Meredith Monroe

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Meredith Monroe
Born (1969-12-30) December 30, 1969 (age 54) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Steven Kavovit
(m. 1999)
Children2 [2]

Meredith Leigh Monroe (born December 30, 1969) is an American actress best known for portraying Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003, her recurring role as Haley Hotchner on Criminal Minds and Carolyn Standall on 13 Reasons Why .

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Life and career

Monroe was born on December 30, 1969, in Houston, Texas. [3] [4] [5] Her parents divorced when she was two, and she was subsequently raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. [5] She studied at Hinsdale Central High School and after graduating moved to New York to pursue a modeling career. [5] In 1995, she appeared in a number of TV commercials and magazine advertisements for L'Oreal hair-care, Disney Resort, Huffy bicycles, Ford cars, and Mattel toys. [5]

In 1996, Monroe made the transition into acting when she was cast as Tracy Dalken in ABC series Dangerous Minds , which led to a small recurring role on Sunset Beach as Rachel, a pregnant teenager. This led to her being cast as a series regular on Dawson's Creek in the role of Andie. She was a series regular in seasons 2 and 3, appeared in several episodes at the beginning and end of season 4, and was a special guest star in the series finale in season 6 (though her scenes were cut from the televised episode, appearing only on the DVD extended-cut release).

She is also known for her role in Criminal Minds as Haley Hotchner, Aaron Hotchner's wife. Monroe left the series after her character was murdered by a recurring villain, The Boston Reaper (C. Thomas Howell), in the 100th episode. In 2018, she joined the cast of 13 Reasons Why in season two as Carolyn, the mother of Alex Standall. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Norville and TrudyTrudy Kockenlocker
Strong Island BoysWeather Girl
1998Fallen ArchesKarissa
2002 The Year That Trembled Judy Woods
New Best Friend Hadley Ashton
Minority Report Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer
Full RideAmy Lear
2003 Manhood Clare
2004Shadow ManMs. McKennaShort film
2005 Vampires: The Turning Amanda
2006Not My LifeAnita/AnaTV movie
2008Black Crescent MoonSuzy Beacon
2009 Wake Phaedra
Nowhere to HideSara Crane
2011Low Fidelity
The LiftMary Lindsay
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Engineer's Wife
Born BadKatherine DuncanVideo
2013Secret LiaisonSamantha SimmsTV movie
2016 The Edge of Seventeen Greer Bruner
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Dangerous Minds Tracy DaikenEpisode: "Everybody Wants It"
Jenny BriannaEpisode: "A Girl's Gotta Pierce"
Hang Time JillEpisode: "Kristy's Other Mother"
Promised Land Meredith BixEpisode: "Crushed"
1998 Sunset Beach Rachel4 episodes, Uncredited
Night Man Episode: "You Are Too Beautiful"
The Magnificent Seven Claire MosleyEpisode: "Manhunt"
Players Sarah NolanEpisode: "Con-undrum"
1998–2003 Dawson's Creek Andie McPhee69 episodes
1999 Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls WilderTV movie
Cracker: Mind Over MurderDevon BookerEpisode: "Faustian Fitz"
2002 Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls WilderTV movie
The Division Carol Manning / JeanetteEpisode: "Illusions"
2003111 Gramercy ParkLeah KarnegianTV movie
The One Gail HollanderTV movie
Mister Sterling Olivia HaynesEpisode: "Statewide Swing"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Michelle TurnerEpisode: "Double Dutch"
CSI: Miami Claudia SandersEpisode: "Under the Influence"
Kevin Hill Kate RossEpisode: "Snack Daddy"
2005 House LolaEpisode: "Sports Medicine"
Fathers and SonsYoung NoraTV movie
Strong Medicine Episode: "Broken Hearts"
Cold Case Cindy MulvaneyEpisode: "A Perfect Day"
2005–2009, 2013 Criminal Minds Haley Hotchner14 episodes
2006 Living With Fran BethEpisode: "Masquerading with Fran"
Not My LifeAlison MorganTV movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sister BridgetEpisode: "Double Cross"
Masters of Horror Celia FullerEpisode: "Family"
2007 Bones Clarissa BancroftEpisode: "The Man in the Mansion"
Crossing Jordan RebeccaEpisode: "Fall from Grace"
The Wedding Bells Episode: "The Fantasy"
Shark Nina WeberEpisode: "In Absentia"
2008 Moonlight CynthiaEpisode: "The Mortal Cure"
Californication Chloe MetzEpisode: "Vaginatown"
Private Practice Leah HurleyEpisode: "Know When to Fold"
2009 Raising the Bar Prof. Doris CastilloEpisode: "Bobbi Ba-Bing"
Storm in the HeartlandLiz McAdamsTV movie
The Mentalist Verona WestlakeEpisode: "Red Bulls"
2010 The Deep End Molly PiersonEpisode: "Pilot"
Psych Catherine Bicks / Maddie BicksEpisode: "Shawn 2.0"
NCIS April FerrisEpisode: "Cracked"
2011 The Closer Tina LynchEpisode: "Under Control"
Hawaii Five-0 Trisha JoynerEpisode: "Ma'eme'e"
Hart of Dixie Mrs. Breeland3 episodes
2012 CSI: NY April LewisEpisode: "Misconception"
2013 Drop Dead Diva Violet HarwoodEpisode: "Trust Me"
The Husband She Met Online Rachel MalemenTV movie
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles HeidiEpisode: "SEAL Hunter"
2015 Castle Elise ResnerEpisode: "Habeas Corpse"
2018-2020 13 Reasons Why Carolyn Standall10 episodes
2018 S.W.A.T. AinsleyEpisode: "School"

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