Meta Golding is a Haitian-American

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Life and career

Golding was born in

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, Haiti. Her parents were international aid workers and she was raised in several countries. Besides the United States, Golding also lived in India, Haiti, France and Italy. During her years in Italy, she competed on ice as an Italian national

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, but when an injury ended her skating career she started acting in Italian theater. She returned to the U.S to attend

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and earned degrees in Theatre Arts and International Relations. Golding played District 2 tribute Enobaria in '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' and '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2''. She also guest starred on

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temporarily replacing

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, and played villainous Selina in an episode of ''

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''. Golding currently resides in

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. She is fluent in

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, French,

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and

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Filmography

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