Monica May
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Monica May is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 television and film actress, known for her role as Elizabeth 'Z' Delgado on the series Power Rangers: S.P.D.
Power Rangers: S.P.D.
Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 incarnation of the Power Rangers television series, adapted from the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. It is also the title for the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. S.P.D...

.

Early life

May was born in Lakeland
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...

, Florida
Florida
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. At the age of three, May moved with her family to the small town of Land O' Lakes, Florida
Land O' Lakes, Florida
Land O' Lakes is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, in the United States. Land O' Lakes is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 31,145. The city grew rapidly during the 1990s, growing from 7,800 residents to...

. When May was twelve, she went to an improv
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...

 summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....

, and it was there that she realized she wanted to act for the rest of her life.

Career

In the 9th grade, she played Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town
Our Town
Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...

. May made her short film
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

 debut in 2003 in Icon Film Studios' To Live Is to Die and had a voice-over part in Broken Tomorrow.

In 2005, May starred on Power Rangers S.P.D.. She went on to become good friends with S.P.D. executive producer Greg Aronowitz and has had roles in his films Labou
Labou
Labou is an independent movie produced by Sheri Bryant and written and directed by Greg Aronowitz released by MGM on 5/19/09. Greg Aronowitz was heavily involved with Power Rangers: S.P.D. and directed many of the episodes...

and Battle Planet
Battle Planet
Battle Planet is a 2008 low budget science fiction film starring Zack Ward and Monica May, featuring Brea Grant.-Plot:In the not-so-distant future, Captain Jordan Strider, a Special Forces Officer in the New World Alliance, is chosen for a top-secret mission...

.

May lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, where she also works as a hairstylist.

Monica May grew up in a small town. Attended Land o' Lakes high school, and lived in cypress bayou.

Filmography

  • Dazed and Confused
    Dazed and Confused
    "Dazed and Confused" is a song by Jake Holmes, which was covered by The Yardbirds, and later reworked by Led Zeppelin who hold a separate copyright on the song.-Jake Holmes:...

    (1993) as Lisa Kramer
  • To Live is to Die (2003 short) as Stacy
  • Power Rangers: S.P.D.
    Power Rangers: S.P.D.
    Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 incarnation of the Power Rangers television series, adapted from the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. It is also the title for the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. S.P.D...

    (2005 series) as Elizabeth 'Z' Delgado/Yellow SPD Ranger
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: "Scary Movie" (2006) as Movie Cashier
  • Life After (2006 short) as Claire Woods
  • D.T.A. Productions (2007 short) as Lindsay Crenshaw
  • Lines (2007 short) as Gretel
  • Entourage
    Entourage (TV series)
    Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...

    : "The WeHo Ho" (2007) uncredited extra
  • Enormous Nuclear Potato (2007 short) as Sarah Lynn
  • Teleflora
    Teleflora
    Teleflora is a floral wire service company which brokers orders to local florists for delivery. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, it offers what it describes as florist-to-florist clearinghouse services; these enable sale and delivery of eligible products to be independent of one another....

    : "Talking Flowers" (2008 commercial) as Woman with baby
  • Labou
    Labou
    Labou is an independent movie produced by Sheri Bryant and written and directed by Greg Aronowitz released by MGM on 5/19/09. Greg Aronowitz was heavily involved with Power Rangers: S.P.D. and directed many of the episodes...

    (2008) as Librarian
  • Battle Planet
    Battle Planet
    Battle Planet is a 2008 low budget science fiction film starring Zack Ward and Monica May, featuring Brea Grant.-Plot:In the not-so-distant future, Captain Jordan Strider, a Special Forces Officer in the New World Alliance, is chosen for a top-secret mission...

    (2008) as Jun'hee

Public appearances

  • Saints and Sinners Festival (December 2003)
  • Walt Disney Word's Happiest Celebration On Earth (2005)
  • Comic-Con International (17 July 2005)
  • Youmacon (11–13 November 2005)
  • Power Morphicon: Los Angeles (21–23 June 2007)
  • Anime Expo (2–5 July 2009)
  • Comic-Con International (23 July 2009)
  • Power Morphicon (27–29 August 2010)

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