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Angela Means
American comedian, model, and actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Angela Means is an American actress, comedian, and model. Her best-known works include Friday (1995), in which she played the role of Felisha. She gained popularity when a phrase from the film – "Bye, Felisha" – gained media coverage and became a meme. She also starred in House Party 3 (1994) and Nickelodeon's Cousin Skeeter.
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Early life
Means is a child of a interracial couple (one is black and another is Jewish). She grew up on a farm near Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1]
Career
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Acting and modeling
Means began her modeling and acting career at the age of 19. Her first acting gigs were in In Living Color (1990–94), Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992–97), and Bad Girls of Def (1993–94).[2] She then played a lead role in House Party 3 (1994) and appeared in The Cherokee Kid (1996). In 1998 until 2001, she was a series regular on Nickelodeon's Cousin Skeeter.[2]
Notably, she played the role of Felisha in the Ice Cube-wrote 1995 film Friday, which garnered internet attention much later for the phrase "Bye, Felicia".[3][4] Despite the popularity of her role in Friday, Means claimed she experienced public harassment, including being referred to by some as a "filthy b***h".[5][6]
Comedy
Means began performing stand-up comedy at the age of 26, toured with the late Bernie Mac and Chris Rock, and joined Def Comedy Jam's nationwide tour.[citation needed]
Chef
Means later began a career as a vegan chef. In September 2017, she opened Jackfruit Cafe, a vegan soul food restaurant in Los Angeles.[1][7]
Means has written two vegan cookbooks: 85 Vegan Recipes, Seven Sinner and the Angel Who Loved Them.[citation needed]
Means closed her LA cafe and moved to Tahoka, Texas in September 2023. She is re-opening her Jackfruit Cafe in the small West Texas farming community 30 miles south of Lubbock. Means made the move from Los Angeles to Tahoka because she got "a little tired of Los Angeles" due to the cost of living and wanted to find something "different."[8]
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Personal life
Means has a son.[9]
Means grew up vegetarian and later became vegan.[10]
Filmography
Film
Television
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