#207: Monica Raymund - Your Point of View

Monica Raymund is an actor, director and producer. She is the
series lead on the STARZ crime-drama series, HIGHTOWN. Monica
recently completed production on Showtime and Paramount
Global's THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. 


Many know Monica from her starring role as ‘Gabriela Dawson’
spanning 6 seasons on NBC’s hit series CHICAGO FIRE. She also
received an Imagen Award for “Best Actress, Television” and was
subsequently nominated an additional three times. Her additional
television credits include, Michelle and Robert King’s THE GOOD
WIFE and a series regular role on Fox’s LIE TO ME opposite Tim
Roth and Mekhi Phifer for 3 seasons.


She was seen in Universal’s romantic comedy, BROS directed by
Nick Stoller, starred in Nicholas Jarecki’s thriller ARBITRAGE
opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, HAPPY BABY opposite
Bill Heck, and in Mahesh Pailoor’s BRAHMIN BULLS.


Behind the camera, Monica was part of the inaugural class of
NBC's "Female Forward" initiative aimed at increasing female
representation in the director’s chair. Her television directing
credits include Starz’s POWER: BOOK II: GHOST, NATIONAL TREASURE
for Disney +, NBC’s THE ENDGAME, the Series finale of USA’s THE
SINNER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, as well as episodes of
CBS’s FBI, NBC'S LAW & ORDER: SVU and LAW & ORDER:
ORGANIZED CRIME and HIGHTOWN. Monica directed the short film
TANYA for the Hidden Tears Project, a non-profit media company
developing content to bring awareness to s*x trafficking.


A graduate of The Juilliard School, she received the John
Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication.


We chat about flow, growth and regrowth, leaving Chicago Fire,
the power of ‘no’, expectations, rejection, your point of view,
performing, directing, control and moving forward.


The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day
after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael
Kahan

Check Monica out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicaraymund86/

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