Mircea Monroe

Mircea Monroe 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. She has also appeared in movies including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012).

Mircea received a Certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge in 2021.

Career Mircea Monroe is best known for her role as “Morning” in Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy Episodes, created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and starring opposite Matt LeBlanc for five seasons. She also starred as Tansy Truitt on The CW’s Hart of Dixie and was a series regular on TV Land’s Impastor opposite Michael Rosenbaum.

In 2023, Monroe appeared in a recurring role on ABC’s The Rookie with Nathan Fillion, CBS’s Dinner With The Parents and the BBC/Amazon series The Outlaws.

Her feature film credits include The Change-Up opposite Ryan Reynolds, Magic Mike with Channing Tatum, directed by Steven Soderbergh and Book Club opposite Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Andy Garcia.

Across her career, Monroe has starred in numerous network pilots and appeared in a wide range of television and film projects, excelling in both comedic roles (on shows including Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother ) as well as dramatic performances (Sons of Anarchy and Madso's War, directed by Walter Hill).

Personal life Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. 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.

Since 2018, Monroe has been in a relationship with English comedian and actor Stephen Merchant. They live in a home in the Nichols Canyon area of Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2005 Freddie Tammy Episode: "Pilot" 2006 Just for Kicks 2 episodes Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Crystal Episode: "The Focus Group" 2007 Scrubs Heather Episode: "My No Good Reason" Drive Ellie Laird Main role; 6 episodes Rules of Engagement Danielle Episode: "Guy Code" 2008 Fear Itself Virginia Episode: "The Sacrifice" Sons of Anarchy Susie Episode: "Patch Over" 2009 Without a Trace Isabella Tyler 2 episodes Zeke and Luther Hottie Babesworth Episode: "Summer School" 2010 Miami Medical Tracy Herskope 2 episodes 2011 Chuck Amy Episode: "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad" Franklin & Bash DeeDee 2 episodes 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" White Collar Tempest Episode: "Identity Crisis" The Mentalist Tara Skye Episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" 2013 How I Met Your Mother Liddy Gates Episode: "Romeward Bound" Anger Management Tracey Episode: "Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits" 2014 Enlisted Jeanie Episode: "Brothers and Sister" Sullivan & Son Kara Episode: "A Kiss is Never Just a Kiss" Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Tiffany Episode: "Get Sporty-er!" 2015 The Odd Couple Brooke Episode: "Jealous Island" BoJack Horseman Some Lady / An Actress or Something Episode: "Higher Love" 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