Meagan Monique Good[1] (born August 8, 1981)[2] is an American actress and model. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film Eve's Bayou (1997) prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter (1998–2001). Good received further prominence after starring in the films Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Roll Bounce (2005) and Stomp the Yard (2007).
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Born | Meagan Monique Good August 8, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | |
Relatives | La'Myia Good (sister) |
Website | meaganmgood |
In 2012, Good featured in an ensemble cast of the film Think Like a Man. The following year, she played Joanna Locasto, the lead character on the NBC drama series Deception, and starred in the comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Good has also had supporting roles in the films One Missed Call (2008), Saw V (2008), The Unborn (2009), and as the superhero version of Darla Dudley in the DCEU films Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). She co-produced and starred in Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024) for Amazon Prime Video.
Early life and family
editGood was born on August 8, 1981[2] in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Her mother, Tyra Wardlow-Doyle, worked as Good's manager into her teens, and her father, Leondis "Leon" Good, is an LAPD police officer.[3][4][5] Good has stated that her maternal grandmother is "Jewish and African. My mother's father was Cherokee and something else. My dad's mother's Puerto Rican and black, and his father was from Barbados."[6] Good was raised in Canyon Country (now known as Santa Clarita), California. She has three siblings, including older sister and fellow actress La'Myia Good.[7] She began her acting career around the age of four.[8]
According to Good, she grew up "super nerdy, super skinny, buckteeth, big ole afro and yet I had a sense of confidence about myself, like, 'they just don't get it yet.'"[9] She has stated that she did not have any role models until early adulthood, when she began admiring actress Charlize Theron.[10]
Career
editChildhood
editIn the early stages of her career, Good worked as an extra on television shows such as Doogie Howser, M.D. and Amen.[8] When she was 8, Good was cast in her first film, the 1995 comedy Friday.[3] She first gained critical recognition for her performance as the troubled teen Cisely Batiste in Kasi Lemmons' 1997 film Eve's Bayou; she received two award nominations, including her first NAACP Image Award nomination.
Adulthood
editAfter taking on small film and television roles for the next few years, Good began to transition into more mature roles in the early 2000s. Good believes she was able to move into adult roles due to playing characters several years younger than her.[10] From 1998 to 2001, she appeared as Nina on Nickelodeon's TV show Cousin Skeeter. Good landed small roles in the films 3 Strikes and House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute.
In 2003, a major year for Good, 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. She also appeared as the character Vanessa for one season of My Wife and Kids, before being replaced by another actor.[11] In 2004, Good starred alongside Jordana Brewster, Sara Foster, and Jill Ritchie in the action film D.E.B.S., and 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 neo noir film Brick. She played opposite rapper/actor Bow Wow in Malcolm D. Lee's Roll Bounce. In 2006, Good played the role of Coco, which she felt was her first true lead actress role, in the urban action-drama Waist Deep.[8] Good also voiced a character for the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours that same year.[12] The following year, Good landed a role in the dance movie Stomp the Yard, starring with Ne-Yo and childhood and personal friend Columbus Short.[3] In 2008, Good appeared in the horror film One Missed Call as an ill-fated college student, Shelley Baum. She appeared as an angry trophy wife in the Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru, and in the latter half of the year, she was one of the victims/game players in Saw V. She starred in 2009's The Unborn with Gary Oldman and Odette Yustman.
She was part of the ensemble cast in 2012's Think Like a Man, a movie based on Steve Harvey's 2009 book Act like a Lady, Think like a Man. In 2013, Good starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Good returned to television from January to March 2013, starring in Deception. Good was contacted by her agents about the series while leaving a hair salon. She sat in her car "and cried for 30-minutes like a nerd, by myself."[13] In 2014, Good reprised her role for Think Like a Man Too, the sequel to Think Like a Man. Good stated she "had a really good time" while filming the sequel after initially being nervous "because there's so much energy that only Vegas can give." Filming Think Like a Man Too was Good's first time in Las Vegas shortly before she got married.[14]
Good has also appeared in many music videos, by artists such as 50 Cent, (21 Questions), Imajin, Isyss (of which Good's sister La'Myia Good is a member), Lil' Johnny, Memphis Bleek, Tyrese, and Will Smith.
