Monica Raymund

Monica Raymund

Raymund at the 2013 Imagen Awards
Born July 26, 1986
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Neil Patrick Stewart (m. 2011; div. 2014)

Monica Raymund (born July 26, 1986) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maria "Ria" Torres in the Fox police drama Lie to Me (2009-2011), Dana Lodge in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2011-2012) and Gabriela Dawson in the NBC drama Chicago Fire (2012-present).[1]

Early life and education

A graduate of Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida, Raymund graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City. Her father, Steve Raymund, is board chairman and retired CEO of Tech Data Corp., a Clearwater-based distributor of computer components and software.[2][3]

Her mother, Sonia, is "a community volunteer [and the] co-founder of the Soulful Arts Dance Academy in St. Petersburg"[4] and hails from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[3][5] Her father is a "Jewish California native" (his family was from Germany and Eastern Europe).[5] Raymund was raised Jewish by her parents, and celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah. She also has a brother, Will.[4][5] In high school, she participated in the "Broadway Theater Project in Tampa and at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem."[4]

Career

Reportedly, Raymund "performed in Cymbeline directed by Richard Feldman, The Diviners (directed by Jonathan Bernstein), and Animal Farm (directed by Trizana Beverley) all at the Juilliard School, where she is a member of the class of 2008."[6]

Raymund also "appeared in her native St. Petersburg, Florida in the LiveArts Peninsula Foundation's original production of Manhattan Casino (directed by Bob Devin Jones) where she originated the leading role of "Althea Dunbar" and Webb's City: The Musical (music & lyrics by Lee Ahlin, written & directed by William Leavengood)."[6][7] Raymund "is a three-year alumna of Ann Reinking's Broadway Theater Project, where she has been a featured performer."[6]

Raymund has also "worked with playwright José Rivera on Boleros for the Disenchanted at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston" in 2008.[4] In April 2008, she appeared the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in season 9: episode 17 titled "Authority" in the opening scene as a strip search prank call victim. From 2009 to 2011 she starred in the Fox police drama Lie to Me, where she played Maria "Ria" Torres, a human lie detector who is a "natural", meaning she has no formal training in detecting lies or the emotions of others.

From 2011 until 2012, Raymund had a recurring role on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife in the third season, where she played Dana Lodge, an assistant states attorney.[8]

In 2012, Raymund began starring in the NBC drama Chicago Fire as Gabriela Dawson, the paramedic in charge.[9]

Personal life

On June 11, 2011, Raymund married writer Neil Patrick Stewart.[10] In early 2013, Raymund and Stewart separated and divorced in 2014.[11]

Raymund is an ardent supporter of LGBT issues. In February 2014, she re-affirmed herself as bisexual via Twitter.[12] Raymund has been out for over ten years.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Fighter Sarah Short film
2008 Love? Pain Short film
2012 Arbitrage Reina
2012 Fifty Grades of Shay Dialect Tape Short film
2013 Brahmin Bulls Maya
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Trini Martinez "Authority" (season 9: episode 17)
2009–2011 Lie to Me Maria "Ria" Torres Main role; 48 episodes
2011 Blue Bloods Luisa Sosa "Critical Condition" (season 2: episode 3)
2011–2012 The Good Wife Dana Lodge Recurring role; 9 episodes
2012–present Chicago Fire Gabriela Dawson Main role
2013 Body of Proof FBI Video Analysis Agent "Disappearing Act" (season 3: episode 9)
2014–present Chicago P.D. Gabriela Dawson Recurring role
Imagen Award for Best Actress in Television in 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Monica Raymund". IMDb. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ Winchester, Donna (May 23, 2004). "Bye, high school; hello, tomorrow". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deggans, Eric (January 25, 2009). "St. Petersburg native, 'Lie To Me' co-star Monica Raymund ready to put in the work". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Park, Mary Jane (January 11, 2009). "St. Petersburg actor has role in Fox's 'Lie to Me'". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Leal, Samantha (9 October 2012). "Introducing 'Chicago Fire' Star Monica Raymund". Latina (magazine). Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Biography". littlemary.info. Archived from the original on January 15, 2007.
  7. ↑ Stephens, Janel (February 23, 2003). "Striking similarities". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  8. ↑ Porter, Rick. "'The Good Wife': 'Lie to Me's' Monica Raymund will catch Cary's eye". http://blog.zap2it.com/. September 9, 2011. Accessed October 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ Chicago Fire (TV series)#Cast "Chicago Fire cast" . Accessed October 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ Heyman, Marshall (June 11, 2011). "Dinner, with Drama". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2834669/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hallowell, Lucy (February 10, 2014). ""Chicago Fire" star Monica Raymund comes out as bisexual on Twitter". AfterEllen. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

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