Monica Maughan was born on September 15, 1933 in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. She is known for her work on Strange Bedfellows (2004), A City's Child (1971) and The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (1994). She was married to Rowland Ball and William Essex. She died on January 8, 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.