Meagan Good

In 2011, Meagan Good started dating DeVon Franklin, an executive for Columbia Pictures and Seventh-day Adventist preacher. The couple got married in June 2012, in Malibu, California

Meagan Good was born on August 8, 1981, in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, to Leondis "Leon" Good, an LAPD police officer, and his wife, Tyra Wardlow-Doyle. She has a brother and two sisters, and was raised in the Canyon Country, California.

She began her acting career around the age of four. In the early stages of her career, she worked as an extra on television shows such as, ‘Doogie Howser’, ‘M.D.’ and ‘Amen’.

At the age of 13, she was cast in her first feature film, the 1995 hit ‘Friday’. While Meagan Good worked as a teenager, her mother served as her manager.

As a teen artist, she appeared in single episodes of several TV dramas such as ‘ABC Afterschool Special’ (1996) ‘Pacific Blue’ (1997), ‘Touched by an Angel’ (1997), and ‘The Parent ‘Hood’ (1997-98).

She first gained critical recognition for her performance as a troubled teen in the acclaimed 1997 film ‘Eve's Bayou’, alongside Samuel Jackson.

From 1998 to 2001, she starred as Nina on Nickelodeon's hit show ‘Cousin Skeeter’. Later, she appeared in small roles in movies such as, ‘3 Strikes’ and ‘House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute’. After featuring in various small film and television roles, she started auditioning for more mature roles in the early 2000s.

In 2003, she landed roles in several movies such as the action-drama ‘Biker Boyz’, and the romantic-comedy ‘Deliver Us from Eva’. Both the films helped her transition from a child artist to an adult actress. The same year, she also appeared in five episodes of the third season of the ABC television show ‘My Wife and Kids’.

In 2004, she worked in the action flick ‘D.E.B.S.’, alongside Jordana Brewster, Sara Foster, and Jill Ritchie. Subsequently, she also featured in minor roles in the comedy film ‘The Cookout’, and the teen dance movie ‘You Got Served’.

In 2005, Meagan Good starred in the horror film ‘Venom’ and the comedy-drama ‘Roll Bounce’. The same year, she was a part of the much acclaimed neo-noir thriller ‘Brick’, which has acquired a cult following over the years.

In 2006, she portrayed the character of Coco in the urban action-drama ‘Waist Deep’. She received much praise and several award nominations for her performance in the film.

In 1998, she was nominated for ‘NAACP Image Awards’ and ‘Young Star Awards’ in recognition of her outstanding performance in the movie ‘Eve’s Bayou’ (1997).

In 2006, she received nominations for the ‘Black Movie Awards’ and ‘Teen Choice Awards’ for her role in the drama-action film ‘Waist Deep’ (2006).