Michelle Lynn Monaghan Bio

 Michelle Lynn Monaghan was born on the 23rd of March in 1976. Her most well-known work includes her starring roles in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Made of Honor (2008), Eagle Eye (2008), Trucker (2008), Source Code (2011), Pixels (2015) and Patriots Day (2016). Her starring role in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) and Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018) has earned her respect. Monaghan was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actress. She also played Sarah Lane in the drama series The Path (2016-18). Monaghan was the main character in the 2020 Netflix thriller, Messiah. It was pulled after one season. Monaghan was the daughter of Sharon Hammel and Robert Monaghan (a factory worker) and was born in Winthrop, Iowa. Bob and John are her two older brothers. Monaghan is of Irish and German roots and was raised Catholic.She graduated from East Buchanan High School in 1994. After graduation, Monaghan relocated to Chicago to pursue a degree in journalism, and later began modeling. She modelled in Milan, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as in the United States. She left New York for an acting career following her journalism degree in 1999. She worked as a model as well as appearing in various catalogs and magazines, before making her acting debut. Monaghan's first TV credits, both as a secondary role, were on the show of Young Americans in 2000. She also performed on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in "Consent" the episode that aired on the 19th of January 2001. She also made her debut on screen the following year with Perfume, playing the part of Henrietta. She was a second acting support in Unfaithful in 2002, starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and others.