Editing Meagan Good (section)

===Childhood===
In the early stages of her career, Good worked as an extra on television shows such as ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' and ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]''.<ref name= "StumpedIntrvw">{{cite news |url= http://stumpedmagazine.com/interviews/meagan-good.html |title= Meagan Good Interview |access-date= March 11, 2009 |work= Stumped? Magazine |via= stumpedmagazine.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080703225540/http://stumpedmagazine.com/Interviews/meagan-good.html |archive-date= July 3, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref> When she was 13, Good was cast in her first film, the 1995 comedy ''[[Friday (1995 film)|Friday]]''.<ref name= "DallasBlack" /> She first gained critical recognition for her performance as the troubled teen Cisely Batiste in [[Kasi Lemmons]]' 1997 film ''[[Eve's Bayou]]''; she received two award nominations, including her first [[NAACP Image Award]] nomination.