Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Lynn Monaghan is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, True Detective, Pixels, Patriots Day, and the action spy film series Mission: Impossible.

Short Biography

Michelle is currently 44 years old. She was born on March 23, 1976, in Winthrop, Iowa, USA. to Robert L. Monaghan, a factory worker and farmer, and Sharon Hamel, who ran a daycare center. Talking about her height, she is 5 ft and 7 in (1.7 m) tall. She has two older brothers, Bob Monaghan and John Monaghan. 

The 44-year-old graduated from East Buchanan High School in 1994 and studied journalism at Columbia College. Monaghan, however, dropped out in 1999 while she was in the last semester of her journalism degree to pursue an acting career.

Michelle Monaghan Net Worth 2020

Monaghan has a net worth of $16 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. She started her career as a model, appearing in several magazines and catalogs throughout the US and other countries like Milan, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, before making her acting debut in 2000.

The 44-year-old got a big-break role in 2002 when she co-starred as Kimberly Woods in the television series Boston Public. Following her recurring role in the show for a year, Monaghan worked in numerous television shows and films.

She appeared in the 2003 comedy-drama, It Runs in the Family, Winter Solstice in 2004, and had a starring role with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the crime film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. 

Moreover, in 2007, Michelle co-starred with Ben Stiller in The Heartbreak Kid, and in Gone Baby Gone with Casey Affleck. She also co-starred with Patrick Dempsey in Made of Honor, and in Eagle Eye with Shia LaBeouf. In 2014, the 44-year-old starred in the first season of the HBO series True Detective.

Monaghan also received wide recognition for her starring role as Julia Meade in the action spy film series Mission: Impossible. She went on to reprise her role in the fourth installment, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and the sixth installment, Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

From 2016 to 2018, Monaghan appeared as the series regular in Hulu's drama series, The Path, playing the role of Sarah Lane. Recently, the 44-year-old played as Eva Geller in Netflix's thriller streaming television series, Messiah. Her upcoming movies include Spinning Gold alongside Samuel L. Jackson, and Every Breath You Take alongside Casey Affleck.

Who is Michelle Monaghan married to? Her Husband & Children

Monaghan married her boyfriend of five years, Peter White, on August 12, 2005, following a three-month-long engagement. Michelle met her future husband, Peter, an Australian graphic artist, at a party in 2000. 

Together, they have two children; daughter Willow Katherine White, born on November 5, 2008, and son Tommy Francis White, born on October 30, 2013.