Megalyn Echikunwoke

Biography

Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, 1983 in Spokane, Washington. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is of Caucasian descent. Her last name Echikunwoke means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically makes her African royalty. She is known for playing "Nicole Palmer" in the first season of 24 (2001), "Angie Barnett" (Kelso's girlfriend) in the seventh season of That '70s Show (1998) and "Isabelle Tyler" in The 4400 (2004). She was raised on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. In early 2008, she starred opposite Alessandro Nivola in an independent movie, directed by Jerry Zaks, titled Who Do You Love (2008) where she played a heroin-addicted lounge singer. She did all of her own singing in the movie.

Known For

Who Do You Love

Fix

Damsels in Distress

Camjackers

Funny Valentines

Night Swim

Filmography

2023 Alert: Missing Persons Unit

as Lieutenant Gabrielle Bennett

2022 Emily the Criminal

as Liz

2022 The Drop

as Birth Doula

2022 Horror Anthology Volume 1

as Eve

2021 Blood Moon

as Esme Rawls

2019 LA Woman Rising

as Self

2019 Almost Family

as Edie Palmer

2019 Late Night

as Robin

2018 Night School

as Lisa

2018 An Actor Prepares

as Clementine

2018 Freedom Fighters: The Ray

as Vixen / Mari McCabe (voice)

2018 Step Sisters

as Jamilah

2017 Ghosted

as Natalie

2017 Vixen: The Movie

as Mari McCabe / Vixen (voice)

2017 CHiPS

as Patricia Eerly

2016 The Meddler

as Elise

2016 Damien

as Simone Baptiste

2015 Vixen

as Mari Jiwe McCabe / Vixen (voice)

2014 Night Swim