Michelle Monaghan
Actor
American actress Michelle Lynn Monaghan's first notable roles were in episodes of Young Americans, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, both in 2001. That year she also her big screen debut in the movie “Perfume” (2001), followed by another small role in “Unfaithful” (2002).
Monaghan had her big break in 2002 when she co-starred in the television series Boston Public. Monaghan is better known for her roles in “Mission: Impossible III”, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, “Gone Baby Gone”, “Made of Honor”, “The Heartbreak Kid” and “Eagle Eye”.
Monaghan met Australian graphic artist Peter White at a party in 2000. They were married in August 2005 and live in New York. She gave birth to daughter Willow Katherine White on November 5, 2008.
Filmography - Acting
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Saint Judy (2019)
As: Judy Wood
The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Sean Hanish
Stars: Alfred Molina | Michelle Monaghan | Alfre Woodard | Common | Leem Lubany
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
As: Julia Meade
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
Runtime: 147 min.
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Ving Rhames | Simon Pegg | Henry Cavill | Tom Cruise | Rebecca Ferguson
Sidney Hall (2017)
As: Mrs. Hall
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Shawn Christensen
Stars: Kyle Chandler | Logan Lerman | Elle Fanning | Michelle Monaghan | Nathan Lane
Sleepless (2017)
As: Jennifer Bryant
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Baran bo Odar
Stars: Scoot McNairy | Michelle Monaghan | Jamie Foxx | Dermot Mulroney | Gabrielle Union
Patriots Day (2016)
As: Carol Saunders
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Runtime: 133 min.
Directed by: Peter Berg
Stars: J.K. Simmons | Michelle Monaghan | Kevin Bacon | Mark Wahlberg | John Goodman
Pixels (2015)
As: Violet Van Patten
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Stars: Josh Gad | Peter Dinklage | Michelle Monaghan | Adam Sandler | Kevin James
The Best of Me (2014)
As: Amanda Collier
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Stars: Michelle Monaghan | Gerald McRaney | Liana Liberato | James Marsden | Luke Bracey
Playing It Cool (2014)
As: Her
The story of a young man disillusioned by love who meets a breathtaking young woman at a charity dinner by pretending to be a philanthropist. Turns out that she’s engaged to a guy who doesn’t like her going on dates. Challenged by the chase, and egged on by his eclectic friends, he feigns a platonic relationship in order to keep seeing her as he tries to conquer her heart
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Justin Reardon
Stars: Aubrey Plaza | Chris Evans | Michelle Monaghan | Ioan Gruffudd | Martin Starr
Fort Bliss (2014)
As: Maggie Swann
After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Claudia Myers
Stars: Michelle Monaghan | Pablo Schreiber | Emmanuelle Chriqui | Ron Livingston | Freddy Rodríguez
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
As: Kara Varney
A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Geoff Moore | David Posamentier
Stars: Sam Rockwell | Ray Liotta | Michelle Monaghan | Olivia Wilde | Jane Fonda
Justice League: War (2014)
As: Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)
The world is under attack by an alien armada led by the powerful Apokoliptian, Darkseid. A group of superheroes consisting of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Cyborg, and Shazam must set aside their differences and gather together to defend Earth.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: Jay Oliva
Stars: Sean Astin | Christopher Gorham | Michelle Monaghan | Alan Tudyk | Shemar Moore
Expecting (2013)
As: Andie
Lizzie's best friend, Andie, becomes pregnant and offers to give the baby to her. Lizzie's husband, Peter, reluctantly goes along with being the child's father, and Andie moves into the guest room for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Jessie McCormack
Stars: Michelle Monaghan | Radha Mitchell | Michael Weston | Mimi Kennedy | Jon Dore
Penthouse North (2013)
As: Sara
A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Stars: Michelle Monaghan | Michael Keaton | Kaniehtiio Horn | Andrew W. Walker | Barry Sloane
Tomorrow You're Gone (2013)
As: Florence Jane
Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail-house mentor William "The Buddha" Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets the ethereal, yet streetwise, Florence Jane. They embark on a unlikely road trip, careening towards an unlikely redemption and uncertain resolution.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: David Jacobson
Stars: Willem Dafoe | Stephen Dorff | Michelle Monaghan | Tara Buck | Kerry Rossall
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
As: Lynn
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Marc Forster
Stars: Peter Carey | Kathy Baker | Michelle Monaghan | Richard Goteri | Gerard Butler
Source Code (2011)
As: Christina Warren
Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables him to experience the final 8 minutes of another person's life. Colter re-lives the train incident over and over again, gathering more clues each time. But can he discover ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal | Michelle Monaghan | Russell Peters | Vera Farmiga | Michael Arden
Due Date (2010)
As: Sarah Highman
Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Stars: Zach Galifianakis | Michelle Monaghan | Juliette Lewis | Jamie Foxx | Robert Downey Jr.
