Golden Brooks

Golden Brooks is the actress who portrayed Alicia Travers in the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes  and. She is best known for her role as Maya Wilkes on another UPN series, , which ended in 2008 after eight seasons. There is no relation between Golden Brooks and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Avery Brooks.

Brooks was born in San Francisco, California. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from the University of California in Berkeley, where she minored in Theater. She went on to earn a Master's Degree from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York. She is also classically trained as a dancer and has studied and taught ballet, jazz, and modern dance.

Before she began starring on Girlfriends in 2000, Brooks was a regular on the Showtime series  from 1998 through 2000. In the latter year, she starred in the film  opposite Deep Space Nine guest actor Steven Weber. The following year, she appeared in the science fiction film , along with Brian Brophy, Rosalind Chao, Maury Sterling, Tracey Walter, and Clarence Williams III. More recent films include 2005's ' and 2006's ' – both of which co-starred actress Alfre Woodard.

She has also made guest appearances on ', ', and  (appearing as her Girlfriends character Maya Wilkes on the latter). In addition to acting, Brooks tried her hand at both writing and directing on Girlfriends: she directed the 2006 episode "Hustle & Dough" and wrote 2007's "Snap Back".

In 2004, Brooks won a BET Comedy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on Girlfriends. She was also nominated for two Image Awards as Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Girlfriends, one in 2003 and another in 2008. In 2005, the Black Reel Awards nominated Brooks as Best Actress in an Independent Film for her performance in 2004's .

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