Morgan Smith (actress)

Morgan Smith-Goodwin (born 1986 (age 28)) is an American actress. She has had recurring roles on television series Veep and Messiah. She is best known as Red, the "Wendy's Girl" in TV commercial ads for Wendy's restaurants in 2012–16.

Early life and education
Born and raised in Cullman, Alabama, Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Birmingham–Southern College.

Career
After graduating from college, she moved to New York City, where she had performed in concerts, readings, and benefits. She was an original cast member of the Off-Broadway production, Freckleface Strawberry.

Smith gained national attention when she was selected to be the face of Wendy's Restaurants' advertising campaign, titled Now That's Better. Television commercials carrying that theme began airing in April 2012. Naturally a dark blonde, her hair was dyed "orangey red" for the commercial role. Smith relocated to Los Angeles, CA after being cast as series regular Shelby Fox opposite Craig T. Nelson in NBC's reboot of Coach. After the show was not picked up, she went on to recur as Candi Caruso in Seasons 5 and 6 of Veep. She recurred as Agent Alison Rhymer in the Netflix series Messiah.

Personal life
Smith is married to David Ridgway "Dave" Goodwin, manager of Gramercy Tavern in New York City. The family makes their main residence in Los Angeles, shuttling between there and New York City.