Monique Lanier Bio – Life And Career Of The Life Goes On Actress

Monique Lanier is a well-known American actress who has paid her dues in Hollywood and has a good number of movie and television credits to her name, including Tex Murphy: Overser (1998), La Vida Continua (1989), and Saving Sarah Cain (2007). She, however, gained widespread public recognition as the actress who portrayed the role of Paige Thatcher in the first season of the ABC television series Life Goes On from 1989 to 1990.

How old is Monique Lanier?

Monique Lanier is 54 years old. The talented actress was born June 21, 1969, under the zodiac sign of Cancer. The exact location of her birth is unknown except that she was born in the United States of America. She holds American citizenship on account of her birth status. Monique’s family background information is currently unavailable and as such, it is virtually a challenge to determine who her parents are. However, if one were to go by the actress’ ethnic heritage, which is caucasian, it would not be far-fetched to say that Monique’s parents are a caucasian couple as well.

Monique has never once revealed if she has any siblings, living or dead. Also, without knowing the exact location of her birth in the United States of America, it will be difficult to uncover the accurate details of her formal education. Vital information such as where the actress had her pre-school, middle school and high school education is currently unknown.

There has been unconfirmed speculation about where Monique had her college education with certain sources claiming that she attended the Erwin Technical School where she studied acting on scholarship. She is also reported to have bagged a degree in an unidentified discipline from Oregon State University. These reports have never been confirmed by the actress though and as such, her educational background remains a mystery.

Monique Lanier began her acting career at the age of 20

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Monique Lanier obviously exhibited unique acting abilities from a very young age but she took her time before getting started on the silver screen. She finally took the leap and landed her first role as an actress at 20 years old. She was cast as one of the minor characters in the 1989 drama movie titled Mothers, Daughters, and Lovers. It was her first experience that ABC took notice of and her brief cameo in the movie earned her a spot in the cast of the network’s TV series titled Life Goes On where she played the role of Paige Thatcher.

The TV series was the big break that Monique’s career needed and it essentially became her calling card for future movie and television roles. Though her time on the show ended rather abruptly when she departed in 1990, there was a two-year gap before her next movie role. The 2-year time-lapse is as yet unaccounted for but the actress landed her next movie role when she portrayed the character of Charlotte Swap in the 1992 action/drama feature-length titled In The Line of Duty: Siege At Marion. She followed that up by playing the role of Pia in The Goodbye Bird (1993). In 1994, Monique Lanier was cast as Countess Renier in the sci-fi/adventure titled Under A Killing Moon.

While she might not be as prominent as she once was on the acting scene, the actress has enjoyed a credit-laden career which includes appearances in movies and TV series such as It Was Him Or Us (1995), Life With Roger (1996), Family Matters (1997), Baywatch Nights (1997), Tex Murphy: Overseer (1998), Jupiter Landing (2005), The Dance (2007), Saving Sarah Cain (2007), The Best Bar in America (2009) and Stop Pepper Palmer (2014).

Monique Lanier’s IMDb page shows that she has 15 credits to her name and below is a list of her filmography

• 1989 – Mothers, Daughters, and Lovers
• 1989-1990 – Life Goes On as Paige Thatcher
• 1992 – In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion as Charlotte Swapp
• 1993 – The Goodbye Bird as Pia
• 1994 – Under a Killing Moon as Countess Renier
• 1995 – It Was Him or Us as Carrie Wilson
• 1996 – Life with Roger as Amy
• 1997 – Family Matters as Monica
• 1997 – Baywatch Nights as Dr. Coates
• 1998 – Tex Murphy: Overseer as Wanda Peck
• 2005 – Jupiter Landing as Amber
• 2007 – The Dance as Alyson
• 2007 – Saving Sarah Cain as Ada King
• 2009 – The Best Bar in America as Dahria
• 2014 – Stop Pepper Palmer as Jerome’s Girlfriend

Why did Monique Lanier leave Life Goes On?

For all that Life Goes On was to the talented actress, Monique Lanier left the show after appearing in only 22 episodes from 1989 to 1990 and actress Tracey Needham took her place. The reason for her departure was revealed to be down to a variety of factors but primarily as a result of the premature birth of her daughter, Julian Moon.

Notwithstanding the circumstances surrounding the birth of her child, the actress revealed that she went back to her native location more for the peace of mind it afforded her away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, a place she claimed to actively dislike because of its cut-throat nature and where it seemed people had their priorities in the wrong order.

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Monique Lanier is currently single

Monique Lanier is quite discreet about issues that relate to her love and personal life. The actress has yet to reveal her relationship status which is one subject she is quite sensitive about. Information about Monique’s love life is limited to the knowledge that she must have dated at one point in her life to be able to have a daughter named Julian Moon.

The identity of Monique’s daughter’s father is unknown and has been that way for a long while. Meanwhile, the actress’ daughter Julian, is a singer and songwriter. Monique’s presence on any of the social media platforms would have made it relatively easy to come to conclusions about her private lifestyle but, she is currently inactive on any of the platforms.

Some other facts about Lanier

• The actress suffered a stroke in 2000, which left her temporarily confined to her home and effectively reduced her time on the acting scene
• Monique Lanier’s career has earned her the opportunity to live a relatively comfortable lifestyle. The actress is reportedly worth an estimated $1.5 million.