La'Myia Janae Good–Bellinger (born September 27, 1979) is an

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and

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. Good is best known for her voice work in the blockbuster

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game ''

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'' as the voice of Jammer and her work with R&B group

Isyss Isyss was an American R&B girl group. The original members consisted of LeTecia Harrison, Ardena Clark, Quierra "Qui Qui" Davis-Martin and La'Myia Good La'Myia Janae Good–Bellinger (born September 27, 1979) is an American singer and actre ...

. Good has appeared in numerous television shows such as ''

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'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has also appeared in films such as ''

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''.

Early life

Good was born in

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to Tyra Wardlow-Doyle (who worked as her sister's manager into her teens), and Leon Good, an

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police officer. Good is the older sister of actress

Meagan Good Meagan Monique Good is an American actress. She first gained critical attention for her role in the film ''Eve's Bayou'' (1997), prior to landing the role of Nina in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter'' (1998–2001). Good received further ...

and older cousin of actor/singer

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. Good's sister Meagan has said of their heritage that their maternal grandmother is "

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and

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. My mother's father was

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and something else. My dad's mother's Puerto Rican and black, and his father was from

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Career

Isyss and BAD GYRL

In 2001, Good along with LeTecia Harrison, Ardena Clark, and lead singer Quierra Davis-Martin formed the R&B group known as

. As a group, they achieved moderate success in 2002 with their debut album, "''

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''", which included the Hot 100 charting singles "Day & Night" featuring rapper

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and their signature song "Single For The Rest Of My Life". During their career, they performed the theme song to the short lived

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talk show "Oh Drama" and were the spokespersons for "Got 2 B So Smooth" hair care products. They were nominated for two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and took home one award. Due to poor album sales, they were later dropped from

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, before they could release a second album. Ardena Clark was later replaced by a new member "Love" shortly before they broke up, due to creative differences. Their only album "The Way We Do" reached # 55 on the ''

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'' Charts and has sold about 300,000 copies. After leaving the group in 2006, Good and "Love" both became members of the R&B trio known as BAD GYRL, which also eventually disbanded. Following her time with both groups, Good decided to focus on acting.

Personal life

Good married singer

Eric Bellinger Eric Aldwin Bellinger Jr. (born March 26, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. He began songwriting in 2010, and his co-writing credits including "Lemme See" by Usher, "New Flame" by Chris Brown, "You D ...

in January 2015. The couple has two sons: Elysha Bellinger (born March 2015) and Eazy Bellinger (born August 2019).

Discography

* ''

'' (2002)

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

References

External links

La'Myia Good
on Myspace * {{DEFAULTSORT:Good, Lamyia 1979 births Living people Actresses from Los Angeles African-American women singers American people of Cherokee descent People from Panorama City, Los Angeles American actresses of Puerto Rican descent Singers from Los Angeles Hispanic and Latino American women singers American video game actresses American soul singers American people of Jewish descent American people of Barbadian descent Arista Records artists 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses African-American actresses American television actresses American film actresses American voice actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers