# Meagan Tandy
**Meagan Tandy** is an American actress and model best known for playing Sophie Moore on [The CW](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-cw) series *Batwoman* and Braeden on MTV's *Teen Wolf*. Before acting, she won the Miss California USA 2007 title and placed 3rd runner-up at the [Miss USA](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-usa) 2007 pageant.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/) Born in 1985 in [Fremont, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/fremont-california), her full name is Meagan Yvonne Tandy.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Fremont, California, USA; birth name Meagan Yvonne Tandy[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/) |
| Pageantry | Miss California USA 2007; 3rd runner-up at Miss USA 2007[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/) |
| Signature roles | Sophie Moore on *Batwoman* (2019–2022, 50 episodes); Braeden on *Teen Wolf* (2013–2016, 18 episodes)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/) |
| First film role | Maya in *Unstoppable* (2010), opposite Denzel Washington[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) |
| Other regular roles | Allison Pierce on *Survivor's Remorse* (2015–2017, 16 episodes); Chantal on *UnREAL* (2016, 10 episodes)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/) |
| Marriage | Married actor Branden Wellington on September 1, 2024[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/) |
| Philanthropy | Founder of Girl Talk (2012) and Empire Girls (2018); CEO of the Meagan Tandy Foundation[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) |
## Pageantry
Tandy entered her first pageant, the Miss California Teen Pageant, at age 19 and won it.[4](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14237) A year later she was named Miss California USA 2007,[4](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14237) taking the state title on October 15, 2006 at a pageant held in [San Rafael, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-rafael-california).[5](https://healthyceleb.com/meagan-tandy/) At the Miss USA 2007 pageant, broadcast live on NBC, she placed 3rd runner-up.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan)
The title led to commercial and runway modeling work, including spots for Pepsi and Wendy's, before she began landing television guest roles in the late 2000s.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/meagan-tandy/)
## Acting career
**Television guest roles.** Tandy's early screen work consisted largely of one-episode appearances on series such as *CSI: NY* (2009), *90210* (2008), *10 Things I Hate About You* (2009), *Dark Blue* (2009), *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), and *Zeke & Luther* (2009).[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/meagan-tandy/) • [7](https://www.metacritic.com/person/meagan-tandy/) In 2011 alone she appeared in single episodes of *CSI: Miami*, *Single Ladies*, and *Zeke and Luther*.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/meagan-tandy/)
**Film debut.** Her first film role came in 2010 as Maya, daughter of [Denzel Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/denzel-washington)'s character Frank Barnes, in the [Tony Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-scott)-directed action film *[Unstoppable](https://www.edgepedia.org/unstoppable-2010-film)*, which was nominated for an Oscar.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) • [6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/meagan-tandy/) She followed it with the horror comedy *Piranha 3DD* in 2012, playing Ashley.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/)
**Regular television roles.** The *Piranha 3DD* and film experience helped her move into recurring work: she played the principal antagonist Lulu Pope on *Jane by Design* (2012),[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) the mercenary Braeden on *Teen Wolf* from 2013 to 2016 across 18 episodes,[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/) reality-show contestant Chantal in the second season of *UnREAL*,[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) and Allison Pierce, a professional athlete's girlfriend, on the [LeBron James](https://www.edgepedia.org/lebron-james) executive-produced *Survivor's Remorse* from 2015 to 2017.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/) • [3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) Her season of *UnREAL* received two Primetime Emmy nominations.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan)
**Batwoman and recent work.** After a brief appearance in the *Charmed* reboot and the 2019 comedy film *The Trap*,[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-462988/biographie/) Tandy joined the [DC Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-comics) universe as Sophie Moore, a military agent close to the title heroine played by [Ruby Rose](https://www.edgepedia.org/ruby-rose), on *Batwoman*. She played the role for all four seasons, 2019 to 2022, totaling 50 episodes,[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/) filming in Vancouver, Canada.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) In 2025 she played Fela in [Tyler Perry](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyler-perry)'s *Duplicity*, a thriller about an attorney investigating the shooting of her best friend's husband.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/)
## Education and philanthropy
Tandy is a Chaffey College alumna who focused on Film Production and Business Management, and continued at Cal Poly Pomona working toward a business degree.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) She founded Girl Talk in 2012, an empowerment program for teenage girls, and launched Empire Girls in 2018.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) As CEO of the Meagan Tandy Foundation, she runs workshops on topics the participants themselves choose, including social media, nutrition, communication, self-defense, bullying, money management, and human trafficking awareness.[9](https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/meagan-tandy) She has explained the bullying and self-defense workshops by her frustration at witnessing teens filming violence on their phones rather than helping or calling the police.[9](https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/meagan-tandy)
## Personal life
Tandy met actor Branden Wellington, known for the television series *Sistas*, in 2018; they married on September 1, 2024.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/) Before acting full time, she worked at Sephora for five years and was on its Pro Team, and won the "New Beauty" award at the Hollywood Beauty Awards.[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan) Her life motto is "Believe it, Conceive it, Receive it".[3](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan)
## References
1. [Meagan Tandy Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/bio/)
2. [Meagan Tandy, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3437115/)
3. [Meet Meagan, Empire Girls / Meagan Tandy Foundation](https://meagantandyfoundation.org/meet-meagan)
4. [Meagan Tandy, TVSA](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=14237)
5. [Meagan Tandy Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Healthy Celeb](https://healthyceleb.com/meagan-tandy/)
6. [Meagan Tandy, Actress and Model, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/meagan-tandy/)
7. [Meagan Tandy, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/meagan-tandy/)
8. [Meagan Tandy : Sa biographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-462988/biographie/)
9. [COVER - Meagan Tandy - Crow Talk / Girl Talk, Jejune Magazine](https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/meagan-tandy)
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