- Born
- Birth nameGolden Ameda Brooks
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Golden Brooks was born on December 1, 1970 in Fresno, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Girlfriends (2000), Beauty Shop (2005) and The Darkest Minds (2018).
- ParentsWalter BrooksBarbara Brooks
- Earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology (with a concentration on "Media Representation of Minorities") from UC-Berkeley, where she minored in Theater. She went on to earn a Master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College.
- Classically trained dancer. Studied and taught ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
- Gave birth to her first child, a girl named Dakota Tao Brooks-Woodside, on September 1, 2009. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend D.B. Woodside.
- Was a figure skating competitor and won several trophies when she was younger.
- Voulunteers with the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and AIDS Project Los Angeles.
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