Traylor Howard

Traylor Howard had the tricky job of replacing a beloved character on Monk, and she pulled it off with grace. As Natalie, she gave Tony Shalhoub's Adrian Monk a warmer, more maternal foil than Sharona, and the show found a new rhythm because of it. I always appreciated her natural, unforced comic timing, which she'd sharpened earlier on Two Guys and a Girl. She never seemed to chase the spotlight, and stepped back from acting fairly quietly. There's something refreshing about a performer who does the work, makes it look easy, and then walks away on her own terms.

Traylor Howard is an American actress born in Orlando, Florida, and a graduate of Florida State University. She rose to prominence in television sitcoms such as Two Guys and a Girl, and is best known for playing Natalie Teeger, the assistant to the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk, on the long-running USA Network series Monk.

Name (English)

Traylor Howard

Name (Japanese)

トレイラー・ハワード

Reading

とれいらー・はわーど

Born

June 14, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Orlando, Florida, United States

Occupation

Actress / Television actress / Film actress

University

Florida State University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• Born in Florida
• Actress
• Television actress
• Film actress

Last updated

2026-06-02

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