Morgan Smith (actress)

Morgan Smith Goodwin
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Cullman, Alabama, U.S.
EducationBirmingham–Southern College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Known forTV commercial ads as Red, a.k.a. "Wendy's Girl" for Wendy's restaurants in 2012–16
SpouseDave Ridgway Goodwin (2009-present)
Children2

Morgan Smith-Goodwin (born 1985 or 1986) is an American actress. She has had recurring roles on television series Veep and Messiah. She is best known as Red, the "Wendy's Girl" in TV commercial ads for Wendy's restaurants in 2012–16.[1]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Cullman, Alabama, Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Birmingham–Southern College.[citation needed]

Career

After graduating from college, she moved to New York City, where she had performed in concerts, readings, and benefits. She was an original cast member of the Off-Broadway production, Freckleface Strawberry.[2]

Smith gained national attention when she was selected to be the face of Wendy's Restaurants' advertising campaign, titled Now That's Better.[3] Television commercials carrying that theme began airing in April 2012.[1] Naturally a dark blonde, her hair was dyed "orangey red" for the commercial role.[1] Smith relocated to Los Angeles, CA after being cast as series regular Shelby Fox opposite Craig T. Nelson in NBC's reboot of Coach.[4] After the show was not picked up, she went on to recur as Candi Caruso in Seasons 5 and 6 of Veep. She recurred as Agent Alison Rhymer in the Netflix series Messiah.

Personal life

Smith is married to David Ridgway "Dave" Goodwin, manager of Gramercy Tavern in New York City.[2][5][6] The family makes their main residence in Los Angeles, shuttling between there and New York City.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Boardwalk Empire — Episode: "The Milkmaid's Lot"
2016–2017 Veep Candi Caruso 6 episodes
2018 Whitney and Britni Whitney Hicks
2018 Liza on Demand Martha Episode: "Simpler Times"
2019 Why Women Kill Bethany Episode: "I Found Out What the Secret to Murder Is: Friends. Best Friends."
2020 Messiah Agent Rhymer 2 episodes
2020 9-1-1 Kendall Episode: "Pinned"
2020 Love in the Time of Corona Gigi Episode: "#RelationshipGoals"
2022-2023 How I Met Your Father Alice

Video games

Year Title Role
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Additional voices
2019 Anthem

References

  1. ^ a b c Scordo, Lizbeth (July 16, 2014). "Just Who Is That Wendy's Girl?". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Alec (September 30, 2011). "Birmingham Exam: Morgan Smith, star of Red Mountain Theatre's 'Sweet Charity'". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ^ Harvey, Alec (June 4, 2012). "Birmingham's Morgan Smith is new face of Wendy's advertisements". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, AL. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (2015-08-10). "'Coach': Morgan Smith Joins NBC Reboot As Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  5. ^ Miller, Fred (January 24, 2013). "Morgan Smith Goodwin is the Wendy's Girl". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  6. ^ Clothier, Gary (August 6, 2014). "Ask Mr. Know It All". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.