Amanda Crew

Amanda Catherine Crew (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Monica Hall on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley (2014–present). Following her film debut in Final Destination 3 (2006), she had lead roles as Felicia Alpine in Sex Drive (2008) and Tess Carroll in Charlie St. Cloud (2010), as well as Carrie Miller on the television series Whistler. 2Early life Amanda Crew was born in Langley, British Columbia. Her mother is a legal secretary and her father is a telecom worker. She began acting when she was cast in the musical Dragon Tales during her fifth grade in elementary school. This led to talent-agency representation and doing commercials. She went on to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. 2Career 32005–2009 In 2005, at age 19, Crew played Polly Brewer in the cast of the ABC teen drama Life as We Know I