Mircea Monroe
Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982)[2] is an American model and actress, known for her roles on the TV series Episodes as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), Hart of Dixie as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), Impastor as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and Sing It! as Stacey Needles (2016). She has also performed in films including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012).[3][4][5][6][7]
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | March 11, 1982
Alma mater | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2004–present |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Partner(s) | Stephen Merchant [1] |
Life and career
Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. According to Monroe, her first name Mircea, given to boys in Romania, was chosen by her father as an homage to his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago.[8] She lives with her long-term partner, Stephen Merchant, in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles.[1]
Her first professional acting job was in the New Line film, Cellular. Since then, Monroe has appeared in various films, and pilots for The WB and Fox, starred in the Fox show Drive,[9] and guest starred on TV shows, including Freddie, Scrubs, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Monroe appeared in the starring role of the film The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It, playing Sarah Marshall. She also appeared as Veronique in the horror film The Black Waters of Echo's Pond.
Monroe was featured in the September 2004 issue of Maxim[10] and on the cover of Yoga magazine's August 2014 issue.[11]
She had a regular role on the Showtime series Episodes.[12][13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Cellular | Chloe's Friend | |
2005 | All Souls Day | Lilly White | |
2005 | Pterodactyl | Angie Lem | |
2005 | House of the Dead 2 | Sarah Curtis | |
2005 | Just Friends | Hooker | Uncredited |
2006 | The Contract | Park Reporter | |
2006 | The Ultimate Gift | Caitlin | |
2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Justine | |
2007 | Borderland | Nancy | |
2007 | One Long Night | Mindy | |
2008 | Screw Cupid | Swain Holly | |
2008 | Stone & Ed | Mara | |
2008 | Fast Girl | Alex Johnstone | |
2008 | Burying the Ex | Evelyn | Original short film |
2008 | Your Name Here | Black Turtleneck Girl | |
2008 | No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Maya | |
2009 | Finding Bliss | Sindi | |
2009 | Into the Blue 2: The Reef | Kimi Milligan | |
2009 | The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Veronique | |
2009 | Tekken | Kara | |
2010 | Growth | Jamie Ackerman | |
2010 | The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It | Sarah | |
2010 | Exhibit B-5 | Sheri | Short film |
2010 | Hard Breakers | Sherri Sutter | |
2010 | Madso's War | Colleen | TV film |
2011 | American Animal | Blonde Angela | |
2011 | The Change-Up | Tatiana | |
2011 | Boy Toy | Norah | |
2011 | Lone Star Trixie | Amazonian Blonde | Short film |
2011 | Houndz from Hell | Bethesda | |
2012 | Bloodwork | Stacey | [14] |
2012 | 3 Days of Normal | Nikki Gold | [15][16][17][18] |
2012 | Magic Mike | Mercedes - Ken's Wife | [19][20] |
2012 | The Polterguys | Megan Tracy | [21] |
2012 | Slightly Single in L.A. | CeCe | |
2013 | Breaking Belding | Jessy Spano / Wendy | Short film[21] |
2014 | Dumbbells | Kim Hertz | [22][23] |
2014 | Dr. Cabbie | Rani | [24][25][26][27] |
2014 | Beautiful Girl | Vivian | [28][29] |
2016 | Fifty Shades of Black | Becky | [30] |
2018 | Book Club | Cheryl | [31][32][33] |
2018 | Grace | Mia | [34][35] |
2021 | Masquerade | TBA | post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Freddie | Tammy | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006 | Just for Kicks | 2 episodes | |
2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Crystal | Episode: "The Focus Group" |
2007 | Scrubs | Heather | Episode: "My No Good Reason" |
2007 | Drive | Ellie Laird | Main role; 6 episodes |
2007 | Rules of Engagement | Danielle | Episode: "Guy Code" |
2008 | Fear Itself | Virginia | Episode: "The Sacrifice" |
2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Susie | Episode: "Patch Over" |
2009 | Without a Trace | Isabella Tyler | 2 episodes |
2009 | Zeke and Luther | Hottie Babesworth | Episode: "Summer School" |
2010 | Miami Medical | Tracy Herskope | 2 episodes |
2011–2017 | Episodes | Morning Randolph | 26 episodes |
2011 | Chuck | Amy | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad" |
2011 | Franklin & Bash | DeeDee | 2 episodes |
2011 | Death Valley | Lindsay | Episode: "Help Us Help You" |
2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie | Tansy Truitt | 25 episodes |
2012 | Men at Work | Abby | Episode: "Crazy for Milo" |
2012 | White Collar | Tempest | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
2012 | The Mentalist | Tara Skye | Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" |
2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Liddy Gates | Episode: "Romeward Bound" |
2013 | Anger Management | Tracey | Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" |
2014 | Enlisted | Jeanie | Episode: "Brothers and Sister" |
2014 | Sullivan & Son | Kara | Episode: "A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss" |
2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Tiffany | Episode: "Get Sporty-er!" |
2015 | The Odd Couple | Brooke | Episode: "Jealous Island" |
2015 | BoJack Horseman | Some Lady / An Actress or Something | Episode: "Higher Love" |
2015 | Significant Mother | Annie Hole | Episode: "Get Forked" |
2015–2016 | Impastor | Alexa Cummings | 20 episodes |
2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "Don't Tell My Fiance" |
2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Virtual Woman | Variety special |
2018–2019 | The Rookie | Isabel Bradford | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Ghostfacers | Ambyr | 9 episodes |
2012 | Dating Rules from My Future Self | Amanda | 9 episodes |
2016 | Sing It! | Stacey Needles | 10 episodes |
2018 | Uncharted Live Action Fan Film | Elena Fisher |
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