Meagan Good

Biography

Meagan Good (born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, in 1981) is an American actress and producer of Puerto Rican and African descent. She began working as a child actress at around four years old and, after a period of uncredited work as an extra on television series, made her name in film as a teenager. Her career spans comedy, horror and superhero films, and she has become a familiar presence in American mainstream cinema over the past few decades.

She made her film debut in 1995, at thirteen, in the comedy Friday. Her turn as a troubled teenager in Kasi Lemmons' Eve's Bayou (1997) brought her first critical attention and award nominations, including one for an NAACP Image Award. From 1998 to 2001 she played Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter. In the early 2000s she moved into adult roles in films such as Deliver Us from Eva (2003) and D.E.B.S. (2004), and in 2005 she starred opposite rapper Bow Wow in Roll Bounce. In 2008 she appeared in One Missed Call, The Love Guru and Saw V. She was part of the ensemble cast of Think Like a Man (2012) and its sequel, and in 2013 she co-starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and led the NBC drama Deception. Since 2019 she has played the superhero version of Darla Dudley in the Shazam! films.

Good is also a producer. In 2010 she co-founded the production company Freedom Bridge Entertainment with fellow actors and partners. Outside film, she appeared in many music videos for hip hop and R&B artists of the 1990s and 2000s. Her personal life has drawn public attention, particularly her marriage to DeVon Franklin in 2012, which ended in divorce after it was announced in late 2021.

Her legacy rests on a steady career across very different genres, with a recognisable presence in action, horror and comedy. In recent years she has continued to work on Tyler Perry projects, including Divorce in the Black (2024), which she also co-produced.

Key films

• Friday (1995): Good's film debut, as a teenager in a role that opened the door to a screen career.
• Eve's Bayou (1997): her first critical breakthrough, in Kasi Lemmons' drama.
• Saw V (2008): a role in the fifth instalment of the horror series, as one of the game's victims.
• Think Like a Man (2012): a member of the ensemble cast of the romantic comedy based on Steve Harvey's book.
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013): a supporting role in the sequel to Will Ferrell's comedy.
• Shazam! (2019): plays Darla Dudley in the DC Extended Universe, a role she reprised in the 2023 sequel.