Monica is an actor & model located on the West Coast with representation Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle. She had her first taste of the entertainment industry as a teen when she won several rounds of Elite Model Look competition, then working in Los Angeles and Tokyo as a model.

 

She returned home, got married and spent a decade focusing on family and motherhood.

 

With 8 (yes 8) kids at home she earned her BFA for film production and spent several years working behind the camera, while simultaneously pursuing a career as an actress. After the pandemic Monica made the decision to focus solely on acting, leaving production behind.

 

She has appeared in commercials, Independent films, IFC's Portlandia, the Lumineers III visual album, and is slated to play the lead in 2 films that go into production in 2024.