Michelle Lynn Monaghan Bio

Michelle Lynn Monaghan was born March 23 of 1976. Her most well-known roles include her roles in the films Kiss Bang Bang (2006), Gone Baby Gone (2007, Made of Honor (2008)), Trucker (2008) and Source Code (2011). Her leading role in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) and Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018) has earned her the respect of. Monaghan was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress. She was also Sarah Lane on the drama series The Path (2016-18). Monaghan played the role of Eva Geller on the 2020 Netflix thriller series Messiah. The show was pulled after just one season. Monaghan was born in the tiny town (then there was a population of around 750) of Winthrop, Iowa, the daughter of Sharon Hammel, and Robert Monaghan who was a factory worker. Bob and John are her two older brothers. Monaghan is an Catholic of Irish and German descent . She has graduated from East Buchanan High School, 1994. After graduation, Monaghan relocated to Chicago to pursue journalism studies before pursuing modeling. She has also modeled in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore as well as in the United States. With one semester remaining to complete her journalism degree in 1999, she made the move to New York to pursue an acting career. Before becoming an actor she was models and has appeared in many magazines and catalogs. Monaghan was recognized for two TV roles, including supporting characters in Young Americans' episodes in 2000. In "Consent" Monaghan was the role of Caroline Busse. She also appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims unit during that episode. On January 19, 2001, she was featured in "Consent". The same year, her big-screen debut was with Perfume as Henrietta. She was a second supporting actress in Unfaithful in 2002, starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane and other.