# Maribeth Monroe

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' 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.
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 roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | All of It | Baby Shower Friend | |
| 2000 | Garage: A Rock Saga | Claudia | |
| 2003 | Down Into Happiness | Molly | |
| 2006 | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Second City Actor | |
| 2008 | Birthmark | Mom | Short film |
| 2008 | The Professional Interview | Mary | Short film |
| 2009 | The Strip | DVD Customer Woman | |
| 2010 | Successful Alcoholics | Lindsay's Coworker | |
| 2010 | The Back-up Plan | Lori | |
| 2015 | Chronic | Sarah's Niece | |
| 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Meg Craverston | |
| 2017 | Downsizing | Carol Johnson | |
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Teacher | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Daphne Overbrook | Episode: "The Big No Sleep" |
| 2007 | Thank God You're Here | Ensemble | 7 episodes |
| 2007–08 | According to Jim | Mary Beth / Shopper / Helen | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Chocolate News | Lainie Wainscott-Merkeson | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | White House Guide | Episode: "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?" |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Dana | Episode: "Kit and Kaboodle" |
| 2010, 2015 | Parks and Recreation | Elise Yarktin | Episodes: "Woman of the Year" (2010), "Pie-Mary" (2015) |
| 2011 | Cowgirl Up | Merideth | 6 episodes |
| 2011–17 | Workaholics | Alice Murphy | 53 episodes |
| 2012 | A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Woman | Episode: "Best Lovers" |
| 2012 | Couchers | Nancy | Episodes: "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 1", "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 2" |
| 2012 | Harder Than It Looks | Judith | Episode: "Back to the Grind" |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Dance Judge | Episodes: "Episode #2.1", "Episode #2.2" |
| 2012 | The Neighbors | Rebecca Hill | Episode: "Larry Bird and the Iron Throne" |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Maggie | Episode: "Bad Hair Day" |
| 2013 | Maron | Justine | Episode: "Dominatrix" |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Wife / Bessy the Cow (voice) | Episode: "The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's" |
| 2015 | The Brink | Kendra Peterson | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | N/A | Episode: "Amazon Foresight" |
| 2016 | Adam Ruins Everything | Kheather | Episodes: "Adam Ruins Immigration", "Adam Ruins Housing" |
| 2016 | World's End | Suzanne | Television film |
| 2017 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Merry Capshaw | Episode: "Disaster Drills" |
| 2017–20 | The Good Place | Mindy St. Claire | 8 episodes |
| 2018 | Teachers | Paula | Episode: "Leggo My Preggo" |
| 2018 | Detroiters | Reilly Clair | Episode: "Little Caesars" |
| 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Lee | Episode: "The Grant Allocation Derivation" |
| 2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | April | 3 episodes |
| 2019–24 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Christina Wheeler | Main role |
| 2024 | Hailey's On It! | Ms. Ohlson (voice) | Episode: "Full House (of Bugs)" |