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'' and ''

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''. She is best known as Red, the " Wendy's Girl" in TV commercial ads for ''

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'' restaurants in 2012–16.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

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, Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from

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Career

After graduating from college, she moved to

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, where she had performed in concerts, readings, and benefits. She was an original cast member of the Off-Broadway production, '' Freckleface Strawberry''. Smith gained national attention when she was selected to be the face of Wendy's Restaurants' advertising campaign, titled ''Now That's Better''. Television commercials carrying that theme began airing in April 2012. Naturally a dark blonde, her hair was dyed "orangey red" for the commercial role. Smith relocated to Los Angeles, CA after being cast as series regular Shelby Fox opposite Craig T. Nelson in NBC's reboot of ''

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''. After the show was not picked up, she went on to recur as Candi Caruso in Seasons 5 and 6 of ''

''. She recurred as Agent Alison Rhymer in the

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series ''Messiah''.

Personal life

Smith is married to David Ridgway "Dave" Goodwin, manager of Gramercy Tavern in New York City. The family makes their main residence in

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, shuttling between there and

Filmography

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Morgan 1985 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Alabama American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses American television personalities American women television personalities Birmingham–Southern College alumni People from Cullman, Alabama