Maribeth Monroe (born March 25, 1978) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is known for portraying Alice Murphy on Comedy Central's sitcom Workaholics, Mindy St. Claire on NBC's sitcom The Good Place, and Christina Wheeler on CBS's sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
She has also appeared in the films The Back-up Plan (2010), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Downsizing (2017), and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
Career Monroe performed at The Second City, both on the Chicago and Detroit stages. In Chicago, she appeared in the 2004 revue Red Scare, directed by Mick Napier, where the character "Sassy Gay Friend" originated, and she would later appear as Desdemona in one of the character's online incarnations. (Mar 28, 2010)
She has appeared in episodes of The Neighbors, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, The Brink, According to Jim, Hannah Montana, Maron, Modern Family, Key & Peele and the web series Cowgirl Up. In 2010, she appeared in the romantic comedy film The Back-up Plan. In fall 2012, she appeared in Applebee's commercials with ESPN host Chris Berman. In 2014, Monroe began appearing in commercials for La Quinta Inns & Suites and E-Trade, with Kevin Spacey.
From 2017 to 2020, Monroe had a recurring role as Mindy St. Claire on the NBC sitcom The Good Place and in 2019 began appearing as Christina Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
Filmography +Film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes1998All of It Baby Shower Friend2000Garage: A Rock Saga Claudia2003Down Into Happiness Molly2006I Want Someone to Eat Cheese WithSecond City Actor2008BirthmarkMomShort film2008The Professional InterviewMaryShort film2009The Strip DVD Customer Woman2010Successful AlcoholicsLindsay's Coworker2010The Back-up PlanLori2015Chronic Sarah's Niece2016Keeping Up with the Joneses Meg Craverston2017Downsizing Carol Johnson2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Teacher +Television rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2007Andy Barker, P.I. Daphne OverbrookEpisode: "The Big No Sleep"2007Thank God You're HereEnsemble7 episodes2007–08According to JimMary Beth / Shopper / Helen4 episodes2008Chocolate NewsLainie Wainscott-MerkesonEpisode: "Episode #1.6"2009Hannah MontanaWhite House GuideEpisode: "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?"2010Good Luck CharlieDanaEpisode: "Kit and Kaboodle"2010, 2015Parks and RecreationElise YarktinEpisodes: "Woman of the Year" (2010), "Pie-Mary" (2015)2011Cowgirl UpMerideth6 episodes2011–17WorkaholicsAlice Murphy53 episodes2012A Guy Walks Into a BarWomanEpisode: "Best Lovers"2012CouchersNancyEpisodes: "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 1", "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 2"2012Harder Than It LooksJudithEpisode: "Back to the Grind"2012Key & PeeleDance JudgeEpisodes: "Episode #2.1", "Episode #2.2"2012The NeighborsRebecca HillEpisode: "Larry Bird and the Iron Throne"2013Modern FamilyMaggieEpisode: "Bad Hair Day"2013MaronJustineEpisode: "Dominatrix"2014Robot ChickenWife / Bessy the Cow (voice)Episode: "The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's"2015The Brink Kendra Peterson10 episodes2016Bad InternetN/AEpisode: "Amazon Foresight"2016Adam Ruins EverythingKheatherEpisodes: "Adam Ruins Immigration", "Adam Ruins Housing"2016World's End SuzanneTelevision film2017Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Merry CapshawEpisode: "Disaster Drills"2017–20The Good PlaceMindy St. Claire8 episodes2018TeachersPaulaEpisode: "Leggo My Preggo"2018DetroitersReilly ClairEpisode: "Little Caesars"2018The Big Bang TheoryDr. LeeEpisode: "The Grant Allocation Derivation"2019Crazy Ex-GirlfriendApril3 episodes2019–24Bob Hearts AbisholaChristina WheelerMain role2024Hailey's On It!Ms. Ohlson (voice)Episode: "Full House (of Bugs)"
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