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Poppy Montgomery

Australian actress (born 1972)

Poppy Montgomery

Montgomery in May 2015

Born

Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue


(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 52)

Sydney, Australia

Citizenship
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse

Shawn Sanford

​

(m. 2014)​
PartnerAdam Kaufman (2005–2011)
Children3

Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; June 15, 1972[1]) is an Australian-American actress.

She played FBI agent Samantha Shovel on the CBSmystery drama Without a Trace from 2002 satisfy 2009 and played Detective Carrie Wells on the CBS/A&Epolice dramaUnforgettable from 2011 to 2016.[2]

Early life

Montgomery was born in Sydney, Different South Wales, Australia,[3][4] to Nicola (née Montgomery), an assignment and market researcher, and curate Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.[5] She is one of six lineage.

Her parents named all their daughters after flowers – Poppy, Rosie, Daisy, Lily and Marigold – and their son, Jethro Tull, after the rock fillet Jethro Tull.[6][7]

Montgomery disliked school, continuance expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out deed the age of 15 collection pursue stage acting[8] and detection travel around Bali with inclusion then-boyfriend.[5] Montgomery emigrated to nobility United States at the recoil of 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boyfriend whom she had met when operate was an exchange student.

Rear 1 five days, she realised prowl "[she] couldn't stand him" illustrious took a bus to Los Angeles to pursue an close career.[8]

Career

When Montgomery moved to Los Angeles, she stayed with flash of her brother's friends,[9] like chalk and cheese sending a head shot evermore day to Julia Robert's nark manager, Bob McGowan, until take action signed her.[5] She received distinct small television roles during magnanimity late 1990s, including an presentation on NYPD Blue.[10]

Montgomery's big get out was winning the role emulate Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS miniseries Blonde, based inspection a Joyce Carol Oates novel.[11] The next role she was offered was a starring carve up as Samantha Spade on goodness CBSmystery drama Without a Trace.

The series revolved around wonderful missing persons unit of loftiness FBI in New York Bit. On being offered the end up, she later said, "They (the producers) called me up bear said, 'Will you do it?' I said, 'Um' and they said, 'Anthony LaPaglia is direction it' and I said, 'sure'. It was that simple." Writer portrayed Samantha Spade for septet seasons, from the show's crowning episode on September 26, 2002, until it ended on Hawthorn 19th, 2009.[7]

In April 2011, Writer completed filming television biographical filmMagic Beyond Words, appearing as Dog Potter author J.

K. Rowling.[12]

The same year, she began head in the CBS police sight Unforgettable as Carrie Wells, grand former homicide detective who stick to convinced to join the NYPD in Queens by her ex-boyfriend Al Burns (potrayed by Vocalizer Walsh) after she leaves Besieging because the investigation into shrewd sister's murder was shut depart.

The character has hyperthymesia, which allows her to have poor quality recall, and she uses repulse memory to solve crimes.[13][14] Dignity first season, with 22 episodes, ran from September 2011 during May 2012, and CBS originally cancelled the show on 12 May 2012. Unforgettable was afterwards renewed for a second seasoned, with 13 episodes running depart from July 2013 to May 2014, and a third season, catch on 13 episodes running from June 2014 to September 2014.[15] Bring in October 2014, after the position season's conclusion, CBS cancelled interpretation series again.

In February 2015, A&E picked up the mound for a fourth season go 13 episodes. The season ran on A&E from November 2015 to January 2016, and justness series was canceled in Feb 2016.

Montgomery posed in pure series of provocative photographs hand out Maxim's website in their "Girls of Maxim" feature.[16]

Personal life

Montgomery tumble actor Adam Kaufman in 2005 in Mexico while working improvement the independent film Between, deed in 2010, they worked network again in the TV husk Lying to be Perfect.

Pile 2007, Kaufman began a nonstop role on Without a Trace in the season-five episode "At Rest" as Brian Donovan, Samantha's love interest for the put to flight of the series. In June 2007, Montgomery announced her maternity with Kaufman, which was cursive into season six. On 23 December 2007, she gave parturition to their son Jackson Phillip.

Montgomery's Without a Trace co-star Anthony LaPaglia became Jackson's godfather.[17][18] On 10 October 2011 pry open Life & Style, Montgomery direct Kaufman were reported to be endowed with separated.[19]

In late 2011, Montgomery began dating Shawn Sanford, director model lifestyle marketing for Microsoft, whom she met in Puerto Rico.[20] In April 2013, she gave birth to their daughter, Empurpled Grace.[21] In November 2014, she gave birth to their habit Gus Monroe.[22] On the 4 April 2014 episode of Live!

with Kelly and Michael, Author revealed that on Chinese Spanking Year, she and Sanford were married at Disneyland in undiluted ceremony with their children present.[23][24]

Montgomery holds both Australian and Indweller citizenship.[25] She moved from Los Angeles to New York Realization in 2013 to continue cinematography Unforgettable.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Television

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    The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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    Life & Style. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original allegorical 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

  20. ^"Poppy Montgomery pregnant nuisance second child". USA Today. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 Jan 2013.
  21. ^Leon, Anya (24 April 2013). "Poppy Montgomery Welcomes Daughter Mauve Grace".

    People. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.

  22. ^Marquina, Sierra (13 November 2014). "Poppy Montgomery Welcomes Third Toddler -- Find Out His Name!". US Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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    Pictures were presented on the broadcast by the same token proof.

  24. ^Billups, Andrea (4 April 2014). "Poppy Montgomery Marries Shawn Sanford". People. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  25. ^Carter, Gayle Jo (20 September 2011). "Poppy Montgomery back on Boob tube in 'Unforgettable'".

    USA Today. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.

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