Wendy Moniz


Wendy Moniz Biography

Wendy Moniz (born January 19, 1969) is an American television actress.

Life and career

Moniz of Portuguese descent was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She is best known for her role as Dinah Marler on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light (1995-1999, 2000, 2002) and primetime dramas Nash Bridges (2000-2001) and The Guardian (2001-2004). She also had a recurring guest-starring role on Battery Park. She has been nominated twice for Soap Opera Digest Award for her work on Guiding Light.

Moniz co-starred in ABC comedy-drama Big Shots in 2007 and appeared on Damages from 2009 to 2010. She has appeared in recurring role of Llanview Mayor Finn - who succeeds the exiting Mayor Dorian Lord on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 2011. She also appeared in ABC series 666 Park Avenue in 2012. In March 2013, she was cast opposite James Cromwell and Hannah Ware of ABC drama series Betrayal directed by Patty Jenkins.

She married David Birsner in 1991, but the couple divorced without issue in 1996. Since October 28, 2000, she has been married to her former Guiding Light co-star, Frank Grillo (ex-Hart Jessup), of Italian descent. The couple have two boys, Liam (born August 2004) and Rio Joseph Grillo (born January 25, 2008).

Credits

Year Title Role Notes
1995-1999, 2000, 2002 Guiding Light Dinah Adele Chamberlain Marler
Thorpe Jessup/Morgan
Series regular
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer (1996)
Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1997)
1999 Partners Maggie Spivak 1 episode, "Pilot"
1999 Tuesdays with Morrie Janine Television movie
2000 Battery Park Maria DiCenzo Series regular, 7 episodes
2000 The Others Eva 1 episode, "Life Is for the Living"
2000-2001 Nash Bridges Insp. Rachel McCabe Series regular, 22 episodes
2001-2004 The Guardian Louisa "Lulu" Archer Series regular, 58 episodes
2005 Law & Order Arlene Tarrington 1 episode, "House of Cards"
2007 Big Shots Stacey Walker Recurring role, 4 episodes
2009-2010 Damages Jill Burnham Recurring role, 7 episodes
2011 One Life to Live Mayor Kathleen Finn Recurring role
2012 666 Park Avenue Ingrid Weismann 1 episode, "Hero Complex"
2013 Betrayal Elaine McCutchen Series regular



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