Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982) is an American model and actress, known for her roles on the TV series ''

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'' as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), ''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams o ...

'' 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 ''Just Friends'' is a 2005 American Christmas comedy film directed by Roger Kumble, written by Adam 'Tex' Davis and starring Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein and Christopher Marquette. The plot focuses on a formerly obes ...

'' (2005), ''

The Change-Up ''The Change-Up'' is a 2011 American fantasy romantic comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman as Mitch Planko and Dave Lockwood, two best fri ...

'' (2011) and '' Magic Mike'' (2012).

Life and career

Monroe was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, whic ...

. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in

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. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor,

Mircea Eliade Mircea Eliade (; – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religiou ...

, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

. She lives with her long-term partner, English actor

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, in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles. Her first professional acting job was in the New Line film, '' Cellular''. Since then, Monroe has appeared in various films, and pilots for

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and

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, starred in the Fox show '' Drive'', and guest starred on TV shows, including '' Freddie'', '' Scrubs'', and ''

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' is an American comedy-drama television series created and primarily written by Aaron Sorkin. The series was about the production of a live comedy series, similar to ''Saturday Night Live''. Produced by Warner Br ...

''. Monroe appeared in the starring role of the film ''

The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It ''The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It'' is an American feature film parody that spoofs several of Judd Apatow's films: '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', '' Knocked Up'', '' Superbad'', and ''Forgetting Sara ...

'', playing Sarah Marshall. She also appeared as Veronique in the horror film ''

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond ''The Black Waters of Echo's Pond'' is a 2009 fantasy horror film directed by the Italo-American film maker Gabriel Bologna. It stars Robert Patrick, Danielle Harris, and James Duval. Plot A groups of friends vacation in a plush mansion, where ...

''. Monroe was featured in the September 2004 issue of ''

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'' and on the cover of ''Yoga'' magazine's August 2014 issue. She had a regular role on the

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series ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monroe, Mircea American film actresses American television actresses Living people Actresses from St. Louis 1982 births 21st-century American actresses Female models from Missouri