Maribeth Monroe

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Maribeth Monroe
Born (1978-03-25) March 25, 1978 (age 46) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Known for Workaholics
Spouse
Andy Cobb
(m. 2014)
Children1

Maribeth Monroe (born March 25, 1978) is an American actress, writer and comedian. [2] She is known for portraying Alice Murphy on Comedy Central's sitcom Workaholics , Mindy St. Claire on NBC's sitcom The Good Place , and Christina Wheeler on CBS' sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola . [3] [4]

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She has also appeared in the films The Back-up Plan (2010), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Downsizing (2017), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).

Career

Monroe performed at The Second City, both on the Chicago and Detroit stages. [5] In Chicago, she appeared in the 2004 revue Red Scare, [6] directed by Mick Napier, where the character "Sassy Gay Friend" originated, and she would later appear as Desdemona in one of the character's online incarnations. [7]

She has appeared in episodes of The Neighbors , Parks and Recreation , The Big Bang Theory , The Brink , According to Jim , Hannah Montana , Maron , Modern Family , Key & Peele and the web series Cowgirl Up. In 2010, she appeared in the romantic comedy film The Back-up Plan . In fall 2012, she appeared in Applebee's commercials with ESPN host Chris Berman. In 2014, Monroe began appearing in commercials for La Quinta Inns & Suites and E-Trade, with Kevin Spacey.

From 2017 to 2020, Monroe had a recurring role as Mindy St. Claire on the NBC sitcom The Good Place and in 2019 began appearing as Christina Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola .

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998All of ItBaby Shower Friend
2000Garage: A Rock SagaClaudia
2003Down Into HappinessMolly
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Second City Actor
2008BirthmarkMomShort film
2008The Professional InterviewMaryShort film
2009The StripDVD Customer Woman
2010Successful AlcoholicsLindsay's Coworker
2010 The Back-up Plan Lori
2015 Chronic Sarah's Niece
2016 Keeping Up with the Joneses Meg Craverston
2017 Downsizing Carol Johnson
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Teacher
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Andy Barker, P.I. Daphne OverbrookEpisode: "The Big No Sleep"
2007 Thank God You're Here Ensemble7 episodes
2007–08 According to Jim Mary Beth / Shopper / Helen4 episodes
2008 Chocolate News Lainie Wainscott-MerkesonEpisode: "Episode #1.6"
2009 Hannah Montana White House GuideEpisode: "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?"
2010 Good Luck Charlie DanaEpisode: "Kit and Kaboodle"
2010, 2015 Parks and Recreation Elise YarktinEpisodes: "Woman of the Year" (2010), "Pie-Mary" (2015)
2011Cowgirl UpMerideth6 episodes
2011–17 Workaholics Alice Murphy53 episodes
2012A Guy Walks Into a BarWomanEpisode: "Best Lovers"
2012CouchersNancyEpisodes: "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 1", "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 2"
2012Harder Than It LooksJudithEpisode: "Back to the Grind"
2012 Key & Peele Dance JudgeEpisodes: "Episode #2.1", "Episode #2.2"
2012 The Neighbors Rebecca HillEpisode: "Larry Bird and the Iron Throne"
2013 Modern Family MaggieEpisode: "Bad Hair Day"
2013 Maron JustineEpisode: "Dominatrix"
2014 Robot Chicken Wife / Bessy the Cow (voice)Episode: "The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's"
2015 The Brink Kendra Peterson10 episodes
2016 Bad Internet N/AEpisode: "Amazon Foresight"
2016 Adam Ruins Everything KheatherEpisodes: "Adam Ruins Immigration", "Adam Ruins Housing"
2016World's EndSuzanneTelevision film
2017 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Merry CapshawEpisode: "Disaster Drills"
2017–20 The Good Place Mindy St. Claire8 episodes
2018 Teachers PaulaEpisode: "Leggo My Preggo"
2018 Detroiters Reilly ClairEpisode: "Little Caesars"
2018 The Big Bang Theory Dr. LeeEpisode: "The Grant Allocation Derivation"
2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend April3 episodes
2019–24 Bob Hearts Abishola Christina WheelerMain role
2024 Hailey's On It! Ms. Ohlson (voice)Episode: "Full House (of Bugs)"

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