{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#207: Monica Raymund - Your Point of View","description":"Monica Raymund is an actor, director and producer. She is the series lead on the STARZ crime-drama series, HIGHTOWN. Monica recently completed production on Showtime and Paramount Global's THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL.  Many know Monica from her starring role as \u2018Gabriela Dawson\u2019 spanning 6 seasons on NBC\u2019s hit series CHICAGO FIRE. She also received an Imagen Award for \u201cBest Actress, Television\u201d and was subsequently nominated an additional three times. Her additional television credits include, Michelle and Robert King\u2019s THE GOOD WIFE and a series regular role on Fox\u2019s LIE TO ME opposite Tim Roth and Mekhi Phifer for 3 seasons. She was seen in Universal\u2019s romantic comedy, BROS directed by Nick Stoller, starred in Nicholas Jarecki\u2019s thriller ARBITRAGE opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, HAPPY BABY opposite Bill Heck, and in Mahesh Pailoor\u2019s BRAHMIN BULLS. Behind the camera, Monica was part of the inaugural class of NBC's "Female Forward" initiative aimed at increasing female representation in the director\u2019s chair. Her television directing credits include Starz\u2019s POWER: BOOK II: GHOST, NATIONAL TREASURE for Disney +, NBC\u2019s THE ENDGAME, the Series finale of USA\u2019s THE SINNER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, as well as episodes of CBS\u2019s FBI, NBC'S LAW & ORDER: SVU and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HIGHTOWN. Monica directed the short film TANYA for the Hidden Tears Project, a non-profit media company developing content to bring awareness to s*x trafficking. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she received the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication. We chat about flow, growth and regrowth, leaving Chicago Fire, the power of \u2018no\u2019, expectations, rejection, your point of view, performing, directing, control and moving forward. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Monica out on: Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monicaraymund86\/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/funnyinfailure\/ https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funnyinfailure\/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michael_kahan\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_Kahan ","author_name":"Funny In Failure","author_url":"http:\/\/funnyinfailure.libsyn.com\/","html":"