# Mircea Monroe

Mircea Paloma Ethel Haist, known as Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982), is an American actress. She had roles on the TV series Episodes as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), Hart of Dixie as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), Impastor as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and Sing It! as Stacey Needles (2016). She has also performed in films including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012).

## Career

Her first professional acting job was in the New Line film, Cellular. Since then, Monroe has appeared in various films, and pilots for The WB and Fox, starred in the Fox show Drive, and guest starred on TV shows, including Freddie, Scrubs, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Monroe appeared in the starring role of the film The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It, playing Sarah Marshall. She also appeared as Veronique in the horror film The Black Waters of Echo's Pond.
Monroe was featured in the September 2004 issue of Maxim and on the cover of Yoga magazine's August 2014 issue.
She had a regular role on the Showtime series Episodes.

## Personal life

Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Richard Haist and wife Elizabeth Tyler. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in Romania. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago.
In December 2018, Monroe began dating English comedian and actor Stephen Merchant. She lives with Merchant in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Cellular | Chloe's Friend | |
| 2005 | All Souls Day | Lilly White | |
| 2005 | Pterodactyl | Angie Lem | |
| 2005 | House of the Dead 2 | Sarah Curtis | |
| 2005 | Just Friends | Hooker | Uncredited |
| 2006 | The Contract | Park Reporter | |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Gift | Caitlin | |
| 2007 | Itty Bitty Titty Committee | Justine | |
| 2007 | Borderland | Nancy | |
| 2007 | One Long Night | Mindy | |
| 2008 | Screw Cupid | Swain Holly | |
| 2008 | Stone & Ed | Mara | |
| 2008 | Fast Girl | Alex Johnstone | |
| 2008 | Burying the Ex | Evelyn | Original short film |
| 2008 | Your Name Here | Black Turtleneck Girl | |
| 2008 | No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Maya | |
| 2009 | Finding Bliss | Sindi | |
| 2009 | Into the Blue 2: The Reef | Kimi Milligan | |
| 2009 | The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Veronique | |
| 2009 | Tekken | Kara | |
| 2010 | Growth | Jamie Ackerman | |
| 2010 | The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It | Sarah | |
| 2010 | Exhibit B-5 | Sheri | Short film |
| 2010 | Hard Breakers | Sherri Sutter | |
| 2010 | Madso's War | Colleen | TV film |
| 2011 | American Animal | Blonde Angela | |
| 2011 | The Change-Up | Tatiana | |
| 2011 | Boy Toy | Norah | |
| 2011 | Lone Star Trixie | Amazonian Blonde | Short film |
| 2011 | Houndz from Hell | Bethesda | |
| 2012 | Bloodwork | Stacey | |
| 2012 | 3 Days of Normal | Nikki Gold | |
| 2012 | Magic Mike | Mercedes - Ken's Wife | |
| 2012 | The Polterguys | Megan Tracy | |
| 2012 | Slightly Single in L.A. | CeCe | |
| 2013 | Breaking Belding | Jessy Spano / Wendy | Short film |
| 2014 | Dumbbells | Kim Hertz | |
| 2014 | Dr. Cabbie | Rani | |
| 2014 | Beautiful Girl | Vivian | |
| 2016 | Fifty Shades of Black | Becky | |
| 2018 | Book Club | Cheryl | |
| 2018 | Grace | Mia | |
| 2019 | The Opening Act | Carrie | |
| 2021 | Masquerade | Olivia | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Freddie | Tammy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Just for Kicks | | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Crystal | Episode: "The Focus Group" |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Heather | Episode: "My No Good Reason" |
| 2007 | Drive | Ellie Laird | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Danielle | Episode: "Guy Code" |
| 2008 | Fear Itself | Virginia | Episode: "The Sacrifice" |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Susie | Episode: "Patch Over" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Isabella Tyler | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Zeke and Luther | Hottie Babesworth | Episode: "Summer School" |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Tracy Herskope | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Chuck | Amy | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad" |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash | DeeDee | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Death Valley | Lindsay | Episode: "Help Us Help You" |
| 2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie | Tansy Truitt | 25 episodes |
| 2011–2017 | Episodes | Morning Randolph | 26 episodes |
| 2012 | Men at Work | Abby | Episode: "Crazy for Milo" |
| 2012 | White Collar | Tempest | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Tara Skye | Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" |
| 2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Liddy Gates | Episode: "Romeward Bound" |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Tracey | Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" |
| 2014 | Enlisted | Jeanie | Episode: "Brothers and Sister" |
| 2014 | Sullivan & Son | Kara | Episode: "A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss" |
| 2014 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Tiffany | Episode: "Get Sporty-er!" |
| 2015 | The Odd Couple | Brooke | Episode: "Jealous Island" |
| 2015 | BoJack Horseman | Some Lady / An Actress or Something | Episode: "Higher Love" |
| 2015 | Significant Mother | Annie Hole | Episode: "Get Forked" |
| 2015–2016 | Impastor | Alexa Cummings | 20 episodes |
| 2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "Don't Tell My Fiance" |
| 2017 | Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Virtual Woman | Variety special |
| 2018–2023 | The Rookie | Isabel Bradford | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2024 | Dinner with the Parents | Amy | Episode: "The Langer Game" |
| 2024 | The Outlaws | Helena | 2 episodes |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Ghostfacers | Ambyr | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Dating Rules from My Future Self | Amanda | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Sing It! | Stacey Needles | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Uncharted Live Action Fan Film | Elena Fisher | |