Megalyn Echikunwoke
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Real Name/Full Name Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Megalyn Echikunwoke
Birth Place: Washington, USA
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 28 May 1983
Age/How Old: 41 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres – 169 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5′ 7″
Weight: In Kilograms – 55 Kg
In Pounds – 121 lbs
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Black
Parents Name: Father – Onigwe Versato Echikunwoke  Mother –  Anita Laurie
Siblings: Miki Echikunwoke and Misty Echikunwoke
School: Chinle High School
College: N/A
Religion: N/A
Nationality: American
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Divorced
Boyfriend: N/A
Husband/Spouse Name: Rock (M. 2016 – D. 2020)
Kids/Children Name: N/A
Profession: Actress
Net Worth: $4 Million
Last Updated: October 2024

 Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke, also known as Megalyn E.K., is an actress from the United States who is best known for her work in television and movies.

She was spotted while acting in a theatre production at an arts school, and she started working actively at the age of 15, when she appeared on an episode of The Steve Harvey Show. She appeared as Nicole Palmer, David Palmer’s daughter, on the Fox series 24, from 2001 to 2002, followed by guest appearances on ER and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

She played Angie Barnett, Steven Hyde’s half-sister, on the sitcom The ’70s Show from 2004 to 2005. Echikunwoke made her television debut in 2006 as the lead in the series The 4400, which aired until 2007, and was followed by recurring roles.

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Biography and Early Life

Megalyn Echikunwoke was born to Onigwe Echikunwoke, an Igbo Nigerian parent, and Anita Laurie in Spokane, Washington. Her father, an immigrant to the United States, was a survivor of the Nigerian Civil War, where he was wounded by gunshots and contracted hepatitis B.

Echikunwoke’s father, who was practicing law in Spokane at the time, died of liver cancer caused by gunshot wounds he had received as a child when she was four years old. Echikunwoke and her siblings were raised on the Navajo Indian reservation in Chinle, Arizona, by her mother.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Megalyn Echikunwoke in 2024 and what is her height and weight? Well, Megalyn Echikunwoke’s age is 41 years old as of today’s date 8th October 2024 having been born on 28 May 1983. Though, she is 5′ 7″ in feet and inches and 169cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 121 lbs in Pound and 55kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Dark Brown and hair color is Black.

Education

Echikunwoke was noticed at the age of 14 while appearing in a theatre performance at a summer arts academy camp. This however doesn’t mean that she has not gone to school. She studied at Chinle high School and it seems that is also the same school she graduated from. But since she started her career when she was still a teenager, she didn’t have much time to concentrate on her studies. Therefore, it seems she didn’t join college.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Since the beginning of their relationship in 2016, Rock has happily displayed Echikunwoke off. He expressed his affection for her and his support for her independence publicly. They divorced four years later, in 2020, leading to Rock’s refusal to remarry. Echikunwoke’s earlier comments on marriage have changed.

Echikunwoke, Justin Long, Olivia Wilde, and Kal Penn all campaigned for Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008.

Is Megalyn Echikunwoke Lesbian?

The fact that Megalyn was married to Rock for several years before they divorced in 2020, it is enough to conclude that she is not a lesbian.

Professional Career

Echikunwoke made her first television appearance in 1998, as a guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Julie Dash’s Funny Valentines was her first film role the following year. Echikunwoke appeared as Cherish Pardee, a coffee house musician, in the MTV soap opera Spyder Games, which aired for the whole year in 2001.

She went on to play Nicole Palmer, David Palmer’s daughter, in the first season of 24 (2001–2002). She starred as Danika on the sitcom series Like Family beginning in 2003, and she also guest-starred on Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the episode “The Killer in Me” (2003). In 2004, she appeared as a guest star on Veronica Mars.

Echikunwoke played Angie Barnett, Steven Hyde’s half-sister, on Fox’s The ’70s Show between 2004 and 2005. She was cast as the adult counterpart of the enigmatic Isabelle Tyler in the science fiction television series The 4400 in 2006. Echikunwoke stepped down from the show in 2007. Echikunwoke joined the cast of CSI: Miami as Dr. Tara Price, the new medical examiner, in season 7 from 2008 to 2009.

She had a recurring appearance as the love interest of attorney Marcus McGrath, played by J. August Richards, on TNT’s Raising the Bar (2008–2009). Echikunwoke also starred as a singer in the Leonard Chess biopic Who Do You Love?

She portrayed April in the Showtime drama House of Lies (2012) and Riley Parker in the CBS court drama Made in Jersey (2012). She co-starred in ABC’s drama series Mind Games in 2014. Echikunwoke guest-starred on the CW’s Arrow in an episode as the DC Comics heroine Mari McCabe / Vixen in 2016, as well as doing voice work for the character in the CW Seed animated series Vixen.

She was unable to play the role in Legends of Tomorrow due to previous commitments, resulting in the appearance of a new Vixen, played by Maisie Richardson-Sellers, who is Echikunwoke’s time-displaced grandmother.

She portrayed Claire in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s off-Broadway version of Apologia. From October 16 to December 16, 2018, the play was on stage. She had a supporting part in Late Night in 2019.

She was then cast in a lead role on Fox’s Almost Family, a drama series about three women who discover they are sisters after a famous fertility specialist discovers he has fathered over 100 children with his patients using his own sperm. After one season, the show was canceled.

Awards

Despite the success she has achieved, she has not yet received an award or nomination.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Megalyn Echikunwoke in 2024

Megalyn Echikunwoke Net Worth
Megalyn Echikunwoke Net Worth

As of 2024, Megalyn Echikunwoke currently has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.

Megalyn Echikunwoke is an impressive actress who has blessed us with a number of amazing performances. She is still quite active in the acting scene and we look forward to more of her performances.

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