Megalyn Echikunwoke

Megalyn Echikunwoke (born May 28, 1983) is an American actress, but the daughter of a Nigerian-Igbo father and a German/Scots-Irish American mother She is perhaps best known for her roles as Tara Price in CSI: Miami and Isabelle Tyler on The 4400, Echikunwoke was born in Spokane, Washington,   she was raised on a Navajo Native American Reservation in Chinle, Arizona, She has a brother named Miki and a sister named Misty.

Echikunwoke was a series regular on the sci-fi series The 4400, as the adult version of the mysterious Isabelle Tyler. Echikunwoke left the show in 2007. Echikunwoke has also been seen in the MTV soap opera, Spyder Games, as Cherish Pardee, a coffee house singer and in Like Family as Danika. She also has a recurring role in the first season of 24 as Senator (and future President) David Palmer's daughter, Nicole. In season 7 of CSI: Miami, Echikunwoke joined the cast as the new Medical Examiner, Dr. Tara Price. She appeared on the show for one season.

Echikunwoke landed a recurring role in at least three episodes of TNT's Raising the Bar in June 2009. She played the love interest of attorney Marcus McGrath, played by J. August Richards. In 2011, Echikunwoke played Holly in the fourth season of 90210.

She recently played the sultry April on Showtime's House of Lies and Riley Parker in the legal drama Made in Jersey on CBS. In 2014 she co-starred in the drama series Mind Games on ABC.

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Great Lengths	Elena	Short film
2006	Camjackers	Sista Strada Cast
2008	Fix	Carmen
2008	Who Do You Love	Ivy Mills
2011	Free Hugs		Short film
2011	Damsels in Distress	Rose
2013	A Good Day to Die Hard	Pretty Reporter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Creature	Elizabeth	TV movie
1998	The Steve Harvey Show	Allison Hightower	Episode: "Uncle Steve"
1999	Funny Valentines	Lauren	TV movie
2000	Malibu, CA	Randy	Episode: "Three Dudes and a Baby"
2001	Spyder Games	Cherish Pardee	65 episodes
2001	Boston Public		Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Four"
2001–2002	24	Nicole Palmer	6 episodes
2002	B.S.	Shannon Cross	TV movie
2002	Sheena	Janel	Episode: "Coming to Africa"
2002	ER	Terry Welch	Episode: "Bygones"
2002	For the People	Claudia Gibson	TV series
2002	What I Like About You	Karen	Episode: "The Parrot Trap"
2003	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Vaughne	Episode: "The Killer in Me"
2003–2004	Like Family	Danika Ward	23 episodes
2004	Veronica Mars	Debbie / Rain	Episode: "Drinking the Kool-Aid"
2004–2005	That '70s Show	Angie Barnett	8 episodes
2005	Hitched	Christina	TV movie
2006	Supernatural	Cassie Robinson	Episode: "Route 666"
2006–2007	The 4400	Isabelle Tyler	25 episodes
2008	The Game	Cheyenne	Episode: "Take These Vows and Shove 'Em!"
2008–2009	CSI: Miami	Dr. Tara Price	23 episodes
2009	Raising the Bar	Amelia Mkali	3 episodes
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nicole Gleason	Episode: "Anchor"
2011–2012	90210	Holly Strickler	Recurring role
2012	House of Lies	April	Recurring role
2012	Made in Jersey	Riley Parker	Series Regular, 4 episodes
2012	Beautiful People	Monica	TV movie
2014	Mind Games	Megan Shane	Series regular
2014	American Dad!	Angie	Voice Episode: "Introducing The Naughty Stewardesses"