Meagan Good has developed into one of Hollywood's most
sought-after actresses for both film and television. Most recently, she
starred in the sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues opposite Will Ferrell,
Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Kristen Wiig. Additionally, she was seen
starring as the lead character Detective Joanna Locasto in the new NBC drama
“Deception.”
These roles followed a highly successful 2012 for Meagan when she held
co-starring roles in the critically-acclaimed TV series, “Californication;”
the box-office hit, Think Like a Man, and Charles S. Dutton’s comedy, The
Obama Effect. The versatile actress has starred in multiple genres of films
ranging from horror, ala The Unborn, to comedy, ala The Love Guru.
In one of her first major film roles, the eerie 1997 drama
Eve’s Bayou, she
delivered a powerful performance opposite Samuel L. Jackson for which she
landed her first NAACP Image Award nomination. Meagan actually began
starring in commercials at age 4, and has shot over 60 national TV ads to
date.
Her first major television role was as the character Nina on the Nickelodeon
hit series “Cousin Skeeter.” In 2001, she transitioned to prime-time
television with a recurring role on the show, “Raising Dad.” Good’s other
television credits include “Moesha,” “The Steve Harvey Show,” “The
Division,” “The Parenthood,” “My Wife & Kids” and “All of Us.”
Additional feature film credits include: the box-office hits
Jumping the
Broom and Stomp the Yard; the cult film, Brick with Joseph Gordon Levitt;
the features You Got Served and D.E.B.S; Waist Deep with Tyrese Gibson;
Queen Latifah’s The Cookout; Biker Boyz; Deliver Us From Eva; and the horror
film Saw V.
In addition to acting, Meagan’s ambitions have led her to produce her own
independent films, including the 2006 feature, Miles From Home, which she
starred in opposite actor/director Ty Hodges. She produced and starred in
Video Girl, too, a “Gia”-esque film that depicts the sordid and
misunderstood life of a music video superstar.
Meagan resides in Los Angeles with her husband, DeVon Franklin. Here, she
talks about reprising the role of Mya in Think Like a Man, Too.
Kam Williams: Hi Meagan, thanks so much for the time.
Meagan Good: Oh, thank you, Kam. How’re you doing?
KW: Great! Great! I’m honored to have another opportunity to speak with you.
MG: Of course. I was looking forward to chatting with you.
KW: What was it like shooting the sequel? Everybody came back!
MG: I know. We got the whole shebang! It was a lot of fun. Everyone really
gets along, and the chemistry is just right with this group. And it’s not
always like that on a project. So, this was kind of a treat for all of us to
reunite… play… hang… and do what we do for a living, and to have fun doing
it.
KW: Harriet Pakula-Teweles says: You’ve achieved success in so many media.
Which is your favorite and makes you feel the most comfortable?
MG: Assuming she’s asking about TV versus movies, I’d say I enjoy both for
different reasons. I like the freedom that comes with film where you work
for a couple of months and then are off for a few months. With TV, there’s
much more of a commitment, since you work for six months straight and,
potentially, if the show does well, you’ll be doing it every year for as
long as the show runs. That longer commitment can be a little scary at
first. Still, it’s hard to say which I prefer, television or film.
KW: Editor/Legist Patricia Turnier says: I loooove the soundtrack for Think
Like a Man. You have appeared in numerous music videos over the course of
your career. Are there more music videos in your future?
MG: It’s probably been about ten years since I‘ve done one. The reason is
that I do want to wait to collaborate with someone I’m really excited about.
I’d be interested in doing a cool video where we get to do something
cinematic for a song with universal appeal, maybe with Justin Timberlake or
Prince.
KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
MG: Light.
KW: What sort of fashion has been appealing to you lately?
MG: I’ve been wearing a lot of vintage. I do like Oscar de la Renta,
Giuseppe Zanotti, Michael Costello, and a lot of other designers. But more
than anything, I’m a vintage girl.
KW: The Harriet Pakula-Teweles question: With so many classic films being
redone, is there a remake you'd like to star in?
MG: Oh, gosh! I’d love to do Thelma and Louise or Pretty Woman. [Giggles]
KW: Let's say you’re throwing your dream dinner party—who’s invited… and
what would you serve?
MG: Barack and Prince, and I’d serve oxtail soup.
KW: The Viola Davis question: What’s the biggest difference between who you
are at home as opposed to the person we see on the red carpet?
MG: Not much besides the hair, makeup and gown. I’m really the same person,
I just have to get dressed up for events which, to be honest, is not really
my favorite thing. I don’t mind wearing a dress once in awhile, but I’m
really more of a jeans and t-shirt girl.
KW: The Jamie Foxx question: If you only had 24 hours to live, how would you
spend the time?
MG: Helping somebody in need.
KW: The Anthony Mackie question: Is there anything that you promised
yourself you’d do if you became famous, that you still haven’t done yet?
MG: Yeah, visit Africa again.
KW: Terry Crews recently told me that he was very moved when he went to
Africa for the first time to shoot Blended in South Africa.
MG: I can believe that. So was I. I’ve been to Nigeria once and while I was
there I spent some time at an orphanage in a very poor area with a little, 3
year-old girl who’d lost both of her parents. She had an older sister, and a
couple of younger sisters. You could tell she was very sad and traumatized,
because she was very quiet and didn’t make many facial expressions. She
perked up after awhile, but then she started crying and I started crying
when it was time for me to go. It was heartbreaking. The people who worked
there actually told me I needed to go outside and stop crying. When I
apologized for getting emotional, they said that that it was a problem
because the girl sensed that I was about to leave her and return to my
regular life far away, whatever that was.
KW: That happened in Nigeria which is now also dealing with the kidnappings
of young girls, as well.
MG: Yes, and that’s another reason why I definitely want to go back. I want
to get more involved and make a difference by raising my voice in opposition
to all of the abductions and sex-trafficking.
KW: Thanks again for the time, Meagan, and best of luck with both the movie
and your efforts in Nigeria.
MG: Thank you so much, Kam.
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