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Introduction
Monica Raymund is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Maria “Ria” Torres in the Fox crime drama Lie to Me (2009–2011), Dana Lodge in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2011–2012), Gabriela Dawson in the NBC drama Chicago Fire (2012–2019) and Jackie Quińones in the Starz crime drama Hightown (2020–present).
Early life
Name | Monica Raymund |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Occupation | Actress |
Age | 36 years |
Height | 1.63m |
Monica Maria Raymund was born on July 26, 1986 (age 36 years) in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. She is the daughter of Steve Raymund, the board chairman and retired CEO of Tech Data Corp., a Clearwater-based distributor of computer components and software, and Sonia (née Lara), a community volunteer and co-founder of the Soulful Arts Dance Academy in St. Petersburg.
Raymund’s father is of German and Eastern European Jewish descent. Her mother is Dominican. Raymund was raised Jewish, celebrated a bat mitzvah and attended a Reform Judaism temple. Her paternal grandfather was a businessman and philanthropist Edward C. Raymund. Raymund’s younger brother, Will was a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and a sound and lighting engineer and music promoter. He died in August 2015.
In high school, Monica Raymund participated in the “Broadway Theater Project” in Tampa and was a founding member of The Performing Arts Project at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.” Raymund graduated from Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2004, and from the Juilliard School in New York City in 2008.
Career
Monica Raymund performed in Cymbeline directed by Richard Feldman, The Diviners (directed by Jonathan Bernstein), and Animal Farm (directed by Trazana Beverley) all at the Juilliard School. Monica Raymund stands at an appealing height of 1.63m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.
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Raymund also appeared in her native St. Petersburg, Florida, in the LiveArts Peninsula Foundation’s original production of Manhattan Casino (directed by Bob Devin Jones) where she originated the leading role of Althea Dunbar and Webb’s City: The Musical (music & lyrics by Lee Ahlin, written and directed by William Leavengood).”
She is a three-year alumna of Ann Reinking’s Broadway Theater Project, where she has been a featured performer.” Raymund has also “worked with playwright José Rivera on Boleros for the Disenchanted at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston” in 2008.
In April 2008, she appeared the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in season 9 episode 17 titled “Authority” in the opening scene as a strip search prank call victim. From 2009 to 2011, she starred in the Fox crime drama Lie to Me, where she played Maria “Ria” Torres, a human lie detector who is a “natural”, meaning she has no formal training in detecting lies or the emotions of others. She was using crutches because of a knee injury when she auditioned for this role.
Monica Raymund had a recurring role in the third season of the CBS legal drama The Good Wife from 2011 until 2012, where she played Dana Lodge, an assistant states attorney. In 2012, Raymund began starring in the NBC drama Chicago Fire. She played Gabriela Dawson, the paramedic in charge and a firefighter candidate. On May 15, 2018, Raymund confirmed that she was leaving the show after six seasons.
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She briefly appeared on the show in the seventh-season premiere “A Closer Eye”. In November 2019, she returned to the show in the eighth-season episode “Best Friend Magic”. In 2020, Raymund began starring as Jackie Quiñones in the Starz crime drama Hightown. Monica Raymund has also directed several episodes of television, an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, an episode of Dick Wolf’s FBI, and an episode of Chicago P.D.
Husband
Monica Raymund was married to Neil Patrick Stewart, they had their wedding on June 11, 2011. Her ex-husband is a writer and they separated in early 2013 and divorced in 2014. Raymund is an ardent supporter of LGBT rights. In February 2014, she came out publicly as bisexual for the first time via Twitter. Before that, she had been out privately for over ten years. On September 16, 2015, Raymund announced via Twitter that she had begun dating camerawoman, cinematographer and producer Tari Segal.
Monica Raymund net worth
How much is Monica Raymund worth? Monica Raymund net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her career as an actress. Monica Raymund’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $1.5 million annually. She is one of the richest and most influential actresses in the United States. Her successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips.