Meredith Leigh Monroe (born December 30, 1969) is an American actress best known for portraying Andie McPhee on ''

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'' from 1998 to 2003, her recurring role as Haley Hotchner on ''

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'' and Carolyn Standall on ''

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''.

Life and career

Monroe was born on December 30, 1969, in Houston, Texas."Meredith Monroe." ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''. Vol. 43. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale ''Biography In Context''. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Her parents divorced when she was two, and she was subsequently raised in

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. She studied at

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and after graduating moved to New York to pursue a modeling career. In 1995, she appeared in a number of TV commercials and magazine advertisements for L'Oreal hair-care, Disney Resort, Huffy bicycles, Ford cars, and Mattel toys. In 1996, Monroe made the transition into acting when she was cast as Tracy Dalken in ABC series ''

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'', which led to a small recurring role on '' Sunset Beach'' as Rachel, a pregnant teenager. This led to her being cast as a series regular on ''Dawson's Creek'' in the role of Andie. She was a series regular in seasons 2 and 3, appeared in several episodes at the beginning and end of season 4, and was a special guest star in the series finale in season 6 (though her scenes were cut from the televised episode, appearing only on the DVD extended-cut release). She is also known for her role in ''

'' as Haley Hotchner, Aaron Hotchner's wife. Monroe left the series after her character was murdered by a recurring villain, The Boston Reaper ( C. Thomas Howell), in the 100th episode. In 2018, she joined the cast of ''

'' in season two as Carolyn, the mother of Alex Standall.

Filmography

References

* Dawson's Creek: the Official Companion by Darren Crosdale

External links

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Hollywood.com
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