Meta Golding

Meta Golding is a Haitian-American actress.

Meta Golding
Born	(1971-11-02) November 2, 1971 (age 53) Port Au Prince, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian-American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present

Life and career

Golding was born in India in 1971.^[1][2][3] Her parents were international aid workers^[3] and she was raised in several countries. Besides the United States, Golding also lived in India, Haiti, France and Italy.^[4] During her years in Italy, she competed on ice as a figure skater, but when an injury ended her skating career she started acting in theater.^[4] She returned to the US to attend Cornell University and earned degrees in Theatre Arts and International Relations.^[2]

Golding played District 2 tribute Enobaria in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

She also guest starred on Criminal Minds temporarily replacing A. J. Cook, and played villainous Selina in an episode of Burn Notice.

Golding currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She is fluent in English, French, Haitian Creole and Italian.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Conversations		Short film
1995	Quiet Days in Hollywood	Julie
1997	Kiss the Girls	Beautiful Girl
1998	Louis & Frank	Betsy
2001	On Edge	Julie Johnson
2002	BraceFace Brandi	Kim Davis	Short film
2003	Date or Disaster	Tarot Lady
2009	Surrogates	Female Counsel
2011	The Carrier	Brenda	Short film
2011	The Chicago 8	Leslie Seale
2012	Shadow Witness	Dina Saunders
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Enobaria
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2	Enobaria
2015	The Fix	Abigail

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Loving	Brianna Hawkins	68 episodes
1996	The Wayans Bros.	Gina	Episode: "Drama for Yo' Mama"
1996	Malcolm & Eddie	Julia	Episode: "Little Sister" Episode: "Do the K.C. Hustle"
1998	Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	Halle	Episode: "Hired Guns"
2000	Midnight Blue	Niki	TV movie
2000	V.I.P.	Meter Maid	Episode: "Val's on First"
2001	Ally McBeal	Sylvie Stiles	Episode: "The Obstacle Course"
2001	The District	Community Member	Episode: "The Agony and the Ecstasy" Episode: "Don't Fence Me In"
2001	Crossing Jordan	Dr. Candace McIntyre	Episode: "Sight Unseen"
2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Rachel Tina Brown/Brewster	Episode: "Fahrenheit 932" 4 episodes
2002	The Division	Alison 'Sunny' Beers	Episode: "Unfamiliar Territory"
2003	The Lyon's Den	Attorney Sanders	Episode: "Duty to Save"
2004	Cold Case	Sadie Douglas	Episode: "The Letter"
2005	JAG	Lt. Tali Mayfield	3 episodes
2005	Reunion	Ella	Episode: "1992"
2006	In Justice	Lucinda Bates	Episode: "Victims"
2006–2007	Day Break	Jennifer Mathis	13 episodes
2007	House	Robin	Episode: "Airborne"
2008	Eli Stone	Carly Tuck	Episode: "Something to Save" Episode: "Praying for Time"
2008–2009	Criminal Minds	Agent Jordan Todd	8 episodes
2009	Lie to Me	Raven	Episode: "Honey"
2009–2010	Dark Blue	Melissa Curtis	10 episodes
2010	Iris Expanding	Fox News Barbie (uncredited)	TV movie
2010	Miami Medical	Dr. Anne Reed	Episode: "Like a Hurricane"
2010	Burn Notice	Selina	Episode: "Entry Point"
2010	NCIS: Los Angeles	LAPD Detective Jess Traynor	Episode: "Human Traffic"
2010	CSI: Miami	Dr. Victoria Mercier	Episode: "Sudden Death"
2011	Body of Proof	Nancy Follett	Episode: "Dead Man Walking"
2013	The Tomorrow People	Agent Darcy Nichols	Recurring Character (season 1)
2017	Colony	Noa	3 episodes
2018–2019	Empire	Teri	4 episodes
2023	Rabbit Hole	Hailey Winton	Main role

References

1. "Celebrity Birthdays". The Indianapolis Star. Vol. 115, no. 116 (City ed.). November 2, 2017. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
2. Givhan, Robin (February 20, 2015). "Can fashion launch an actress to the A-list? Meta Golding's red-carpet strategy". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
3. Murray, Cori (March 17, 2023). "Meta Golding's Ace in the Hole". Emmys. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
4. Bentley, Rick (February 10, 2018). "Meta Golding humbled by playing Rosa Parks". Morning Sentinel. Vol. 115, no. 35. Tribune News Service. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Sangweni, Yolanda, ed. (11 November 2013). "7 Things to Know About 'Hunger Games' Star Meta Golding". Essence. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

• Meta Golding at IMDb
• Meta Golding at TV Guide