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Actress: The Minority Report, The Day Shift, Harlem
Meagan can be seen in the lead role in Tracy Oliver’s series HARLEM for Amazon. The second season dropped to rave reviews, and she just wrapped season 3 to release later this year. She recently got nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in
a Comedy Series for her work on HARLEM.
She also recently starred as the lead role in the feature DIVORCE IN THE BLACK directed by Tyler Perry for Amazon that premiered as the number one movie in the world, driving the highest subscriptions to Amazon to date. As well as producing and starring in the Lifetime
movie FOREVER opposite Taye Diggs released August 24th. She can be seen in SHAZAM 2 for Warner Brothers/DC opposite Zach Levi and Hellen Mirren. The first film grossed over $365M worldwide. The sequel was released globally on March 17, 2023.
Meagan can recently be seen starring in DAY SHIFT opposite Jamie Foxx for 8711 and Netflix. The film is a big budget action comedy about vampire hunters. The intention from Netflix is a large-scale trilogy with Meagan continuing on as a central figure throughout. She had two wide theatrical releases in 2019 as the co-lead in THE INTRUDER for Sony/Screen Gems opposite Michael Ealy and Dennis Quaid. Meagan also has a flashy supporting role in Sony Screen Gems action film MONSTER HUNTER opposite Milla Jovovich.
On the TV side, Meagan has previously been the lead of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi drama MINORITY REPORT for FOX and the lead in DECEPTION for NBC. She also had a flashy recurring role on CALIFORNICATION opposite David Duchovny which she reprised for Tom Kapinos on WHITE FAMOUS.
Prior to that, Meagan starred in the THINK LIKE A MAN franchise which grossed over $170M and earned her a Teen Choice Award Nomination. In 2013, Meagan starred in ANCHORMAN 2, in which she played Ron Burgundy’s (Will Ferrell’s) boss and love interest. The film grossed nearly $175M.
Meagan has had a career that span over 30 years and has included directing to her résumé. Directing film short “Black Karen” for a special initiative from Sundance and Kevin Hart’s HartBeat productions. She co-directed independent film “If Not Now, When?”, sold to Vertical and available on all platforms. As well as directing the upcoming “Russ and Dru” underneath Tyler Perry’s new initiative to create opportunities for filmmakers.