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My Take
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.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- 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 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actress / Television actress / Film actress
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Florida State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Monk | — | Unknown |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.