Megalyn Echikunwoke
Biography
Megalyn Echikunwoke is an American actress known mainly for television and film roles, who was discovered while performing in an arts academy production and started working professionally at 15. Born in Spokane, Washington, she made her first featured appearance on The Steve Harvey Show in 1998 and starred on the MTV soap opera Spyder Games in 2001. She later played Nicole Palmer on 24, Angie Barnett on That '70s Show, and Isabelle Tyler on The 4400, among other television parts. Her film credits include Damsels in Distress (2011), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), An Actor Prepares (2018), Night School (2018) and Late Night (2019). In 2016 she portrayed the DC Comics superhero Mari McCabe, also called Vixen, in the Arrowverse and voiced the character in an animated series. She also performed off-Broadway in Apologia in 2018.
43years old
Turns 44 on May 28in 198 days
- Born Spokane
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 14 years2011 to 2025
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First role
Echikunwoke was 14 when she was discovered. It happened while she was performing in a theater production at a summer camp run by an arts academy.
Beyond film
In 2018, Echikunwoke played Claire in Apologia, an off-Broadway production for the Roundabout Theatre Company. Its run lasted from October 16 to December 16 of that year.
Megalyn Echikunwoke movies on Netflix
Stayas Kiara
Emily the Criminalas Liz
The Dropas Birth Doula
Blood Moonas Esme Rawls
Late Nightas Robin
An Actor Preparesas Clementine
Freedom Fighters: The Rayas Vixen / Mari McCabe (voice)
Night Schoolas Lisa
Step Sistersas Jamilah
Vixen: The Movieas Mari McCabe
The Meddleras Elise
Electric Slideas Jean
A Good Day to Die Hardas Pretty Reporter
Damsels in Distressas Rose
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.






Films together
Aubrey Plaza2 films together, 2011 to 2022
Aubrey Plaza's page Emily the Criminal2022IMDb rating 6.7Echikunwoke as LizPlaza as Emily
Damsels in Distress2011IMDb rating 5.8Echikunwoke as RosePlaza as Depressed Debbie
Ben Schwartz2 films together, 2018
Ben Schwartz's page An Actor Prepares2018IMDb rating 5.3Echikunwoke as ClementineSchwartz as Jimmy
Night School2018IMDb rating 5.6Echikunwoke as LisaSchwartz as Marvin
Billy Magnussen2 films together, 2011 to 2015
Billy Magnussen's page The Meddler2015IMDb rating 6.3Echikunwoke as EliseMagnussen as Ben
Damsels in Distress2011IMDb rating 5.8Echikunwoke as RoseMagnussen as Thor
Owen Harn2 films together, 2018
Owen Harn's page An Actor Prepares2018IMDb rating 5.3Echikunwoke as ClementineHarn as Arnold
Night School2018IMDb rating 5.6Echikunwoke as LisaHarn as Randy
Carlos Valdes2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Carlos Valdes's page Freedom Fighters: The Ray2018IMDb rating 6.0Echikunwoke as Vixen / Mari McCabevoiceValdes as Vibe / Cisco Ramonvoice
Vixen: The Movie2017IMDb rating 6.4Echikunwoke as Mari McCabeValdes as Cisco Ramon
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