Editing Meagan Good (section)

===Adulthood===
From 1998 to 2001, Good appeared as Nina on [[Nickelodeon]]'s TV show ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''. During this time, she landed small roles in the films ''[[3 Strikes (film)|3 Strikes]]'' and ''[[House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute]]''. Good also appeared in many music videos, by artists such as [[50 Cent]], ([[21 Questions]]), [[Imajin (R&B group)|Imajin]], [[Isyss]] (of which Good's sister [[La'Myia Good]] was a member), Lil' Johnny, [[Memphis Bleek]], [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]], and [[Will Smith]]. After taking on small film and television roles for the next few years, Good began to transition into more mature roles in the early 2000s. Good believes she was able to move into adult roles due to playing characters several years younger than her.<ref name=teenhollywood.com/>

In 2003, a major year for Good, she landed roles in the action-drama ''[[Biker Boyz]]'' and the romantic-comedy ''[[Deliver Us from Eva]]'', which helped her transition from child to adult actress. She also appeared as the character Vanessa for one season of ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'', before being replaced by another actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/where-are-the-cast-of-my-wife-kids-today.html/|title=Where Are The Cast Of 'My Wife & Kids' Today?|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> In 2004, Good starred alongside [[Jordana Brewster]], [[Sara Michael Foster|Sara Foster]], and [[Jill Ritchie]] in the action film ''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]'', and received a Best Actress nomination at the 2005 Black Movie Awards. She also had small roles in the teen dance film ''[[You Got Served]]'', and Lance "Un" Rivera's directorial debut, ''[[The Cookout]]''.

In 2005, Good co-starred in the horror film ''[[Venom (2005 film)|Venom]]'', as well as the well-received [[neo noir]] film ''[[Brick (film)|Brick]]''. She played opposite rapper/actor [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] in [[Malcolm D. Lee]]'s ''[[Roll Bounce]]''. In 2006, Good played the role of Coco, which she felt was her first true lead actress role, in the urban action-drama ''[[Waist Deep]]''.<ref name="StumpedIntrvw" /> Good also voiced a character for the video game ''[[Scarface: The World Is Yours]]'' that same year.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.gameshark.com/pc/news/17860/The-Girls-of-Scarface.htm|title=The Girls of Scarface| access-date= March 11, 2009|work= [[GameShark]].com|url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090503003939/http://www.gameshark.com/pc/news/17860/The-Girls-of-Scarface.htm |archive-date= May 3, 2009}}</ref> The following year, Good landed a role in the dance movie ''[[Stomp the Yard]]'', starring with [[Ne-Yo]] and childhood and personal 
friend [[Columbus Short]].<ref name= "DallasBlack" /> In 2008, Good appeared in the horror film ''[[One Missed Call (2008 film)|One Missed Call]]'' as an ill-fated college student, Shelley Baum. She appeared as an angry trophy wife in the [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] comedy ''[[The Love Guru]]'', and in the latter half of the year, she was one of the victims/game players in ''[[Saw V]]''. She starred in 2009's ''[[The Unborn (2009 film)|The Unborn]]'' with [[Gary Oldman]] and [[Odette Yustman]].

[[File:Meagan Good in 2019.png|thumb|right|upright|Good in 2019]]
In 2010, Good started her own production company, Freedom Bridge Entertainment, with Marlon Olivera and fellow actors [[Tamara Bass]] and [[Ty Hodges]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.mwza.com/meagan-good-rolling-out-magazine-photos| title= Meagan Good Rolling Out Magazine Photos| access-date= March 11, 2009|work= MWZA.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theurbandaily.com/2013670/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-deception-star-meagan-good/|title=5 Things You Need To Know About “Deception” Star Meagan Good|access-date=September 15, 2019|website=theurbandaily.com}}</ref> She was part of the [[ensemble cast]] in 2012's ''[[Think Like a Man]]'', a movie based on [[Steve Harvey]]'s 2009 book ''[[Act like a Lady, Think like a Man]]''. In 2013, Good starred in ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]''. Good returned to television from January to March 2013, starring in ''[[Deception (2013 American TV series)|Deception]]'' after being contacted by her agents about the series while leaving a hair salon. According to the actress, she sat in her car "and cried for 30-minutes like a nerd, by myself."<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22727/title.meagan-good-discusses-deception-compares-aaliyah-to-princess-diana |date= January 30, 2013| publisher= HipHop DX |first= Justin| last= Hunte| title= Meagan Good Discusses 'Deception,"' Compares Aaliyah To Princess Diana}}</ref>

