In 2000, she made her TV debut in two episodes of Jóvenes rebeldes (2000), then appeared in Ley y orden: Unidad de víctimas especiales (1999). She made her big screen debut with a small role of Henrietta in Perfume (2001). Monaghan shot to fame in 2002 when she co-starred as Kimberly Woods for one season on the TV series Profesores de Boston (2000). After appearances in several supporting roles, she starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer in the black comedy Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005). Later in 2005, Monaghan was filming in China, Italy, and the United States on Mission: Impossible III (2006), as the female lead opposite Tom Cruise.In August of 2005, in Sydney, Australia, Michelle Monaghan married her long-time sweetheart, Peter White, a New York based graphic designer, whom she met at a Manhattan party five years earlier. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov
Spouse
Peter White (August 2005 - present) (2 children)
Trivia
Grew up in the small town of Winthrop, near Cedar Rapids in northeast Iowa.
Studied journalism at Chicago's Columbia College.
She had scenes deleted from Constantine (2005) and Syriana (2005).
Moved to New York in 1999.Is married to Australian graphic designer Peter White.
Has two older brothers.
In Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005), she plays an actress who did a commercial for a beer called Genaro's. In Adiós pequeña, adiós (2007) she plays a character named Angie Gennaro.
Member of the same Los Angeles gym as Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Jodie Foster,Jason Sarayba, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Ashley Tisdale.
Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her daughter Willow in order to begin filming Somewhere (2010).
Holds a "Class A" driver's license permitting her to legally drive an 18-wheeler truck. Monaghan merited this permit while preparing for her role in Una ruta inesperada (2008).She named her five favorite films as Una mujer bajo la influencia (1974), Fargo (1996),¡Socorro! Ya es Navidad (1989), Animal Kingdom (2010) and Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (1997).
Was class president of her high school.
Married her boyfriend of 5 years Peter White following a 3-month-long engagement. [August 2005]
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a daughter Willow Katherine White on November 5, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Peter White.
Admitted that she had skin cancer and quit smoking after diagnosis. [October 2011]
Her father is of Irish descent. Her mother is of mostly German, with small amounts of Swiss-German and English, ancestry.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, a son Tommy Francis White on October 30, 2013. Child's father is her husband, Peter White.
Signed on to star opposite Patrick Dempsey in the romantic comedy La boda de mi novia(2008). [February 2007]Won blue ribbons as a hog wrestler, when she was age 13.
Personal Quotes
You don't grow up in a town of 700 thinking you're going to be an actress. I loved doing [school] plays, but it was just something to keep me busy.
I don't really look like I do in any of my films.
Peter White (August 2005 - present) (2 children)
Trivia
Grew up in the small town of Winthrop, near Cedar Rapids in northeast Iowa.
Studied journalism at Chicago's Columbia College.
She had scenes deleted from Constantine (2005) and Syriana (2005).
Moved to New York in 1999.Is married to Australian graphic designer Peter White.
Has two older brothers.
In Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005), she plays an actress who did a commercial for a beer called Genaro's. In Adiós pequeña, adiós (2007) she plays a character named Angie Gennaro.
Member of the same Los Angeles gym as Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Jodie Foster,Jason Sarayba, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Ashley Tisdale.
Returned to work seven months after giving birth to her daughter Willow in order to begin filming Somewhere (2010).
Holds a "Class A" driver's license permitting her to legally drive an 18-wheeler truck. Monaghan merited this permit while preparing for her role in Una ruta inesperada (2008).She named her five favorite films as Una mujer bajo la influencia (1974), Fargo (1996),¡Socorro! Ya es Navidad (1989), Animal Kingdom (2010) and Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (1997).
Was class president of her high school.
Married her boyfriend of 5 years Peter White following a 3-month-long engagement. [August 2005]
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a daughter Willow Katherine White on November 5, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Peter White.
Admitted that she had skin cancer and quit smoking after diagnosis. [October 2011]
Her father is of Irish descent. Her mother is of mostly German, with small amounts of Swiss-German and English, ancestry.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, a son Tommy Francis White on October 30, 2013. Child's father is her husband, Peter White.
Signed on to star opposite Patrick Dempsey in the romantic comedy La boda de mi novia(2008). [February 2007]Won blue ribbons as a hog wrestler, when she was age 13.
Personal Quotes
You don't grow up in a town of 700 thinking you're going to be an actress. I loved doing [school] plays, but it was just something to keep me busy.
I don't really look like I do in any of my films.
