Occupation Actress Years active 1998–present | Name Megalyn Echikunwoke Role Actress | |
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Born 28 May 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-05-28 ) Spokane, Washington, USA Siblings Misty Echikunwoke, Miki Echikunwoke Movies and TV shows The 4400, CSI: Miami, House of Lies, Damsels in Distress, Mind Games Similar People Conchita Campbell, Chad Faust, Billy Campbell, Laura Allen, Whit Stillman Profiles | ||
Megalyn echikunwoke sort of denies she s dating chris rock
Megalyn Echikunwoke (; born May 28, 1983) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Tara Price in CSI: Miami, Isabelle Tyler in The 4400 and Mari McCabe/Vixen in the Arrowverse.
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- Megalyn echikunwoke sort of denies she s dating chris rock
- Megalyn Echikunwoke Talks Her Role In Night School
- Life and career
- Political activism
- Personal life
- References
Megalyn Echikunwoke Talks Her Role In "Night School"
Life and career
Echikunwoke was born in Spokane, Washington to an Igbo Nigerian father and a Navajo Indian mother. She was a series regular on the sci-fi series The 4400, as the adult version of the mysterious Isabelle Tyler. Echikunwoke left the show in 2007. Echikunwoke has also been seen in the MTV soap opera, Spyder Games, as Cherish Pardee, a coffee house singer and in Like Family as Danika. She also has a recurring role in the first season of 24 as David Palmer's daughter, Nicole. In season 7 of CSI: Miami, Echikunwoke joined the cast as the new Medical Examiner, Dr. Tara Price. She appeared on the show for one season.
She then appeared on the WB's "That 70's Show" as Hydes half sister.
Echikunwoke landed a recurring role in at least three episodes of TNT's Raising the Bar in June 2009. She played the love interest of attorney Marcus McGrath, played by J. August Richards. In 2011, Echikunwoke played Holly in the fourth season of 90210.
She played April on Showtime's House of Lies and Riley Parker in the legal drama Made in Jersey on CBS. In 2014, she co-starred in the drama series Mind Games on ABC.
She also appeared on the CW's Arrow as the DC Comics superhero Vixen for an episode, as well as providing her voice for the character in a short animated series. The character she portrayed is the granddaughter of the character also known as Vixen in Legends of Tomorrow.
Political activism
In 2007, Echikunwoke, Justin Long, Olivia Wilde, and Kal Penn campaigned for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama. This included a winter tour of college campuses and bars in Iowa, known as the All-Actor All-Iowa All-Star Voter Education Tour, to register new college-age voters prior to the 2008 election.
Personal life
Echikunwoke is currently in a relationship with comedian Chris Rock.