She has started her own production company, Freedom Bridge Entertainment, with Marlon Olivera and fellow actors Tamara Bass and Ty Hodges.[15]
Good wore a royal blue dress designed by Michael Costello to the June 30, 2013 BET Awards ceremony. The dress featured a plunging neckline down to her midriff and a front slit that rose to mid-thigh,[16] It was sometimes compared to the Green Versace dress worn by Jennifer Lopez to the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[17] Fashion & Style editors selected Good as "worst dressed" at the ceremony.[18]
The dress was controversial also because Good was presenting the BET Award for Best Gospel Artist. According to Christine Thomasos of The Christian Post, Good has a history of defending her stylistic choices of presenting herself as a "sexy Christian". She had said earlier that year:
there is a classy way to do everything and there is nothing wrong with being sexy or having sex appeal and I think that I am definitely going to be someone who is boldly going to go out to the masses and be someone who say, 'Look! Women its okay' ...[18][19][20]
Good responded on Instagram, expressing sadness that judgment had been passed on her, her character and her then-husband over what she wore to the ceremony. She said she picked the dress because she liked it and tried to express her individuality in her dress.[19][21]
Personal life
editAlthough she was not raised in the church, Good is a Christian, considers herself a spiritual person and has said in numerous interviews that she declines roles that she feels might "disappoint God."[22][23] She explained in an interview that Jesus tops her list of heroes, and the last book she read was the Bible.[3]
At age 22, Good chose to focus on her career rather than dating, as she explained in a 2004 interview.[10] In 2011, Good began dating DeVon Franklin, an executive for Columbia Pictures and a Seventh-day Adventist preacher. They became engaged in early April 2012, and were married on June 16, 2012, at Triunfo Creek Winery in Malibu, California.[24][25] The pair stated that they remained chaste in their relationship prior to their marriage.[17] In December 2021, it was announced Good and Franklin were divorcing after nine years of marriage.[26] Their divorce was finalized in June 2022.[27][1]
Good has been dating actor Jonathan Majors since May 2023.[28][29]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Make a Wish, Molly | Jenny | Short |
Friday | Kid #2 | ||
1997 | Eve's Bayou | Cisely Batiste | |
1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Kay | |
2000 | 3 Strikes | Buela Douglas | |
New Kids on the Planet | Nina Jones | Cousin Skeeter TV Movie | |
2001 | House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute | Tina | Video |
2003 | Biker Boyz | Tina | |
Deliver Us from Eva | Jacqui Dandridge | ||
Ride or Die | Fake Venus | Video | |
2004 | D.E.B.S. | Max Brewer | |
You Got Served | Beautifull | ||
The Cookout | Brittany | ||
2005 | Brick | Kara | |
Venom | Cece | ||
Roll Bounce | Naomi Phillips | ||
2006 | Miles from Home | Natasha Freeman | |
Waist Deep | Coco | ||
2007 | Stomp the Yard | April Palmer | |
2008 | One Missed Call | Shelley Baum | |
The Love Guru | Prudence Roanoke | ||
Saw V | Luba Gibbs | ||
2009 | The Unborn | Romy | |
2011 | Jumping the Broom | Blythe | |
Video Girl | Lorie Walker | ||
35 and Ticking | Falinda | ||
2012 | LUV | Beverly | |
Dysfunctional Friends | Ms. Stevens | ||
Think Like a Man | Mya | ||
Defeat the Label | Herself | Short | |
The Obama Effect | Tamika Jones | ||
Dick Little | Megan | ||
2013 | Don Jon | Hollywood Actress #2 | |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Linda Jackson | ||
2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Mya | |
2015 | A Girl Like Grace | Share | |
Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah | Herself | ||
2017 | Deuces | Janet Foster | |
Love by the 10th Date | Gabrielle Fateful | TV movie [30][31][32] | |
2018 | A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. | Free | |
2019 | Shazam! | Super Hero Darla | |
The Intruder | Annie Russell | ||
If Not Now, When? | Tyra | Also director and producer | |
2020 | Monster Hunter | Dash | |
2021 | Death Saved My Life | Jade | TV movie |
2022 | Day Shift | Jocelyn Jablonski | [33][34] |
2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Super Hero Darla | |
Buying Back My Daughter | Dana | TV movie | |
2024 | Divorce in the Black | Ava |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Young Girl | Episode: "Birds Gotta Fly" |
1994 | On Our Own | Traycee | Episode: "Swiss Family Jerricos" |
1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Janie | Episode: "Me and My Hormones" |
1997 | Pacific Blue | Shalona James | Episode: "Blood for Blood" |
Touched by an Angel | Nikki | Episode: "The Pact" | |
