# Monet Mazur

Monet Happy Mazur (born April 17, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known as Laura Fine-baker on The CW show All American (TV series). She was born and raised in Los Angeles and she started acting in her early teenage, Monet is also a professional model, her presence in the acting and modelling industry is over 20 years

## Life

Mazur was born in Los Angeles, California, 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. 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). Mazur is of Jewish ancestry on her father's side. 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.
In April 2005, Mazur married British film director Alex de Rakoff. 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 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. She appeared in three episodes, over the first three seasons of Castle as Gina, the publisher and second ex-wife of character Richard Castle.
Since 2018 she has played Laura Baker in The CW drama series, All American, which was renewed for a sixth season in January 2023, and renewed for a seventh season in June 2024.

## 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" |
| 2009-2010 | Castle | Gina Griffin / Gina Cowell | Episodes: "Flowers for Your Grave", "A Deadly Game", & "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

* "Revolving Door" (2001 music video), by Crazy Town
* Transformers Universe (2014 video game), as Astraea (voice role)
* Snatch (2017 TV series), as Associate Producer (season 1)