Monique Gabriela Curnen
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| nationality = American
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| yearsactive = 2001–present
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Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress.
Early life and education
Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent.{{Cite news|url=http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/county-fare-on-international-womens-day-a-look-at-berkshire-based-women-making-their-mark,500476|title=County Fare: On International Women's Day, a look at Berkshire-based women making their mark|work=The Berkshire Eagle|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en}} She grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and went to Williams College,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716152716/http://www.amandahowardassociates.co.uk/cv/curnen-monique-gabriela.pdf Monique Gabriela Curnen CV] amanda howard associates 2011 where she concentrated on other studies. After college, she spent a year (1992–93) as a full-time intern at Unity House, the Minority Cultural Center, at Connecticut College in New London. She then moved to New York and started taking acting classes and going to auditions.Quintala, Lisa (August 20, 2008). [http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1834298,00.html "Monique Curnen, una hispana en Ciudad Gótica"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104124900/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1834298,00.html |date=January 4, 2011 }}, People en Español (in Spanish).
Career
Curnen has appeared in several films including Bollywood Calling (2001), Half Nelson (2006) and The Dark Knight (2008), in which she played corrupt Police Detective Anna Ramirez. She also played the colleague of Paul Walker's character Brian O'Connor in Fast & Furious (2009) in a cameo.
She has also appeared in numerous television series including Dexter (in the season 1 episodes "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" and "Love American Style"), House M.D. (in the episode "House Training", 2007) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (in the episode "Quickie", 2010). She played Detective Allison Beaumont in the 2009 police procedural drama series The Unusuals. She has appeared on the television series Sons of Anarchy, playing Amelia Dominguez. She appeared in the season finale of Season 2 of Lie to Me ("Black and White", 2010) as Detective Sharon Wallowski, whom she continued to play in Season 3 in a major recurring role.Wightman, Catriona (July 22, 2010). [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a248521/monique-curnen-lands-lie-to-me-role.html "Monique Curnen lands Lie to Me role"], Digital Spy. She appeared in a 2014 episode of the TV series Person of Interest as Precinct Captain Moreno, and two episodes in Season 4 of the television series Elementary as Detective Gina CortesCBS Press Release (January 19, 2016). [http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=44418 "Holmes & Watson must search for a killer..."], CBS Press Express and then in The Mentalist as Tamsin Wade in the fifth season. Curnen joined the main cast for the final (2019–20) season of the Starz television series Power, playing Detective Blanca Rodriguez.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Isabel | |
| 2004
| Receptionist | |
| 2006
| Isabel Redding | |
| 2008
| Detective Anna Ramirez | |
| 2008
| Life in Flight | Janey | |
| 2008
| Paloma | |
| 2009
| FBI Agent | |
| 2011
|Lorraine Vasquez | |
| 2011
|Nurse Maryanne | |
| 2023
| ''Birth/Rebirth |Rita | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Shark | Claudia Reyes | Episode: "Fashion Police" |
| 2006
| Dexter | Yelina | Episode: "Let's Give the Boy a Hand", "Love American Style" |
| 2007
| Lupe | Episode: "House Training" |
| 2009
| Detective Allison Beaumont | Main role. |
| 2010
| Amelia Dominguez | Three episodes |
| 2010
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney Owens | Episode: "Quickie" |
| 2010–2011
| Detective Sharon Wallowski | Recurring (seasons 2–3) |
| 2012
| Tamsin Wade |
| 2013
| Longmire | Amaya Vyas | Episode: "Death Came In Like Thunder" |
| 2014
| Revenge | Detective Reyes |
| 2014
| Precinct Captain Moreno | Wingman |
| 2015
| Erin Sloan | Recurring role; Nine episodes |
| 2015
| Detective Gina Cortes |
| 2017
| Taken | Vlasik | |
| 2018–2020
| Power | Blanca Rodriguez | |
| 2019
| Officer Sarah Matthews |Episode "From Paris With Love" |
| 2020
|Lincoln Rhyme - Hunt For The Bone Collector |Linda Vaughn |Episode 7 'Requiem' |
| 2020
|Away |Melissa Ramirez |Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2020, 2022–2024
|Blanca Rodriguez |Recurring (season 1), Guest (seasons 2 & 4), Main (seasons 3). |
| 2022
|Blanca Rodriguez |Episode "Family Business" |
=Video games=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2005
| | Credited as Monique Curnen{{cite video game | developer=Luxoflux | title=True Crime: New York City | publisher=Activision | scene=Pause menu credits, 4:29:17 in, VOICE TALENT | year=2005}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|1010931}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060216222426/http://dvrepublic.com/view.php?sid=21 Monique Curnen] at DVRepublic (2006-02-16)
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American people of German descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American actors of Puerto Rican descent
Category:American television actresses
Category:People from Framingham, Massachusetts
Category:Williams College alumni
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