumping the Broom" | |
2012 | Joined ensemble cast in comedy hit "Think Like a Man" | |
2012 | Played sultry R&B singer Kali on Showtime's "Californication" | |
2013 | Cast in starring role of detective Joanna Locasto on NBC mystery drama series "Deception" | |
2013 | Co-starred with Common in drama feature "LUV" | |
Awards
2007 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Stomp the Yard |