Morgan Smith
- This article is about the actor. For the minister, see Morgan A. Smith.
Morgan S. Smith-Goodwin (born August 18, 1985 in Cullman) is an actress, known for portraying "Red", the Wendy's Restaurants mascot in a series of commercials.
Smith graduated from Cullman High School in 2002, having completed some college classwork through a dual-enrollment program at Wallace State Community College.
Smith studied musical theater at Birmingham-Southern College, where she was roommates with Wallace State theater department head Lauren Cantrell-Salerno. She starred as "Roxie" in BSC's production of "Chicago". Smith went on to pursue her career in New York City. She won a notable role in the Off-Broadway production of Julianne Moore's "Freckleface Strawberry" and returned to Birmingham in 2011 to play the lead in Red Mountain Theater Company's production of "Sweet Charity". She later appeared in Lena Khan's "Circumstance". She co-created and co-produced a series of web-based shorts called "Just Us Girls."
Smith was chosen as the face of Wendy's Restaurants in 2012. The promotion continued through 2016. That same year she was cast as White House staffer Candi Caruso on the HBO series "Veep". She also wrote, produced and starred in a short film, "Haygood Eats" released that year.
Smith is married to Dave Goodwin, manager of New York's Gramercy Tavern.
References
- Harvey, Alec (September 30, 2011) "Birmingham Exam: Morgan Smith, star of Red Mountain Theatre's 'Sweet Charity'." The Birmingham News
- Cobb, Jesse (April 17, 2015) "Morgan Smith Goodwin, a former Wallace State dual enrollment student and Wendy’s spokesperson, visits campus during Learning Communities event." Wallace State News
- "Morgan Smith Goodwin" (September 11, 2016) Wikipedia - accessed September 30, 2016
External links
- Morgan Smith at the Internet Movie Database