Golden Ameda Brooks (born December 1, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, Linc's (1998–2000), and later has appeared in films Timecode (2000) and Impostor (2001).
Career[]
Golden Brooks has started her acting career at the Rodney Theater Company. Golden has featured on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Promised Land, The Jamie Foxx Show, and Linc’s as a girl named Nancy. Golden has also worked in several movies such as Hell’s Kitchen, Impostor, and Time code. Brooks has also worked with a well-known celebrity like Pam Grier in Linc’s showtime comedy series between 1998 to 2000. In addition, Golden is renowned for her appearance of Maya Wilkes, Joan’s former sharp-tongued secretary and now acclaimed author, on the CW sitcom Girlfriends.She has worked with Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, and Persia White between 2000 to 2008 for the TV series Girlfriends. She has also featured in an episode of Moesha in 2001, playing the character of Maya Wilkes. Golden has also directed Hustle and Dough in 2006 and wrote Snap Back in 2007, where Erykah Badu has made a guest appearance. Brooks also has cast in Beauty Shop and Something New. She has also worked in the Lifetime comedy-drama pilot Drop Dead Diva as Kim Kaswell but, Kate Levering replaced her in 2008. Golden has also been cast in the independent movie The Inheritance and Hart of Dixie in season 2 between 2011 to 2012. Brooks has also performed as the main character on the TV One reality series, Hollywood Divas. She has also starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk as a recurring character of Patrick Stewart. Golden was also cast opposite Damon Wayans Sr. in the Fox pilot Lethal Weapon in 2016, but unfortunately, she was fired from the projects, and Keesha Sharp, her Girlfriends co-star, replaced her role. She has also played the mother’s character in The Darkest Minds, a young adult dystopian thriller directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson in 2017. In addition, Brooks has worked in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone with Kevin Costner.After that, she was seen on the TNT drama series I Am the Night which was directed by Patty Jenkins, playing the role of mother. Golden Brooks has also reunited with her Girlfriend co-star Persia White, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Jill Marie Jones in the episode of ABC comedy series Black-ish in 2019. in 2021 she booked the role as deb jhonson on Saturdays
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Drive by: A Love Story | Young Tuli | |
| 1998 | Hell's Kitchen (1998 film) | Gold | |
| 1998 | Zero Stress | The Dancer | |
| 2000 | Timecode | Onyx Richardson | |
| 2001 | Asylum | Angela | |
| 2001 | Impostor | Cale's Sister | |
| 2004 | Motives | Allannah James | |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Chanel | |
| 2006 | Something New | Suzette | |
| 2008 | A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Rachel | |
| 2010 | Polish Bar | Ebony | |
| 2011 | The Mudman | Mother | |
| 2011 | The Inheritance | Karen | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Gift | Sandra Harris | |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Anita Stevens | |
| 2012 | In Sickness and in Health | Hope | |
| 2012 | The Great Divide | Kim | |
| 2015 | The White Sistas | Stone White | |
| 2015 | My B.F.F. | Sharice Brown | |
| 2016 | Supermodel | Patricia Gillard | |
| 2016 | Definitely Divorcing | Tonisha | |
| 2017 | He Watches Over Me | Jasmine | |
| 2017 | Almost Amazing | Wendy | |
| 2018 | The Darkest Minds]] | Molly Daly |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Heather | |
| 1999 | Promised Land | Erica Sims | |
| 1998-2000 | Linc' | CeCe Jennings | |
| 2000 | The Parkers | Chris | |
| 2000 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Nancy | |
| 2001 | 'Moesha | Maya Wilkes | |
| 2002 | Haunted | Rachel Landry | |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Alicia Travers | |
| 2005 | Eve | LaDonna | |
| 2000–2008 | Girlfriends | Maya Denise Wilkes | |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Pam Dashell | |
| 2011 | The Exes | Bree Miller | |
| 2012–2013 | Hart of Dixie | Ruby Jeffries | |
| 2014–2016 | Hollywood Divas | Herself | |
| 2015-2016 | Blunt Talk | Vivian | |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | Jimmy Lee | |
| 2019 | Black-ish | Malika | |
| 2023 | Saturdays | Deb Johnson |
Photos[]
Picture[]
Trivia[]
- Was a figure skating competitor and won several trophies when she was younger.
- Earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology (with a concentration on "Media Representation of Minorities
- Classically trained dancer. Studied and taught ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
- Voulunteers with the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and AIDS Project Los Angeles.
- Had a cat named Saeku.
Social Media[]
- Golden's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealgolden47/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d39ab970-8f5b-4447-8982-e4680d129f65
- Golden's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goldenbrooks?
- Goden's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112001/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
- Golden's Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealgolden47?lang=en