Michelle Monaghan Links

Michelle Monaghan became interested in acting and eventually received minor parts in episodes of television series such as Young Americans, (in which she appeared twice), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, both in 2001. Monaghan made her big screen debut that year in the small role of Henrietta in the movie Perfume. This was followed by another small role in Unfaithful in 2002. Meanwhile, she continued her modelling career and eventually expanded her résumé by doing commercials for products such as Stayfree deodorant in 2001 and Secret Sheer dry in 2002.

Monaghan had a big break in 2002 when she co-starred in the television series Boston Public in the role of Kimberly Woods. After guest starring for a season on the television series, Monaghan turned back to the silver screen. She appeared in It Runs in the Family in 2003, Winter Solstice in 2004 and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005, in which she did her first and only on-screen nude scene opposite co-star Robert Downey, Jr. She is also known for having scenes deleted from both Constantine and Syriana. Her audition tape from Constantine earned her an audition for Mission Impossible III and within 20 minutes she had the role of Julia, opposite Tom Cruise.

In 2007, she starred in the remake of The Heartbreak Kid with Ben Stiller as Miranda, the role originated by Cybill Shepherd. She also starred in Gone Baby Gone as the main female protagonist Angie Gennaro opposite Casey Affleck. The film was directed by Ben Affleck. In 2008, she appeared as Hannah alongside Patrick Dempsey in Made of Honor. She is currently filming Eagle Eye in which she will star opposite Shia LaBeouf as a single mother framed as a terrorist.

She met Australian graphic artist Peter White at a party in 2000 and they were married in August 2005. They currently live in New York City. They are currently expecting their first child in late fall of 2008.