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- She is of Nigerian and Native American heritage
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- She won her first role in Peter Benchley's "Creature".
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- She has been acting since 1998.
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- She appeared opposite Alfre Woodard in the cable feature "Funny Valentines."
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- She loves to sing and is passionate about pursuing a career in music, as well. Other hobbies include surfing, dancing and traveling.
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- At age 15, she was cast as the young female lead in the ABC/Peter Benchley miniseries "Creature."
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- She began auditioning for parts via videotape, and then she and her mom would make the long drive in from Arizona.
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- At age 14, Echikunwoke was discovered while performing in an arts academy summer camp play, and thus began her long distance relationship with Hollywood.
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- She is pursuing a career in music.
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- After the death of her father, her mother raised her and her brothers.
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- She has three brothers.
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- She has one brother named Miki.
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- Her first movie was Camjackers (2006).
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- Her last name is Nigerian and it means "leader of men."
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- She was raised on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, Arizona.
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- She is friends with Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli and played with them in the movie Camjackers (2006).
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- Megalyn Echikunwork was casted in a pilot called " B.S. " (2002). She had the role of Shannon Cross. This pilot also starred Lorri Bagley, Eddie McClintock, and Christy Carlson Romano.
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- She appeared in an episode of "What I Like About You" with her co-star in "Like Family", J. Mack Slaughter. This is the episode in which they had to kiss.
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- (on the cast of "The 4400") Megalyn Echikunwoke: There's some pretty sexy people on the show. Matthew Ross is pretty sexy. And Patrick Flueger is definitely very sexy. All the men are just huge sexpots.
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- (on the open doors for her career created by "The 4400") Megalyn Echikunwoke: Yeah, it's been good. There's lots of stuff going on and people are seeing the shows.... I haven't really played a character like this before, with a big dark side. I haven't been able to play anyone with any kind of darkness, which I have longed for! If you've seen me before it's always been light and bubbly... and relatively boring! [Laughs]
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- (when asked if "24" wanted her back) Megalyn Echikunwoke: I think so, yeah. In the second season it was rumored, "Oh, we might want her." but....
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- (on her small appearance on "24") Megalyn Echikunwoke: Oh, yeah. Totally forgettable! [Laughs] She had been raped, and the son was accused of killing her rapist.
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- (on Garrett Dillahunt's Matthew?) Megalyn Echikunwoke: Yes! [Sighs heavily] He was so good — such a great character and such a great actor. And he was so funny, one of the funniest men ever. And hot!
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- (on "The 4400") Megalyn Echikunwoke: In the beginning, I was so curious and really nervous. How do you approach this type of character? She's a woman but she's a newborn; she's powerful and learns practically at the speed of thought; she's telekinetic.
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- (on "The 4400") Megalyn Echikunwoke: Basically! [Laughs] They don't really reveal anything to us, except episode by episode, so we're just as curious as our audience. We read the scripts and are like, "Oh my god!"
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- (Speaking of her role on 24) Reporter: Is it nice to have been the kid of one of TV's most-beloved presidents? Megalyn Echikunwoke: It was short-lived, but it was very cool. I think they had wanted to develop that story line more, but it was such an ambitious show, especially in the first season.
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- Reporter: Did 24 ever try to get you back? Megalyn Echikunwoke: I think so, yeah. In the second season it was rumored, "Oh, we might want her." but....
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- ( Speaking of The 4400 ) Reporter: How did you and Patrick Flueger get past the "ick" factor of Shawn bedding young, young Isabelle? Megalyn Echikunwoke: Quite easily! [Laughs]
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