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Monique Gabriela Curnen

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Monique Gabriela Curnen
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Monique Gabriela Curnen is an American actress who has worked in theater, film and television. She grew up in Massachusetts. Both parents were educators and encouraged creativity in the home. Monique took an interest in acting after watching her older brother perform in a school orchestra, and soon began performing in school plays.

After graduating from Williams College, Monique moved to New York to pursue acting, and studied at The Actors Center, The Barrow Group, and The School for Film and Television. She performed in myriad theatrical productions and began booking roles in several films, including Maria Full of Grace (2004) and Bernard and Doris (2006).

Monique's breakthrough role was in the critically acclaimed film Half Nelson (2006), as Isabel, a fellow teacher and love interest to Ryan Gosling's lead character. Her performance paved the way for a flurry of television guest star roles, most notably as Lupe, a street hustler with an untreatable condition in the award-winning series House (2004); a no-nonsense mafia informant in Without a Trace (2002); and an abused wife fleeing her husband in Journeyman (2007).

But it was in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008) that she captured the attention of fans worldwide as the tough, yet vulnerable Detective Ramirez. Other high-profile film roles include Fast & Furious (2009) and Contagion (2011). Monique continues to balance her film career with television work, and has been a recurring guest starred on such shows as Lie to Me (2009), Sons of Anarchy (2008), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). She recently worked as an FBI agent in Roland Emmerich's TV movie, Dark Horse (2012).
BornSeptember 7, 1970
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BornSeptember 7, 1970
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Monique Gabriela Curnen, and Alex O'Loughlin in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Monique Gabriela Curnen in House (2004)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 05: Actress Monique Gabriela Curnen arrives at the premiere Of Tri Star Pictures' "The Call" at ArcLight Cinemas on March 5, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
Monique Gabriela Curnen in Legacy.
"Legacy," Idris Elba and Monique Gabriela Curnen
Monique Gabriela Curnen and Joshua Close in The Unusuals (2009)
Gary Oldman, Keith Szarabajka, and Monique Gabriela Curnen in The Dark Knight (2008)
Christian Bale and Monique Gabriela Curnen in The Dark Knight (2008)
Monique Gabriela Curnen in The Dark Knight (2008)
Monique Gabriela Curnen in The Dark Knight (2008)
Jude Law and Monique Gabriela Curnen in Contagion (2011)
Jude Law and Monique Gabriela Curnen in Contagion (2011)

Known for

Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, and Chin Han in The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight
9.0
  • Ramirez
  • 2008
Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson (2006)
Half Nelson
7.1
  • Isabel
  • 2006
Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
Contagion
6.8
  • Lorraine Vasquez
  • 2011
Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast & Furious
6.5
  • FBI Agent
  • 2009

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Actress

  • The Patrolman
    • Lauren
    • Pre-production
  • Mary J. Blige, Shane Johnson, Method Man, Naturi Naughton, and Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
    Power Book II: Ghost
    • Blanca Rodriguez
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2023
  • Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister, and Marin Ireland in Birth/Rebirth (2023)
    Birth/Rebirth
    • Rita
    • 2023
  • Joseph Sikora in Power Book IV: Force (2022)
    Power Book IV: Force
    • Blanca Rodriguez
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Emilio Delgado, Cynthia Hargrave, Adrian Martinez, Morgan Neville, Socorro Santiago, Teressa Tunney, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Gil Talmi, Jose Rivera, Raúl Castillo, Mozhan Marnò, Shonnard Hedges, Jon Carr, Dascha Polanco, Gisela Fulla-Silvestre, and Emy Cee in iGilbert (2021)
    iGilbert
    • Doctor
    • 2021
  • Josh Charles, Hilary Swank, and Talitha Eliana Bateman in Away (2020)
    Away
    • Melissa Ramirez
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Russell Hornsby and Arielle Kebbel in Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
    Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
    • Linda Vaughn
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)
    Power
    • Det. Blanca Rodriguez
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • God Friended Me (2018)
    God Friended Me
    • Sarah Matthews
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • ADA Sofia Lopez
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Anyone Home? (2018)
    Anyone Home?
    • Camila
    • 2018
  • Clive Standen in Taken (2017)
    Taken
    • Becca Vlasik
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Karen Allen, Yannick Bisson, Michael Cristofer, Celia Imrie, and S. Epatha Merkerson in Year by the Sea (2016)
    Year by the Sea
    • Luce
    • 2016
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    • Detective Gina Cortes
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in The Following (2013)
    The Following
    • Erin Sloan
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • No Names (2014)
    No Names
    • Liz
    • Short
    • 2014

Producer

  • A Run for More (2022)
    A Run for More
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Noël (2013)
    Noël
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Absent
    • executive producer
    • producer (as Monique Curnen)
    • Short
    • 2009

Director

  • Absent
    • Director (as Monique Curnen)
    • Short
    • 2009
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Theatrical Version
U.S. Version
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U.S. Version
Spoken Word
Trailer 2:15
Spoken Word
The Good Doctor
Trailer 2:22
The Good Doctor
Legacy
Trailer 1:41
Legacy
Legacy
Trailer 2:29
Legacy
Life In Flight
Trailer 1:48
Life In Flight
Taken: Gone
Trailer 1:22
Taken: Gone
Taken: Mejia Describes Callie's Final Moments
Trailer 1:56
Taken: Mejia Describes Callie's Final Moments
Taken: Bryan Begs Christina To Stop The Mission
Trailer 0:59
Taken: Bryan Begs Christina To Stop The Mission
Taken: Bryan Accuses Asha Of Spilling Secrets
Trailer 2:08
Taken: Bryan Accuses Asha Of Spilling Secrets

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Monique Curnen
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • September 7, 1970
    • USA
  • Relatives
      Muratti,Francisco(Grandparent)

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    Added to cast of "Lie To Me" Season 3

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