Good wore a [[royal blue]] dress designed by [[Michael Costello (fashion designer)|Michael Costello]] to the June 30, [[BET Awards 2013|2013 BET Awards]] ceremony. The dress featured a plunging neckline down to her midriff and a front slit that rose to mid-thigh,<ref name=MGCLGSAT2BA>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/01/meagan-good-cleavage-baring-gown-2013-bet-awards-_n_3528375.html |title= Meagan Good Cleavage-Baring, Low-Cut Gown Stuns At The 2013 BET Awards |access-date= July 14, 2013|date=July 2, 2013|work=The Huffington Post| last= Wilson| first= Julee}}</ref> It was sometimes compared to the [[Green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez|Green Versace dress]] worn by [[Jennifer Lopez]] to the [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2000.<ref name=MGD/> ''Fashion & Style'' editors selected Good as "worst dressed" at the ceremony.<ref name=MGBA2/>

The dress was controversial also because Good was presenting the [[BET Award for Best Gospel Artist]]. According to Christine Thomasos of ''[[The Christian Post]]'', Good has a history of defending her stylistic choices of presenting herself as a "sexy [[Christians|Christian]]". She had said earlier that year:

<blockquote>there is a classy way to do everything and there is nothing wrong with being sexy or having sex appeal and I think that I am definitely going to be someone who is boldly going to go out to the masses and be someone who say, 'Look! Women its okay' ...<ref name=MGBA2>{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/8617/20130701/meagan-good-bet-awards-2013-photos-twitter-explodes-hot-plunging-cleavage-baring-style-deception-star-turns-heads-celebrates-wedding-anniversary-instagram.htm|title=Meagan Good BET Awards 2013: [PHOTOS] Twitter Explodes With Hot, Plunging, Cleavage-Baring Style, 'Deception' Star Turns Heads, Celebrates Wedding Anniversary on Instagram|access-date=2013-07-14|date=2013-07-01|work=Fashion & Style|author=Durham, Jessica|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706061600/http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/8617/20130701/meagan-good-bet-awards-2013-photos-twitter-explodes-hot-plunging-cleavage-baring-style-deception-star-turns-heads-celebrates-wedding-anniversary-instagram.htm|archive-date=2013-07-06}}</ref><ref name=MGRtCoRBAD/><ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Braxton|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-megan-good-dress-bet-awards-20130701,0,7118857.story|title=Meagan Good presents BET gospel award in a dress cut to her navel|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref></blockquote>

Good responded on [[Instagram]], expressing sadness that judgment had been passed on her, her character and her then-husband [[DeVon Franklin]] over what she wore to the ceremony. She said she picked the dress because she liked it and tried to express her individuality in her dress.<ref name=MGRtCoRBAD>{{cite web|first=Christine|last=Thomasos|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/meagan-good-responds-to-critics-of-revealing-bet-awards-dress-pub-1st-please-99195/|title=Meagan Good Responds to Critics of Revealing BET Awards Dress|work=[[The Christian Post]]|publisher=The Christian Post Company|location=Washington DC|date=July 2, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsone.com/2625710/meagan-good-bet-awards/?fb_ref=%2F |title=Meagan Good Responds To Christian Backlash To Revealing BET Awards Dress |newspaper=Newsone |publisher=News One (Pakistani TV channel)|date=July 3, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref> 

In 2014, Good reprised her role for ''[[Think Like a Man Too]]'', the sequel to ''Think Like a Man''. Good stated she "had a really good time" while filming the sequel in Las Vegas after initially being nervous "because there's so much energy that only Vegas can give."<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.vegasplayermagazine.com/2014/03/good-times/|date=March 2014 |title= Think Like a Man Too's Meagan Good reveals details on filming in Las Vegas| website= vegasplayermagazine.com}}</ref> She later co-starred with [[Larenz Tate]] and [[Lance Gross]] in the 2017 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Deuces (film)|Deuces]]'', and was star of 2019's ''[[The Intruder (2019 film)|The Intruder]]''. She also appeared in the movies ''[[Monster Hunter (film)|Monster Hunter]]'' (2020) and ''[[Day Shift (film)|Day Shift]]'' (2022). In 2024, Good had a lead role in [[Tyler Perry]]'s ''[[Divorce in the Black]]''. She and actor [[Taye Diggs]] then starred in and executive produced ''[[Terry McMillan]] Presents: Forever'', a [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]] original movie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-07-22 |title=Taye Diggs & Meagan Good To Lead & EP Lifetime’s ‘Terry McMillan Presents: Forever’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/taye-diggs-meagan-good-cast-lifetime-terry-mcmillan-presents-forever-1236017743/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>