Michelle Monaghan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Michelle Monaghan
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Monaghan in 2018
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Michelle Lynn Monaghan
March 23, 1976 Winthrop, Iowa, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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Peter White
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| Children | 2 |
Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in many popular movies and TV shows. Michelle has been nominated for important awards like a Golden Globe Award and a Saturn Award.
She has starred in films such as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), and Source Code (2011). Many people also know her as Julia Meade in the Mission: Impossible action movies. She appeared in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Ghost Protocol (2011), and Fallout (2018).
On television, Michelle Monaghan played Maggie Hart in the first season of the HBO crime drama True Detective (2014). She also starred as Sarah Lane in The Path (2016–18). More recently, she was in the Netflix thriller Messiah (2020) and the miniseries Echoes (2022).
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Early Life and Education
Michelle Monaghan was born in a small town called Winthrop, Iowa. Her parents are Sharon and Robert Monaghan. Her father worked in a factory. She has two older brothers, Bob and John. Michelle grew up in a Catholic family with mostly Irish and German roots.
She finished high school at East Buchanan High School in 1994. After high school, she moved to Chicago to study journalism at Columbia College Chicago. While studying, she also started a career in modeling.
Becoming a Model
Michelle traveled the world as a model. She worked in cities like Milan, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. She also modeled in the United States. In 1999, with only one semester left of college, she decided to move to New York. Her goal was to become an actress. Before her first acting role, she appeared in many magazines and catalogs as a model.
Acting Career Highlights
Michelle Monaghan's first TV roles were in the show Young Americans in 2000. She also appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2001. That same year, she made her first movie appearance in Perfume. In 2002, she had a supporting role in the film Unfaithful.
Big Break in Television and Film
Michelle got a big opportunity in 2002 when she joined the TV series Boston Public. She played Kimberly Woods for eight episodes. After this, she returned to movies. She starred with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the 2005 film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. This movie helped her become more widely known.
In 2007, she co-starred with Ben Stiller in The Heartbreak Kid. She also appeared with Casey Affleck in the drama Gone Baby Gone. In 2008, she worked with Patrick Dempsey in Made of Honor. She also starred alongside Shia LaBeouf in the thriller Eagle Eye.
Recent Roles and Projects
Michelle Monaghan continued to take on diverse roles. She starred with Jake Gyllenhaal in the science fiction thriller Source Code (2011). In 2014, she played a main role in the first season of the critically acclaimed HBO series True Detective.
In 2018, she returned to the Mission: Impossible series in Mission: Impossible – Fallout. She also played the main role of Judy Wood in the film Saint Judy. More recently, she starred as a CIA agent in the Netflix thriller Messiah (2020). In 2022, she played twin sisters in the miniseries Echoes.
In 2024, Michelle appeared in the horror film MaXXXine. She is also set to star in the upcoming third season of the popular show The White Lotus. This show began filming in Thailand in February 2024. She has also started appearing in TV ads for Spectrum.
Personal Life
Michelle Monaghan met Peter White, an Australian graphic artist, in 2000. They got married in August 2005 in Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. They live in New York. Michelle and Peter have two children: a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2013.
Awards and Nominations
Michelle Monaghan has been recognized for her acting with several awards and nominations.
- In 2005, she was nominated for a Satellite Award for her role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
- In 2006, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the same film.
- In 2008, she was part of the nominated cast for Best Acting Ensemble at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Gone Baby Gone.
- She won the Best Actress award at the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards in 2009 for her role in Trucker.
- In 2015, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in True Detective. She also received a Satellite Award nomination for the same role.
- In 2016, she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress for Pixels.
Images for kids
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Michelle Monaghan at the Mission: Impossible – Fallout Paris Red carpet, July 12, 2018
See also
In Spanish: Michelle Monaghan para niños
