Mircea Monroe
Birth placeSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
PartnerStephen Merchant (2018–present)

Mircea Monroe is an American actress. She had 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 appeared in movies including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012).[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Mircea Monroe is best known for her role as “Morning” in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy Episodes,[6][7] created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring opposite Matt LeBlanc for five seasons. She also starred as Tansy Truitt on The CW’s Hart of Dixie[8] and was a series regular on TV Land’s Impastor[9][10] opposite Michael Rosenbaum.

In 2023, Monroe appeared in a recurring role on ABC’s The Rookie[11][12] with Nathan Fillion, CBS’s Dinner With The Parents[13][14] and the BBC/Amazon series The Outlaws.[15]

Her feature film credits include The Change-Up[16] opposite Ryan Reynolds, Magic Mike[17] with Channing Tatum, directed by Steven Soderbergh and Book Club opposite Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Andy Garcia.

Across her career, Monroe has starred in numerous network pilots and appeared in a wide range of television and film projects, excelling in both comedic roles (on shows including Scrubs[18][19] and How I Met Your Mother[20]) as well as dramatic performances (Sons of Anarchy[21] and Madso's War, directed by Walter Hill).

Personal life

Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in Romania. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago.[22]

Since 2018, Monroe has been in a relationship with English comedian and actor Stephen Merchant.[23][24] They live in a home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles.[25]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004CellularChloe's Friend
2005All Souls DayLilly White
PterodactylAngie Lem
House of the Dead 2Sarah Curtis
Just FriendsHookerUncredited
2006The ContractPark Reporter
The Ultimate GiftCaitlin
2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteeJustine
BorderlandNancy
One Long NightMindy
2008Screw CupidSwain Holly
Stone & EdMara
Fast GirlAlex Johnstone
Burying the ExEvelynOriginal short film
Your Name HereBlack Turtleneck Girl
No Man's Land: The Rise of ReekerMaya
2009Finding BlissSindi
Into the Blue 2: The ReefKimi Milligan
The Black Waters of Echo's PondVeronique
TekkenKara
2010GrowthJamie Ackerman
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About ItSarah
Exhibit B-5SheriShort film
Hard BreakersSherri Sutter
Madso's WarColleenTV film
2011American AnimalBlonde Angela
The Change-UpTatiana
Boy ToyNorah
Lone Star TrixieAmazonian BlondeShort film
Houndz from HellBethesda
2012BloodworkStacey[26]
3 Days of NormalNikki Gold[27][28][29][30]
Magic MikeMercedes - Ken's Wife[31][32]
The PolterguysMegan Tracy[33]
Slightly Single in L.A.CeCe
2013Breaking BeldingJessy Spano / WendyShort film[33]
2014DumbbellsKim Hertz[34][35]
Dr. CabbieRani[36][37][38][39]
Beautiful GirlVivian[40][41]
2016Fifty Shades of BlackBecky[42]
2018Book ClubCheryl[43][44][45]
GraceMia[46][47]
2019The Opening ActCarrie
2021MasqueradeOlivia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005FreddieTammyEpisode: "Pilot"
2006Just for Kicks2 episodes
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripCrystalEpisode: "The Focus Group"
2007ScrubsHeatherEpisode: "My No Good Reason"
DriveEllie LairdMain role; 6 episodes
Rules of EngagementDanielleEpisode: "Guy Code"
2008Fear ItselfVirginiaEpisode: "The Sacrifice"
Sons of AnarchySusieEpisode: "Patch Over"
2009Without a TraceIsabella Tyler2 episodes
Zeke and LutherHottie BabesworthEpisode: "Summer School"
2010Miami MedicalTracy Herskope2 episodes
2011ChuckAmyEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad"
Franklin & BashDeeDee2 episodes
Death ValleyLindsayEpisode: "Help Us Help You"
2011–2015Hart of DixieTansy Truitt25 episodes
2011–2017EpisodesMorning Randolph26 episodes
2012Men at WorkAbbyEpisode: "Crazy for Milo"
White CollarTempestEpisode: "Identity Crisis"
The MentalistTara SkyeEpisode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads"
2013How I Met Your MotherLiddy GatesEpisode: "Romeward Bound"
Anger ManagementTraceyEpisode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits"
2014EnlistedJeanieEpisode: "Brothers and Sister"
Sullivan & SonKaraEpisode: "A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss"
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnTiffanyEpisode: "Get Sporty-er!"
2015The Odd CoupleBrookeEpisode: "Jealous Island"
BoJack HorsemanSome Lady / An Actress or SomethingEpisode: "Higher Love"
Significant MotherAnnie HoleEpisode: "Get Forked"
2015–2016ImpastorAlexa Cummings20 episodes
2016Hell's KitchenHerselfEpisode: "Don't Tell My Fiance"
2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day SpecialVirtual WomanVariety special
2018–2023The RookieIsabel BradfordRecurring role, 7 episodes
2024Dinner with the ParentsAmyEpisode: "The Langer Game"
2024The OutlawsHelena2 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010GhostfacersAmbyr9 episodes
2012Dating Rules from My Future SelfAmanda9 episodes
2016Sing It!Stacey Needles10 episodes
2018Uncharted Live Action Fan FilmElena Fisher

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