Elena Goode is an American

United States

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 actress and former model. She is known for her role as Jade Taylor

Jade Taylor

Jade Taylor is a fictional character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She was originally portrayed by Elena Goode from February 2, 2006 to July 16, 2007, and is now portrayed by Davida Williams since December 17, 2008...

 on As the World Turns

As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...

(2006–2007).

Personal life

Goode born of Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican people

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 descent, attended and graduated from the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. While a student there, she took part in many productions, including Misanthrope, The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.-Production history:A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan....

, and The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

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. She is currently attending the Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Institute of Technology

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, and soon will receive a Bachelor's Degree.

Career

She is good friends with co-star Van Hansis

Van Hansis

Van Hansis is an American actor. Hansis, who uses the name Van professionally, starred on the long-running CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Luke Snyder, the son of one of the show's signature supercouples, Holden and Lily Snyder ,...

, who portrayed her cousin Luke Snyder

Luke Snyder

Luciano Eduardo "Luke" Snyder is a fictional character from the American daytime drama As the World Turns. He was most recently portrayed by actor Van Hansis....

 on As The World Turns. It was announced in June 2007 that she decided to leave the show because ATWT have never developed her character beyond being obsessed with destroying Gwen and Will's marriage. Her last airdate was July 16.

Filmography

• 2003: Undefeated as Model #1
• 2006 - 2007: As the World Turns
  As the World Turns
  As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
  
  as Jade Taylor
  Jade Taylor
  Jade Taylor is a fictional character on the American soap opera As the World Turns. She was originally portrayed by Elena Goode from February 2, 2006 to July 16, 2007, and is now portrayed by Davida Williams since December 17, 2008...
  
   (February 2, 2006 - July 17, 2007 - 188 episodes)
• 2009: Circledrawers as Ema
• 2011: Elliot Loves as Ma (filming)

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