Annika Marks

Annika Marks
Occupation	Actress, writer, producer
Years active	2001–present

Annika Marks is an American actress, writer and producer. She had a supporting role in 2012 film The Sessions, and played leading roles in independent movies Grace. (2014) and Anguish (2015). Since 2014 she plays Monte Porter on Freeform drama series, The Fosters.

She was born in Malmö,Sweden while her father was attending graduate school there but raised mainly in Bellevue, Washington. She attended Bellevue High School and studied dance at Cornish College of the Arts and acting at Seattle Children's Theatre.

Marks started off her career in 2001 in the short-film G Spots?. In 2002 she had a guest starring role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 2003 she had a small role in Mona Lisa Smile. In 2004, Marks starred in the independent drama, The Undeserved. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 2012 drama The Sessions alongside Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, and John Hawkes. The film received wide critical acclaim. In 2014, Marks had the lead role in the indie film Grace. and in 2015 starred in psychological drama Anguish.

On television, Marks has the recurring role as Monte Porter in the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) drama series, The Fosters. She also guest starred on Southland, NCIS: New Orleans, Battle Creek, and Flaked.

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