Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress.

Early life and education

Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent. She grew up in

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and went to

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, where she concentrated on other studies. After college, she spent a year (1992–93) as a full-time intern at Unity House, the Minority Cultural Center, at Connecticut College in New London. She then moved to New York and started taking acting classes and going to auditions.Quintala, Lisa (August 20, 2008)
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'' (in Spanish).

Career

Curnen has appeared in several films including ''

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'' (2001), '' Half Nelson'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2008), in which she played corrupt Police Detective Anna Ramirez. She also played the colleague of

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's character Brian O'Connor in ''

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'' (2009) in a cameo. She has also appeared in numerous television series including ''

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'' (in the season 1 episodes " Let's Give the Boy a Hand" and "

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"), '' House M.D.'' (in the episode "

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", 2007) and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (in the episode "Quickie", 2010). She played Detective Allison Beaumont in the 2009

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drama series '' The Unusuals''. She has appeared on the television series ''

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'', playing Amelia Dominguez. She appeared in the

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of Season 2 of ''

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'' ("Black and White", 2010) as Detective Sharon Wallowski, whom she continued to play in Season 3 in a major recurring role. She appeared in a 2014 episode of the TV Series ''

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'' as Precinct Captain Moreno, and two episodes in Season 4 of the television series ''

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'' as Detective Gina CortesCBS Press Release (January 19, 2016)
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''CBS Press Express'' and then in ''The Mentalist'' as Tamsin Wade in the fifth season. Curnen joined the main cast for the final (2019–20) season of the Starz television series '' Power'', playing Detective Blanca Rodriguez.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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at ''DVRepublic'' (2006-02-16) 1970 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American people of Puerto Rican descent American television actresses People from Framingham, Massachusetts Williams College alumni {{US-screen-actor-stub