Who Plays Monica & Why Is She Familiar To Sci-Fi/fantasy Fans?

2008 saw a loose adaptation of Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series, "The Sword of Truth." While "Legend of the Seeker" wasn't a direct adaptation and added some characters and storylines for a more usable TV format, it kept much of the series faithful to the main story arc and characters. Bridget Regan stars as Kahlan Amnell, a Confessor with a mysterious power, who teams with Richard (Craig Horner) to find the Seeker to defeat Darken Rahl (Craig Parker), the emperor of D'Hara. When he tries to kill every firstborn to keep the Seeker from fulfilling his destiny of defeating him, his half-brother escapes. Kahlan is strong, compassionate, and powerful, becoming a needed ally for Richard.

In an interview with AMC (as reported by Slice of Sci-Fi), Regan explained how she felt when entering the science fiction genre when asked if it was intimidating. "In the beginning, it was a bit, because I was like, 'How are we going to make everyone believe in all this magic and mythology?' But then I realized there's so much freedom in it; you can say anything is possible because of magic," the star noted. "And anything can happen, which I think is really terrific for a series. We can go anywhere."

While her 44 episodes in "Legend of the Seeker" definitely accounted for her longest run in the genre, she has two other credits that stand out as legendary installments of a subgenre: the superhero world.