<P> Monroe was born on December 30, in Houston, Texas . Her parents divorced when she was two, and she was subsequently raised in Hinsdale, Illinois . She studied at Hinsdale Central High School and after graduating moved to New York to pursue a modeling career . In 1995, she appeared in a number of TV commercials and magazine advertisements for L'Oreal hair - care, Disney Resort, Huffy bicycles, Ford cars, and Mattel toys . </P> <P> In 1996, Monroe made the transition into acting when she was cast as Tracy Dalken in ABC series Dangerous Minds, which led to a small recurring role on Sunset Beach as Rachel, a pregnant teenager . This led to her being cast as a series regular on Dawson's Creek in the role of Andie . She was a series regular in seasons 2 and 3, appeared in several episodes at the beginning and end of season 4, and was a special guest star in the series finale in season 6 (though her scenes were cut from the televised episode, appearing only on the DVD extended - cut release). </P> <P> She is also known for her role in Criminal Minds as Haley Hotchner, Aaron Hotchner's wife . Monroe left the series after her character was murdered by a recurring villain, The Boston Reaper (C. Thomas Howell), in the 100th episode . In 2018, she joined the cast of 13 Reasons Why in season two as Carolyn, the mother of Alex Standall . </P> <Table> Film <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Norville and Trudy </Td> <Td> Trudy Kockenlocker </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Strong Island Boys </Td> <Td> Weather Girl </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Fallen Arches </Td> <Td> Karissa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> The Year That Trembled </Td> <Td> Judy Woods </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Best Friend </Td> <Td> Hadley Ashton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minority Report </Td> <Td> Pre-Crime Public Service Announcer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Full Ride </Td> <Td> Amy Lear </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Manhood </Td> <Td> Clare </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shadow Man </Td> <Td> Ms. McKenna </Td> <Td> Short film </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Vampires: The Turning </Td> <Td> Amanda </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Not My Life </Td> <Td> Anita / Ana </Td> <Td> TV Movie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Black Crescent Moon </Td> <Td> Suzy Beacon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Wake </Td> <Td> Phaedra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nowhere to Hide </Td> <Td> Sara Crane </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Low Fidelity </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Lift </Td> <Td> Mary Lindsay </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Transformers: Dark of the Moon </Td> <Td> Engineer's Wife </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Born Bad </Td> <Td> Katherine Duncan </Td> <Td> Video </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> The Edge of Seventeen </Td> <Td> Greer Bruner </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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