Monique Edwards (Monique Diane Edwards)
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Biography
Monique Edwards is an actor, singer, director and humanitarian who has steadily built a solid reputation in television, film, stage and commercials.
Most recently, Ms. Edwards completed filming episodes of the new CBS hit series Battle Creek, starring Josh Duhamel & Dean Winters, ABC Family's critically acclaimed drama The Fosters as well as TNT's long running flagship drama Rizzoli & Isles.
Prior to that she landed a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother and appeared in The Social Network as well as the sleeper Indie film To Save a Life. Ms. Read more... starred on many top rated shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lie to Me, Without a Trace,
Following a 13-year volunteer relationship with the youth-arts organization group Voices in Harmony. Monique traveled to Northern Uganda to work with youth in war-torn areas. That work was chronicled in the award-winning documentary After Kony: Staging Hope. Subsequently, Ms. Edwards traveled to Washington D.C. with Resolve Uganda to lobby on behalf of peace in Northern Uganda.
Earlier in her career, Monique worked on many acclaimed shows such as The X-Files, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and a Peabody-award winning episode of Boston Public. She became more generally known, though, by her recurring roles as Nurse Laurel Canyon on the critically acclaimed Chicago Hope and as Teena Davis in Steven Bochco's Philly.
In 2014, Ms. Edwards had the west coast debut of her well-received cabaret show Swallow The Moon, directed by the internationally acclaimed David Coury, at the legendary Gardenia Room in Los Angeles.
Her stage credits include If All the Sky Were Paper with Annette Bening, Gary Cole, Common, Laura Dern, Jason Hall and Brad Hall, the award winning Adam and Eva Maria and The Emerald Society. She received a nomination for Best Actress from the ADA for her work in the latter.
Most recently, Ms. Edwards completed filming episodes of the new CBS hit series Battle Creek, starring Josh Duhamel & Dean Winters, ABC Family's critically acclaimed drama The Fosters as well as TNT's long running flagship drama Rizzoli & Isles.
Prior to that she landed a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother and appeared in The Social Network as well as the sleeper Indie film To Save a Life. Ms. Read more... starred on many top rated shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lie to Me, Without a Trace,
Following a 13-year volunteer relationship with the youth-arts organization group Voices in Harmony. Monique traveled to Northern Uganda to work with youth in war-torn areas. That work was chronicled in the award-winning documentary After Kony: Staging Hope. Subsequently, Ms. Edwards traveled to Washington D.C. with Resolve Uganda to lobby on behalf of peace in Northern Uganda.
Earlier in her career, Monique worked on many acclaimed shows such as The X-Files, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and a Peabody-award winning episode of Boston Public. She became more generally known, though, by her recurring roles as Nurse Laurel Canyon on the critically acclaimed Chicago Hope and as Teena Davis in Steven Bochco's Philly.
In 2014, Ms. Edwards had the west coast debut of her well-received cabaret show Swallow The Moon, directed by the internationally acclaimed David Coury, at the legendary Gardenia Room in Los Angeles.
Her stage credits include If All the Sky Were Paper with Annette Bening, Gary Cole, Common, Laura Dern, Jason Hall and Brad Hall, the award winning Adam and Eva Maria and The Emerald Society. She received a nomination for Best Actress from the ADA for her work in the latter.
Actor

Character:
Bank Teller
The Social Network 2010
37

Character:
Esther Dawson
To Save a Life 2009
5

Character:
911 Dispatcher
Runaway Car 1997
0

Character:
Cheryl Park
American Zombie 2007
0

Character:
Young Nurse
The Lake 1998
0

Character:
Bank Teller
October 22 1998
1

Character:
Black Woman with Baby
Melting Pot 1998
0

Character:
Michelle
Kinfolks 1998
0

Character:
News Anchor
Across the Line 2000
7

Character:
Mrs. Strathmore
All Over Again 2001
0

Character:
Guard
Listen 2001
0

Character:
Producer
Pilot 2005
9

Character:
Producer
Return of the Shirt 2005
2

Character:
Producer
Atlantic City 2006
4

Character:
Producer
Monday Night Football 2007
2
0

Character:
Claudia
The One with Christmas in Tulsa 2002
1

Character:
Nurse Nanette Faber
Committed 2005
1

Character:
Head Teller
Monday 1999
0

Character:
Nurse
Injustice for All 1994
0

Character:
Dr. Abrams
Baby, You Can Drive My Car 1999
0

Character:
Woman
Mama's Boy 2015
1

Character:
Nice Lady
Christmas Past 2014
10

Character:
Mrs. McNeil
Truth or Consequences 2009
3

Character:
Receptionist
Knockout 0
1

Character:
Flora
iLost My Mind 0
1

Character:
Principal Simmons
Safe 0
1

Character:
Bernice Burke
Shelby 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Pilot 0
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A.D.A. Teena Davis
Tempus Fugitive 0
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A.D.A. Teena Davis
Philly Folly 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Blown Away 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Truth or Consequence 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Loving Sons 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Meat Me in Philly 0
0

Character:
A.D.A. Teena Davis
Lies of Minelli 0
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