Somewhere (2010)
As: Rebecca
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Stephen Dorff | Erin Wasson | Elle Fanning | Chris Pontius | Alexandra Williams
Eagle Eye (2008)
As: Rachel Holloman
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Stars: Anthony Mackie | Rosario Dawson | Michelle Monaghan | Michael Chiklis | Shia LaBeouf
Made of Honor (2008)
As: Hannah
Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her 'maid' of honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Stars: Richmond Arquette | Chris Messina | Kevin McKidd | Michelle Monaghan | Patrick Dempsey
Trucker (2008)
As: Diane Ford
Loner Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan) is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter (Jimmy Bennett), whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len (Benjamin Bratt), falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle -- and Peter isn't ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: James Mottern
Stars: Nathan Fillion | Michelle Monaghan | Mika Boorem | Jimmy Bennett | Joey Lauren Adams
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
As: Angie Gennaro
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which ...
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Ed Harris | Michelle Monaghan | Casey Affleck | John Ashton
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
As: Miranda
Eddie, the 40-year-old confirmed bachelor finally says "I do" to the beautiful and sexy Lila. But during their honeymoon in Mexico, the woman of his dreams turns out to be a total nightmare, and the guy who could never pull the trigger realizes he’s jumped the gun.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly | Peter Farrelly
Stars: Ben Stiller | Rob Corddry | Michelle Monaghan | Malin Åkerman | Jerry Stiller
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
As: Julia Meade
Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Ving Rhames | Michelle Monaghan | Tom Cruise | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Billy Crudup
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
As: Harmony Faith Lane
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Shane Black
Stars: Val Kilmer | Corbin Bernsen | Michelle Monaghan | Robert Downey Jr. | Dash Mihok
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
As: Gwen
After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss, ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith are stuck in a huge rut. Unbeknownst to each other, they are both coolly lethal, highly-paid assassins working for rival organisations. When they discover they're each other's next target, their secret lives collide in a spicy, explosive mix of wicked comedy, pent-up passion, nonstop action and high-tech weaponry.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Doug Liman
Stars: Brad Pitt | Kerry Washington | Angelina Jolie | Adam Brody | Vince Vaughn
Constantine (2005)
As: Ellie
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Djimon Hounsou | Keanu Reeves | Max Baker | Rachel Weisz | Shia LaBeouf
North Country (2005)
As: Sherry
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Niki Caro
Stars: Sean Bean | Charlize Theron | Frances McDormand | Thomas Curtis | Elle Peterson
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
As: Kim
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Brian Cox | Karl Urban | Matt Damon | Franka Potente | Julia Stiles
Winter Solstice (2004)
As: Stacey
A widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Josh Sternfeld
Stars: Mark Webber | Michelle Monaghan | Allison Janney | Anthony LaPaglia | Aaron Stanford
It Runs in the Family (2003)
As: Peg Maloney
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Stars: Rory Culkin | Michael Douglas | Kirk Douglas | Diana Douglas | Cameron Douglas
Unfaithful (2002)
As: Lindsay
Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Stars: Diane Lane | Erik Per Sullivan | Richard Gere | Olivier Martinez | Zeljko Ivanek
Perfume (2001)
As: Henrietta
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other characters during a wild modeling show in New York City.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Michael Rymer
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Estella Warren | Omar Epps | Peter Gallagher | Mariel Hemingway
The Price of Admission ()
Harold Sugar is a middling playwright amidst a mid-life crisis and a failing marriage. Incapable of functioning in reality, he submerges himself into a play about his life. Blurring the line of fiction and reality, we follow Harold as he descends into madness.
Directed by: Peter Glanz
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Michelle Monaghan | Michael Sheen