The Gregory Hines Show | Pauley | Episode: "Three's Not Company" | |
1997–98 | The Parent 'Hood | Ariana | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
1998 | Nothing Sacred | Carissa | Episode: "Signs and Words" |
1998–2001 | Cousin Skeeter | Nina Jones | Main Cast |
1999–2002 | The Jersey | Tamika | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 |
2000 | Moesha | Nicole | Episode: "He Doth Protest Too Much" |
The Steve Harvey Show | Alicia | Episode: "Don't Stand Too Close to Me" | |
2001 | The Division | Kara Taylor | Episode: "The Parent Trap" |
The Famous Jett Jackson | Tara Essex | Episodes: "Awakenings 1 & 2" | |
2001–02 | Raising Dad | Katie | Recurring Cast |
2002 | The Jersey | Tamika | Episode: "The Playbook" |
2003 | My Wife and Kids | Vanessa Scott | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
2005 | Kevin Hill | Melanie West | Recurring Cast |
2007 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Episode #8.5" |
106 & Park Top 10 Live | Herself/Host | Episode: "106 and Park Celebration Week: T.I. and Meagan Good Holding It Down" | |
House | Amy | Episode: "Words and Deeds" | |
All of Us | Katie | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
2009 | Cold Case | Beatrice Sloan (1970) | Episode: "Soul" |
2011 | The Game | Parker Keith | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
2012 | Californication | Kali | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
Harry's Law | Cecilia | Episode: "And the Band Played On" | |
2013 | Deception | Joanna Locasto | Main Cast |
2014 | Unsung Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Pam Grier" |
The Dead Diaries | Alexis | Episode: "Massacre" | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Paula Bryant | Episode: "Spousal Privilege" | |
2015 | Mr. Robinson | Victoria Wavers | Recurring Cast |
Minority Report | Detective Lara Vega | Main Cast | |
2016 | Unsung Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Meagan Good" |
Code Black | Dr. Grace Adams | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
2017 | The Talk | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Guest Co-Hostess Meagan Good/Jenna Dewan-Tatum/Kevin Frazier" |
White Famous | Kali | Recurring Cast | |
2018 | The Hollywood Puppet Show | Herself | Episode: "Meagan Good and Lil Rel Howery" |
Star | Natalie Knight | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2019–20 | Prodigal Son | Special Agent Colette | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2020 | To Tell the Truth | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "Jeannie Mai, Craig Robinson, Bobby Moynihan, Meagan Good" |
2021 | Celebrity Game Face | Herself | Episode: "Bid on Bae and Puppet Charades" |
American Masters | Herself | Episode: "How It Feels To Be Free" | |
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump | Herself | Episode: "A Night in Morocco: Jeannie Mai & Meagan Good" | |
Entertainment Tonight | Herself/Guest Co-Host | Episode: "Episode #40.101" | |
2022 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "The Musical: The Series vs. Never Have I Ever and Ron Funches vs. Meagan Good" |
The Black Beauty Effect | Herself | Recurring Guest | |
2021–present | Harlem | Camille | Main Cast |
2023 | Uncensored | Herself | Episode: "Meagan Good" |
The Eric Andre Show | Herself | Episode: "The Cold Episode" |
Video Games
editYear | Title | Voice role |
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2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | Femme Fatale Stacey |
Music Videos
editYear | Artist | Song | Role |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Imajin | "No Doubt" | Herself |
2003 | 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg | "21 Questions" | Girlfriend |
Documentary
editYear | Title |
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2007 | Angels Can't Help But Laugh |
2009 | Good Hair |
2018 | 3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Aude Story |
Accolades
editYear | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Eve's Bayou | Nominated |
1998 | YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film | Eve's Bayou | Nominated |
2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout (Female) | Waist Deep | Nominated |
2007 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Stomp the Yard | Nominated | |
2006 | Black Reel Awards | Best Ensemble | Roll Bounce (Shared with cast) | Nominated |
2007 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | Stomp the Yard (Shared with Columbus Short) | Nominated |
2008 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Stomp the Yard | Nominated |
2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress Romance | Think Like a Man | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ryan Naumann (June 8, 2022). Meagan Good Drops Married Last Name In Divorce Settlement With DeVon Franklin. RadarOnline. Accessed 2023-02-26.
