Golden Brooks

Biography

Golden Brooks is an American actress who trained as a dancer and performed with the Rodney Theater Company. Born in San Francisco, she starred in the Showtime comedy Linc's from 1998 to 2000. She appeared in Timecode (2000) and Impostor (2001), then became best known for playing Maya Wilkes on the sitcom Girlfriends from 2000 to 2008, a role that earned her two NAACP Image Award nominations and a BET Award. She also directed and wrote episodes of that series. Her film credits include Motives (2004), for which she won Black Reel Awards, Beauty Shop (2005), Something New (2006), The Inheritance (2011), and The Darkest Minds (2018). On television, she received critical acclaim for I Am the Night in 2019, and her other television work includes Blunt Talk, Yellowstone, and Power Book II: Ghost.

55years old

Turns 56 on December 1in 58 days

Born December 1, 1970San Francisco
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Also credited as Golden Ameda Brooks

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 18 years2000 to 2018

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Comedy33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film
Adventure17%, 1 film
Mystery17%, 1 film

First and latest

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A role that slipped away
Brooks was fired from the Fox pilot Lethal Weapon after its table read, and her Girlfriends co-star Keesha Sharp took over the role.
Behind the camera
Brooks directed the 2006 Girlfriends episode "Hustle & Dough" and wrote the 2007 episode "Snap Back," which had Erykah Badu as a guest star.
A first
On Girlfriends, Brooks played Maya as several years younger than the other characters, though she was the eldest of the four actors.

Golden Brooks movies on Netflix

The Darkest Minds2018IMDb rating 5.7as Molly Daly
The Inheritance2011IMDb rating 2.9as Karen
Something New2006IMDb rating 6.6as Suzette
Beauty Shop2005IMDb rating 5.7as Chanel
Impostor2001IMDb rating 6.2as Cale's Sister
Timecode2000IMDb rating 6.0as Onyx Richardson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Timecode2000 Dramaas Onyx Richardson
IMDb rating 6.07.4K votes
Something New2006 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Suzette
IMDb rating 6.616K votes
Beauty Shop2005as Chanel
IMDb rating 5.721K votes
The Darkest Minds2018as Molly Daly
IMDb rating 5.741K votes
Impostor2001as Cale's Sister
IMDb rating 6.226K votes
The Inheritance2011as Karen
IMDb rating 2.9874 votes

Worked with

Golden Brooks shares two films with Alfre Woodard, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alfre Woodard

Keith David

Xander Berkeley

Kevin Bacon

Vincent D'Onofrio

Salma HayekJennifer Yuh NelsonDirector, 1 film Gary FlederDirector, 1 film Bille WoodruffDirector, 1 film

Films together

Alfre Woodard2 films together, 2005 to 2006
Alfre Woodard's page
- Something New2006IMDb rating 6.6Brooks as SuzetteWoodard as Joyce McQueen
- Beauty Shop2005IMDb rating 5.7Brooks as ChanelWoodard as Ms. Josephine
Keith David1 film together, 2011
Keith David's page
- The Inheritance2011IMDb rating 2.9Brooks as KarenDavid as Uncle Melvin
Xander Berkeley1 film together, 2000
Xander Berkeley's page
- Timecode2000IMDb rating 6.0Brooks as Onyx RichardsonBerkeley as Evan Wantz
Kevin Bacon1 film together, 2005
Kevin Bacon's page
- Beauty Shop2005IMDb rating 5.7Brooks as ChanelBacon as Jorge
Vincent D'Onofrio1 film together, 2001
Vincent D'Onofrio's page
- Impostor2001IMDb rating 6.2Brooks as Cale's SisterD'Onofrio as Hathaway
Salma Hayek1 film together, 2000
Salma Hayek's page
- Timecode2000IMDb rating 6.0Brooks as Onyx RichardsonHayek as Rose
Jennifer Yuh NelsonDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- The Darkest Minds2018IMDb rating 5.7Brooks as Molly Daly
Gary FlederDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Gary Fleder
- Impostor2001IMDb rating 6.2Brooks as Cale's Sister
Bille WoodruffDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Bille Woodruff
- Beauty Shop2005IMDb rating 5.7Brooks as Chanel

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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