Maribeth Monroe


Maribeth Monroe is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for portraying Alice Murphy on Comedy Central's sitcom Workaholics and Mindy St. Claire on NBC's sitcom The Good Place. She has also appeared in films The Back-up Plan, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Downsizing, and .

Career

Monroe performed at The Second City, both on the Chicago and Detroit stages. In Chicago, she appeared in the 2004 revue Red Scare, directed by Mick Napier, where the character "Sassy Gay Friend" originated, and she would later appear as Desdemona in one of the character's online incarnations.
She has appeared in episodes of The Neighbors, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, The Brink, According to Jim, Hannah Montana, 'Maron', Modern Family, Key & Peele and the web series Cowgirl Up. In 2010, she appeared in the romantic comedy film The Back-up Plan. In fall 2012, she appeared in Applebee's commercials with ESPN host Chris Berman. In 2014, Monroe began appearing in commercials for La Quinta Inns & Suites and E-Trade, with Kevin Spacey.
From 2017 to 2020, Monroe had a recurring role as Mindy St. Claire on the NBC sitcom The Good Place and in 2019 began appearing as Christina Wheeler on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Andy Barker, P.I.Daphne OverbrookEpisode: "The Big No Sleep"
2007Thank God You're HereEnsemble7 episodes
2007–08According to JimMary Beth / Shopper / Helen4 episodes
2008Chocolate NewsLainie Wainscott-MerkesonEpisode: "Episode #1.6"
2009Hannah MontanaWhite House GuideEpisode: "Would I Lie to You, Lilly?"
2010Good Luck CharlieDanaEpisode: "Kit and Kaboodle"
2010, 2015Parks and RecreationElise YarktinEpisodes: "Woman of the Year", "Pie-Mary"
2011Cowgirl UpMerideth6 episodes
2011–17WorkaholicsAlice Murphy53 episodes
2012A Guy Walks Into a BarWomanEpisode: "Best Lovers"
2012CouchersNancyEpisodes: "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 1", "The Mall Walker Lady: Part 2"
2012Harder Than It LooksJudithEpisode: "Back to the Grind"
2012Key & PeeleDance JudgeEpisodes: "Episode #2.1", "Episode #2.2"
2012The NeighborsRebecca HillEpisode: "Larry Bird and the Iron Throne"
2013Modern FamilyMaggieEpisode: "Bad Hair Day"
2013MaronJustineEpisode: "Dominatrix"
2014Robot ChickenWife / Bessy the CowEpisode: "The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's"
2015The BrinkKendra Peterson10 episodes
2016Bad InternetN/AEpisode: "Amazon Foresight"
2016Adam Ruins EverythingKheatherEpisodes: "Adam Ruins Immigration", "Adam Ruins Housing"
2016World's EndSuzanneTelevision film
2017Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Merry CapshawEpisode: "Disaster Drills"
2017–20The Good PlaceMindy St. Claire8 episodes
2018TeachersPaulaEpisode: "Leggo My Preggo"
2018DetroitersReilly ClairEpisode: "Little Caesars"
2018The Big Bang TheoryDr. LeeEpisode: "The Grant Allocation Derivation"
2019Crazy Ex-GirlfriendApril3 episodes
2019–presentBob Hearts AbisholaChristina WheelerMain role