Acting
In 2004 Monk made her acting debut in a bit role on the Nine Network made-for-television film The Mystery Of Natalie Wood portraying the role of Marilyn Monroe. That same year Monk appeared in the music video Always by Punk Rock band Blink-182. Monk has had small roles in films such as Click, Murder World and Spring Break '83.
In 2005 Monk relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting. Monk quickly landed her breakout role in the spoof comedy film Date Movie. The film was released in February 2006 and went on to make over $84 million worldwide despite universally negative reviews from critics. In July 2007 Monk made her American television debut in the HBO Comedy series Entourage. That same year appeared in the Dark Comedy film Sex and Death 101.
Monk starred in the Warner Premiere comedy film Spring Breakdown alongside Parker Posey and Amy Poehler. Filming took place in South Padre in 2006. Monk portrayed the role of the films antagonist a bimbo sorority girl named Mason. The film underwent a long post-production period suffering distribution problems. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to negative reviews. The film was released straight-to-DVD in June 2009.
In August 2008 Monk was offered $1 million to pose for Playboy, which she declined.
In September 2008 Dark Castle Entertainment announced Monk was cast in the slasher horror film The Hills Run Red. Filming began at the start of 2009 in Sofia, Bulgaria and premiered at UK Frightfest. The film was released straight-to-DVD in September 2009 to mixed reviews from critics with some praising Monk's performance. In September 2008 Monk announced she was developing her own reality television series titled Bigger Than Paris. Monk filmed the pilot in January 2010 in Los Angles, California. The pilot was not picked up.
In April 2010 Nine Network announced Monk would be a special guest presenter on the travel television program Getaway. Following her first appearance Nine announced Monk would continue appearing on the series in a recurring form from then on. As part of her role Monk has visited Hawaii, Las Vegas, Mexico.
In May 2012 Monk was announced to be one of the celebrities to have signed up for the FOX dating-show The Choice. The series is a spin-off to The Voice (TV series) and sees celebrity judges sitting with their backs turned to a pool of "sexy singles" hoping to score a date with a celebrity. Celebrities such as Carmen Electra, Joe Jonas and Pauly D have appeared in the show. The series premiered on 7 June 2012.
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