- ^ a b Famous birthdays for Aug. 8. UPI. Accessed 2023-01-25.
- ^ a b c d "Interview: Meagan Good". DallasBlack.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Good, Meagan (2011). "Follow Your Heart". In Vassel, Rachel (ed.). Daughters of Men. New York: Amistad. p. 57. ISBN 9780062045775.
- ^ "Good & Plenty". TheFreeLibrary.com. October 1, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Williams, Kam (January 20, 2009). "Meagan Good: The Unborn Interview". KamWilliams.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Meagan and La'Miya Good: The Greater Good Foundation". Black Enterprise. August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Meagan Good Interview". Stumped? Magazine. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2009 – via stumpedmagazine.com.
- ^ "Meagan Good Talks Being A Sex Symbol, Racism In Hollywood And Playing Aaliyah". Vibe. May 25, 2010.
- ^ a b c Barker, Lynn (January 29, 2004). "Jennifer Freeman and Meagan Good: Sister, Sister". BET. Washington, DC: Viacom. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Where Are The Cast Of 'My Wife & Kids' Today?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. January 6, 2020.
- ^ "The Girls of Scarface". GameShark.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Hunte, Justin (January 30, 2013). "Meagan Good Discusses 'Deception,"' Compares Aaliyah To Princess Diana". HipHop DX.
- ^ "Think Like a Man Too's Meagan Good reveals details on filming in Las Vegas". vegasplayermagazine.com. March 2014.
- ^ "Meagan Good Rolling Out Magazine Photos". MWZA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Julee (July 2, 2013). "Meagan Good Cleavage-Baring, Low-Cut Gown Stuns At The 2013 BET Awards". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Tate, Amethyst (July 1, 2013). "Megan Good Dress: Actress Pulls A Jennifer Lopez In Plunging Blue Gown At 2013 BET Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Durham, Jessica (July 1, 2013). "Meagan Good BET Awards 2013: [PHOTOS] Twitter Explodes With Hot, Plunging, Cleavage-Baring Style, 'Deception' Star Turns Heads, Celebrates Wedding Anniversary on Instagram". Fashion & Style. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Thomasos, Christine (July 2, 2013). "Meagan Good Responds to Critics of Revealing BET Awards Dress". The Christian Post. Washington DC: The Christian Post Company. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (July 1, 2013). "Meagan Good presents BET gospel award in a dress cut to her navel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Meagan Good Responds To Christian Backlash To Revealing BET Awards Dress". Newsone. News One (Pakistani TV channel). July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ Dowdell, Niki (May 2005). "Meagan Good: Grounded, Funny and Straight Up Cool". Sister 2 Sister. p. 19.
- ^ Neumer, Chris. "Meagan Good Interview". Stumped? Magazine. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
I'm a Christian, but not a religious Christian. I'm just very spiritual. I have my belief system and anything I feel would be disappointing to God I don't do. But, it has to be my personal feeling not someone else's or my pastor's or my mom's. If I feel that it's going to be disappointing to him, I won't do it.
- ^ Herndon, Jessica (June 17, 2012). "Meagan Good Weds In Malibu". People. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Corneau, Allison (June 17, 2012). "Meagan Good Marries DeVon Franklin". US Weekly. New York City: American Media, Inc. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (December 21, 2021). "Harlem Star Meagan Good and Husband DeVon Franklin to Divorce After 9 Years of Marriage". People. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Emmanuele, Julia (June 7, 2022). "Meagan Good's Divorce From DeVon Franklin Finalized Ahead of His 'Married at First Sight' Debut". US Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Majors Attends Start of Domestic Violence Trial With Girlfriend Meagan Good and a Bible in Hand". ET.
- ^ "Jonathan Majors supported by girlfriend Meagan Good at court as assault trial begins: Live". The Independent.
- ^ "Lifetime continues hot streak with Kelly Rowland, Meagan Good rom-com". September 10, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Meagan Good, Kelly Rowland and Keri Hilson to Star in Lifetime Movie 'The 10th Date'". Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Love By The 10th Date - Movie Trailer [Starring Meagan Good, Kelly Rowland, & Keri Hilson]". VannDigital. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 1, 2021). "Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Steve Howey, More Join Jamie Foxx In Netflix's 'Day Shift'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (April 27, 2022). "Netflix Announces Summer Slate Including Dates For Jamie Foxx's 'Day Shift' And Kevin Hart's 'Me Time'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
External links
edit- Meagan Good at IMDb