Monica Raymund Biography

QUICK FACTS
Activities Actress , Director
Nationality USA
Born July 26, 1986 (St. Petersburg, Florida)

BIOGRAPHY
Monica Raymund graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City in 2008. In April 2008, she appeared on the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , in episode 17 of season 9 titled “Authority” . From 2009 to 2011, she starred in the Fox crime drama Lie to Me , where she played Maria “Ria” Torres, a human lie detector; A curious fact is that she was using crutches due to a knee injury when she auditioned for this role. From 2011 to 2012, Raymund had a recurring role on the third season of the CBS legal drama The Good Wife , where she played Dana Lodge, an assistant state’s attorney. In 2012, Raymund began starring in the NBC drama Chicago Fire . She played Gabriela Dawson Casey, the paramedic in charge and firefighter candidate until 2018 when she confirmed that she would be leaving the show after six seasons. Raymund plays the lead role of Jackie Quinones in the upcoming Starz drama Hightown .