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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