{"id":3705,"date":"2018-02-20T17:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelgirlinc.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2018-04-04T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:41:12","slug":"meta-goldings-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelgirlinc.com\/meta-goldings-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Golding\u2019s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Loving to Hunger Games, Actress Meta Golding has the role of a lifetime<\/span><\/h2>\n

Photos By Edward McGowan<\/p>\n

Once in a while a role comes around for an actress that they were born to play. For Meta Golding, that role is Rosa Parks, the Civil Rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat. Behind the Movement<\/em>, the story of the three days that led up to the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, is airing on TV One just in time for Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Civil Rights movement has always played a big role in my consciousness and in my parents\u2019 consciousness,\u201d says Golding. \u201cSo, when they came to me with the script, I was like, \u2018Are you kidding?\u2019 This is an immense honor playing an icon of the Civil Rights movement, a person who means so much to the black community and the world, really everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Definition of Courage<\/span><\/h4>\n

The actress, whose movie credits include two Hunger Games films, found playing Parks a bit daunting. \u201cAt first, I was like I couldn\u2019t do it. It was a tremendous responsibility. But then, I realized that, even though it was an honor to play her, it wasn\u2019t like I just woke up and got to play Rosa Parks. I\u2019ve made a lifetime commitment to my craft and to play someone of this largess, even though we didn\u2019t have a lot of time to prepare, I had the training to dive right into it and trusted that it came to me for a reason. I really did think that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding, who has appeared in numerous high-profile television shows such as Colony, House, Burn Notice, CSI<\/em> and Criminal Minds<\/em>, looked at the role and her hesitation and added a bit of a reality check. \u201cI finally put things in perspective and I thought here I am trying to find the courage to play Rosa Parks. What about the courage of Rosa Parks? She and the other Civil Rights participants had much more courage than me, playing a role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding used her training to bring Parks to life. She noted that while Rosa Parks\u2019 picture is well known, there is very little film of her talking, and information about her life prior to getting on the bus is scarce. \u201cMrs. Parks was someone who walked the walk and was really committed to the dignity of human rights,\u201d says Golding. \u201cShe was a seasoned activist long before she refused to give up her seat. There was a strategy in their actions because the 50s was a very dangerous place for black people in the segregated South. They had one shot [to make an impact] and the leaders needed someone who people could trust and feel could handle being the face of the boycott.\u201d<\/p>\n

She wants the show, which also stars Isaiah Washington, Roger Guenveur Smith, Loretta Devine and Shaun Clay, to not only entertain, but also teach. \u201cI wanted to play her with dignity and as much heart as possible, but I wanted the audience to get how she sounded. I want this to be a teaching tool in the future for history classes, besides hoping it does well on television and for me; this story is bigger than all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Woman of the World<\/span><\/h4>\n

Golding grew up in a household dedicated to helping others. Born in India to an American father and Haitian mother, she spent most of her childhood living in the U.S., India, France, Italy and Haiti, while her father worked for the United Nations and for several food relief organizations. During a long stay in Italy, she represented the country as a figure skater but an injury foiled that skating dream so she eventually went to Cornell University and majored in drama and government relations.<\/p>\n

Despite her successful and busy career, Golding hasn\u2019t forgotten her roots and feels that in today\u2019s political climate it is even more important for one\u2019s voice to be heard. \u201cI don\u2019t struggle at all about using my voice,\u201d she says. \u201cMy mother is Haitian and I feel that people don\u2019t know a lot about Haiti. People don\u2019t know the amazing contributions Haitians have made to this country. There\u2019s a lot of misinformation out there and I encourage people to find out about it. Haitian history is American history.\u201d<\/p>\n

She believes it\u2019s her responsibility as an artist to \u201creflect what\u2019s going on in our culture and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a coincidence that a film about an American heroine is being told now. It reflects what is needed during this challenging time. We should have more pride in our history. I embrace it and am inspired by it.\u201d
\nHer civic work is currently focused in Haiti where she is helping to build schools and \u201covercome the epidemic of homelessness, not just in Haiti but the U.S. and elsewhere.\u201d She also has volunteered at an orphanage in Mexico and helped rebuild a school in Ecuador.<\/p>\n

As for the Hollywood \u201cissues,\u201d she is firmly on the side of pay equity between men and women but also between women of color and white actresses. \u201cI really admire Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer\u2019s friendship and how Jessica used her power to empower her co-star and get Octavia a pay increase \u2014 and pay equity with Jessica. I\u2019m really admiring her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding, who is fluent in four languages, loves to travel and always makes sure she has electrical converters, vitamins and hand sanitizers with her. \u201cI hate to get sick, and I use the hand sanitizer all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

As far as shopping, it depends on the location. \u201cIndia has amazing shopping. If I\u2019m going to Hawaii, I\u2019m not going to shop so much because they don\u2019t manufacture as many things. There are so many places I want to go but right now, I\u2019m thinking about Cuba. I\u2019ve never been there and would love to visit. I went on a beautiful trip to Thailand and went to different islands. Experiencing the southeast Asian culture was a real highlight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo By Edward McGowan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking ahead<\/span><\/h4>\n

Although she had other starring roles, she admits that they \u201cgot lost in the shuffle,\u201d so Behind the Movement<\/em> should bring extra attention to her and her career. \u201cYou just do the best and you hope that people actually see it, but I\u2019m lucky on this project that people are interviewing me and shining a light on the work and the story. You never know when something is going to land.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether the show brings Golding a bigger star on her door is not as important to her as having her work make a bigger impact and having a voice. \u201cI want to be able to be in a position to create content and be a person who can get movies green lighted. I want to tell stories that aren\u2019t being told. All I wanted to be was an actor and I\u2019ve had ups and downs and I\u2019ve had to fight and I\u2019ve had an army of people by my side.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says her role as Rosa Parks came at the right time in her life. \u201cI started to wonder if my work was going to have more meaning and that\u2019s why this project is so important, because it\u2019s bigger than me. It\u2019s truly been an honor to be a working actor.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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