Monet Mazur
Born
Monet Happy Mazur

(1976-04-17) April 17, 1976 (age 47)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children2
Parent

Monet Happy Mazur (born April 17, 1976) is an American actress.[1][2][3]

Life

Mazur was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] the daughter of Ruby Mazur, an illustrator known for creating the "tongue" logo for the Rolling Stones' "Tumbling Dice" single jacket, and a former model.[2] Mazur is the oldest of four siblings and the only daughter – their given names were taken from the surnames of famous artists (Monet, a brother named for Matisse, and twin brothers named for Cézanne and Miro).[3] Mazur is of Jewish ancestry on her father's side.[3][4] Mazur's cousin is Epic Mazur of the band Crazy Town, in which she appeared in the music video to their song "Revolving Door" alongside Kimberly Stewart.[5]

In April 2005, Mazur married British film director Alex de Rakoff. They have two sons, born in 2005 and 2011.[4][6] In July 2018, the couple filed for divorce.[7]

Career

Mazur began modeling and acting in her teens. One of her most well-known ad campaigns is the three TV commercials for Gap she did with director Adam Daelay in 1999: "Everybody in Cords", "Everybody in Leather" and "Everybody in Vests", in which she sings. She has appeared in a number of widely released films in the past several years, including Torque, Dead Man Running, Monster-in-Law, Stoned, and Just Married. She has also appeared in several television series, including Castle, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, Strange World, Chuck, and Rizzoli & Isles.

Early in the first (2009) season of the television series NCIS: Los Angeles, Mazur appeared in a single episode as a Secret Service agent who is enamored with Chris O'Donnell's lead character. While the role was potentially to be recurring, Mazur’s character did not reappear on the series.[8] She appeared in three episodes, over 2009 and 2010, of Castle as Gina, the publisher and ex-wife of character Richard Castle.

Since 2018 she has played Laura Baker in The CW drama series, All American, which premiered in October 2018, and which was renewed for a sixth season in January 2023.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Addams Family Values Flirting Woman
1995 Raging Angels Lila
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mod Girl
1998 Welcome to Hollywood Girlfriend at Audition
1999 The Mod Squad Howard's Girlfriend - Sally
1999 Mystery Men Becky Beaner
2001 Blow Maria
2001 Angel Eyes Kathy Pogue
2001 The Learning Curve Georgia
2002 40 Days and 40 Nights Candy
2002 Stark Raving Mad Vanessa
2002 Comic Book Villains Kiki Direct-to-video film
2002 Kiss the Bride Antonia 'Toni' Sposato
2003 Just Married Lauren
2004 Torque Shane
2005 Monster-in-Law Fiona
2005 In Memory of My Father Monet
2005 Stoned Anita Pallenberg
2006 Whirlygirl Whirlygirl
2007 Live! Abalone
2008 The Last International Playboy Carolina
2008 The House Bunny Cassandra
2009 Dead Man Running Frankie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Days of Our Lives Brandee Fields 4 episodes
1995 Kansas Lindsay Television film
1995 Party of Five Erica Episodes: "Ready or Not", "Falsies"
1999 King of Queens Julie Episode: "Train Wreck"
1999 Strange World Cassandra Tyson Episode: "Lullaby"
1999 Jack & Jill Laurie Tindell Episode: "Not Just a River in Egypt"
2006 Capitol Law Katja Unsold TV pilot
2007 CSI: Miami Lindsay Wade Episode: "Born to Kill"
2007 Cold Case Margot Chambers '89 Episode: "Thick as Thieves"
2009 Dark Blue Liz Franco Episode: "Ice"
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Secret Service Agent Natalie Giordano Episode: "Keepin' It Real"
2009 Castle Gina Griffin Episodes: "Flowers for Your Grave", "A Deadly Game"
2010 Castle Gina Cowell Episode: "Anatomy of a Murder"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Heidi Custer Episode: "Doctor Who"
2010 The Good Guys The Cleaner Episode: "The Whistleblower"
2010 Chuck Barbara Episode "Chuck Versus the Leftovers"
2012 Adopting Terror Fay Hopkins Television film
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Georgette Wilkins Episode: "Money Maker"
2015 Love Is a Four-Letter Word N/A Television film
2018–present All American Laura Fine-Baker Main role

Other credits

References

  1. ^ a b "Monet Mazur".
  2. ^ a b "Monet Mazur".
  3. ^ a b c Bond, Tiffannie (September 30, 2004). "No Moss". Las Vegas Mercury. Archived from the original on 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  4. ^ a b "Hello, Ruby Mazur". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007.
  5. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (July 6, 2001). "Crazy Town Into the Skater Chicks in New Vid". MTV. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  6. ^ Leon, Anya; Ward, Michelle (June 26, 2011). "Monet Mazur: Having Two Kids 'Is Like Having 10'". People. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  7. ^ "'All American' Star Monet Mazur Calls an Audible on Marriage, Files for Divorce". TheBlast.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  8. ^ Natalie Abrams (4 October 2009). "Chris O'Donnell Gets New Love Interest on NCIS: LA". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.

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