1. Golden Brooks began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, Linc's, and later appeared in the films Timecode and Impostor.
16 Facts About Golden Brooks
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Golden Brooks has appeared in films Motives, Beauty Shop, Something New and The Darkest Minds.
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Golden Brooks was born December 1,1970, in San Francisco, California.
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Golden Brooks studied literature and sociology and is a graduate of UC Berkeley where she majored in Media Representation of Minorities with a minor in theater.
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Golden Brooks earned a Master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College.
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Golden Brooks appeared in a number of films, like Hell's Kitchen, Timecode, and Impostor.
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Golden Brooks is best known for her portrayal of the character Maya Wilkes, Joan's former sharp-tongued secretary and now acclaimed author, on the CW sitcom Girlfriends, in which she starred alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, Persia White and Jill Marie Jones from 2000 to 2008.
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Golden Brooks has co-starred in Beauty Shop and Something New.
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In 2008, Golden Brooks was cast as Kim Kaswell in the Lifetime comedy-drama pilot Drop Dead Diva, but later was replaced by Kate Levering.
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In 2012, Golden Brooks joined the cast of Hart of Dixie in season 2 playing Ruby Jeffries, Mayor Lavon Hayes' ex-girlfriend from high school, who runs against him for mayor.
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In 2015, Golden Brooks was cast in a recurring role of Patrick Stewart's lead character's ex-wife in the Starz comedy series, Blunt Talk.
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Golden Brooks was fired from Lethal Weapon after the project's table read, and Keesha Sharp, her Girlfriends co-star, later replaced her in role.
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In 2017, Golden Brooks was cast as the lead character's mother in The Darkest Minds, a young adult dystopian thriller directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson.
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Golden Brooks was cast in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone starring Kevin Costner.
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Golden Brooks received critical acclaim for her performance in I Am the Night.
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In 2023, Golden Brooks starred in the coming-of-age comedy series, Saturdays as a mother of lead, and played the leading role in the Tubi Holiday comedy film, Hot Girl Winter.