Biography: Meagan Good

Meagan Monique Good (born August 8, 1981) ^{is an American film and television actress.}

Biography

Good, who is of African American, Puerto Rican, French, and Native American descent, ^{was born in Panorama City, California, the daughter of Tyra Doyle, who works as her manager, and Leon Good, an LAPD officer. She was raised in Santa Clarita, California and began her acting career at the age of four when she began appearing in commercials. By age 10, Good was landing roles on television series including Gabriel's Fire, Nickelodeon's Cousin Skeeter, and On Our Own. Her breakout role came in the 1997 film, Eve's Bayou.}

Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, she continued to land roles in television series and films. In addition to film and television work, Good has also appeared in music videos by Memphis Bleek, Imajin, Will Smith, 50 Cent, K-Ci & JoJo, and the R&B group Isyss (her older sister, LaMyia Good, is a member).

In 2006, Good voiced a character for the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. That same year, she appeared in Waist Deep with Tyrese Gibson and produced her first film, Miles From Home, in which she also co-starred. She also appeared that year as the vampish Kara in Rian Johnson's High-school-based Noir film about heroin, Brick. The following year, she landed a role in the dance movie, Stomp the Yard, alongside Columbus Short and Ne-Yo. In 2008, she appeared in the horror film One Missed Call and the Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru. ^{She has stated that she considers herself very spiritual and will not do roles she feels will disappoint God.}

Filmography

Award nominations

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

1. ^ Meagan Good Biography (1981-)
2. The Angie Martinez Show
3. Archives Austin American-Statesman Statesman.com
4. ^ Niki Dowdell (2008). "Meagan Good Grounded, Funny, and Straight Up Cool". Sister 2 Sister. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
5. Meagan Good biography
6. Goldstein, Gregg (2007-09-07). "Tough 'Love' for Kingsley, Good, Oliver", Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 27 March 2008.