Monet H. Mazur (born April 17, 1976) is an American actress.
Life
Mazur was born in
Los Angeles, California
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, the daughter of
Ruby Mazur
Ruby Mazur is an American artist who has created the cover art of over 3,000 albums for artists including The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Sarah Vaughn, Elton John and Ray Charles. He is a former art director for Famous Music (1970), ABC-Dunhil ...
, an
illustrator
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known for creating the "tongue" logo for
the Rolling Stones
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' "
Tumbling Dice
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" single jacket,
and Valerie Chasin, who was a model. Mazur is the oldest of four siblings and the only daughter. Their given names were taken from the surnames of famous artists (
Monet
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, a brother named for
Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...
, and twin brothers named for
Cézanne and
Miro).
Mazur is of
Jew
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ish ancestry on her father's side. Mazur's cousin is
Epic Mazur
Bret Hadley "Epic" Mazur (born August 31, 1970) is an American vocalist, rapper, and record producer. He is best known as a founder and former frontman of the rap rock band Crazy Town.
Early life
Bret Mazur grew up in Brooklyn, New York before hi ...
of the band
Crazy Town
Crazy Town (sometimes abbreviated as CXT) is an American rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. Crazy Town is best known for their 2000 hit single "Butterfly", which reached number one on the US ''Billboard ...
, in which she appeared in the music video to their song "
Revolving Door
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" alongside
Kimberly Stewart
Alana Kimberly Stewart (born August 20, 1979) is an American socialite, television personality, and model. She is the daughter of singer Rod Stewart and actress and model Alana Stewart.
Early life
Stewart was born on August 20, 1979, in Holmb ...
.
In April 2005, Mazur married British film director
Alex de Rakoff
Alex De Rakoff (born 13 November 1970) is a British writer, producer, and director.
Personal life
In April 2005, he married American actress Monet Mazur. Together, they have two children. As of July 2018, the couple have filed for divorce.
Film ...
, They have two sons, born in 2005 and 2011. In July 2018, the couple filed for divorce.
Career
Mazur began modeling and acting in her teens. One of her most well-known ad campaigns are 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
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'', ''
Dead Man Running
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...
'', ''
Monster-in-Law
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'', ''
Stoned'', and ''
Just Married
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''. She has also appeared in several television series, including ''Castle'', ''
CSI: Miami
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'', ''
Cold Case
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'', ''
Strange World'', ''
Chuck
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People
Arts and entertainment
* Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet
* Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer
* ...
'', and ''
Rizzoli & Isles
''Rizzoli & Isles'' is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of ''Rizzoli & Isles'' novels by Tess Gerritsen, the plot follows Boston Homicide polic ...
''.
Early in the first (2009) season of the television series ''
NCIS: Los Angeles'', Mazur appeared in a single episode as a
Secret Service
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agent who is enamored with
Chris O'Donnell
Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Sims in '' Scent of a Woman'', Chris Reece in ''School Ties'', D'Artagnan in ''The Three Musketeers'', Jack Foley in the drama film '' C ...
's lead character. While the role was to potentially be recurring, Mazur’s character did not reappear on the series.
She appeared in three episodes, over 2009 and 2010, of ''
Castle
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'' as Gina, the publisher and ex-wife of character
Richard Castle
Richard Edgar "Rick" Castle (born Richard Alexander Rodgers) is a fictional character on the ABC crime series '' Castle''. He is portrayed by Nathan Fillion.
The name Richard Castle is also used as a pseudonym under which a set of real books a ...
.
Since 2018 she has played Laura Baker in
The CW
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drama series, ''
All American'', which premiered in October 2018, and was renewed for a fourth season in February 2021.
Filmography
Films
Television
Other credits
* "
Revolving Door
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" (2001 music video), by
Crazy Town
Crazy Town (sometimes abbreviated as CXT) is an American rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer. Crazy Town is best known for their 2000 hit single "Butterfly", which reached number one on the US ''Billboard ...
* ''
Transformers Universe'' (2014 video game), as Astraea (voice role)
* ''
Snatch'' (2017 TV series), as Associate Producer (season 1)
References
External links
*
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1976 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
American child actresses
Female models from California
American film actresses
American people of Jewish descent
American television actresses
Living people