Megalyn Echikunwoke

Megalyn Echikunwoke
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Born	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 Spokane, Washington, USA
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present

Megalyn Echikunwoke (born May 28, 1983) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Tara Price in CSI: Miami and Isabelle Tyler on The 4400.

Career

Echikunwoke 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 Senator (and future President) 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.

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 recently played the sultry 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.

Political activism

In 2007, Echikunwoke, along with actors 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 The All-Actor All-Iowa All-Star Voter Education Tour, to register new college-age voters prior to the 2008 election.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Funny Valentines	Lauren
2004	Great Lengths	Elena	Short film
2006	Camjackers	Sista Strada Cast
2008	Fix	Carmen
2008	Who Do You Love?	Ivy Mills
2011	Damsels in Distress	Rose
2011	Free Hugs	Megan	Short film
2013	A Good Day to Die Hard	Pretty Reporter
2014	Electric Slide	Jean
2014	Night Swim	Eve	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Creature	Elizabeth Gibson	TV miniseries
1998	The Steve Harvey Show	Allison Hightower	"Uncle Steve"
2000	Malibu, CA	Randy	"Three Dudes and a Baby"
2001	Spyder Games	Cherish Pardee	Regular role
2001-2002	24	Nicole Palmer	Recurring role
2002	Sheena	Janel	"Coming to Africa"
2002	ER	Terry Welch	"Bygones"
2002	For the People	Claudia Gibson	TV series
2002	What I Like About You	Karen	"The Parrot Trap"
2002	B.S.	Shannon Cross	TV film
2003	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Vaughne	"The Killer in Me"
2003-2004	Like Family	Danika Ward	Main role
2004	Veronica Mars	Rain	"Drinking the Kool-Aid"
2004-2005	That '70s Show	Angie Barnett	Recurring role
2005	Hitched	Christina	TV film
2006	Supernatural	Cassie Robinson	"Route 666"
2006-2007	The 4400	Isabelle Tyler	Main role
2008	The Game	Cheyenne	"Take These Vows and Shove 'Em!"
2008-2009	CSI: Miami	Dr. Tara Price	Main role
2009	Raising the Bar	Amelia Mkali	"Hair Apparent", "Rules of Engagement", "The Curious Case of Kellerman's Button"
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nicole Gleason	"Anchor"
2011-2012	90210	Holly Strickler	Recurring role
2012	House of Lies	April	Recurring role
2012	Beautiful People	Monica	TV film
2012	Made in Jersey	Riley Parker	Main role
2014	American Dad!	Angie (voice)	"Introducing the Naughty Stewardess"
2014	Mind Games	Megan Shane	Main role
2015	The Following	Penny	"Evermore", "Demons", "The Edge", "A Simple Trade"
2015-2016	Damien	Simone Baptiste	Main role
2016	Arrow	Mari McCabe / Vixen	Guest role: Season 4 Episode 15

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Vixen	Mari McCabe / Vixen	Animated series

External links

• Megalyn Echikunwoke at the Internet Movie Database