Poppy Montgomery
| Poppy Montgomery | |
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 Poppy Montgomery, March 2009 |
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| Born | Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue 19 June 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Partner | Adam Kaufman, (2005–2011; 1 child) |
Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue on 19 June 1975[1]), is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace (2002-2009) and her current role as Det. Carrie Wells on the CBS television series Unforgettable (2011-present).
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[edit] Personal life
Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue was born in Sydney, Australia, one of five daughters of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.[2] Her parents named her and her sisters (Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle, and Marigold Sun) after flowers, and their brother after Jethro Tull.[3]
She hated school, being expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out at age 15 to pursue stage acting[4] and to also travel around Bali with her then-boyfriend.[2] Montgomery emigrated to the United States at age 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boy whom she'd met when he was an exchange student. After five days, she realized "I couldn't stand him" and then took a bus to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4]
Montgomery and her then-boyfriend, actor Adam Kaufman, have a son together named Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman, who was born on 23 December 2007.[5][6]
As reported on 10 October 2011 through Life & Style, Poppy has split from Kaufman. This news comes just at the time of Poppy’s new series, Unforgettable, starts on CBS. It was reported that the break-up was due to distance between both Poppy and Adam when working and their love for each other just wasn’t strong enough to hold them both together. Poppy and Adam met when working together on 'Between' back in 2005.
[edit] Career
On arriving in Los Angeles, she stayed with two friends of her brother[7] while sending a head shot every day to Julia Roberts's former manager, Bob McGowan, until he signed her.[2] She worked a string of television bit parts through the late-1990s, including NYPD Blue, with the most visible being an appearance on Relativity, where Montgomery shared one of the first lesbian kisses on US network TV.[8] Her first big break was when she snagged the role of Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS mini-series Blonde, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates.[9] The next role she was offered was Samantha Spade on Without A Trace, where she was picked out of over 100 women.[citation needed] On being offered the part, she later said, "They (the producers) called me up and said, 'Will you do it?' I said, 'Um' and they said, 'Anthony LaPaglia is in it' and I said, 'sure'. It was that simple."[3]
As of April 2011, she has completed filming a biopic Magic Beyond Words, playing J. K. Rowling.[10] She plays the lead in the television series Unforgettable, a police procedural drama about a former detective with perfect recall.[11][12] Until the debut of ABC's new family-oriented, late-arriving, Sunday night fairy-tale drama Once Upon a Time, CBS had been airing promos that Unforgettable was the #1 new drama of the 2011-12 season. According to the prime-time Nielsen television ratings released through Sunday, November 6, 2011, season-to-date, Unforgettable has averaged 13.9 million viewers. For a snapshot rating, on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, the series was first in its regular timeslot, with 11.3 million viewers and ranked #24 overall for the week. [13]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Angel | U.S. TV Series (Episodes: "Natural Selection," parts 1 and 2) |
| 1994 | Tammy and the T-Rex | Party Girl #1 | |
| 1995 | Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou | Cindy | TV movie |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Barbara's Sister | |
| 1996 | The Cold Equations | Marilyn 'Lee' Cross | TV movie |
| 1996 | Peacock Blues | TV short | |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Allison | Episode: "Poor Substitutes" |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Lisa | Episode: "Burnin' Love" |
| 1996 | Relativity | Jennifer Lukens | U.S. TV series (7 episodes) |
| 1997 | Desert's Edge | Mary | TV short |
| 1998 | Dead Man on Campus | Rachel | |
| 1999 | The Wonder Cabinet | Dr. Sarah Coleman | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Caroline Tate | |
| 1999 | Life | Older Mae Rose Abernathy | |
| 2000 | Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta | Barri Noodleman | Short film |
| 2000 | The Beat | Elizabeth Waclawek | U.S. TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2001 | Blonde | Norma Jean Baker / Marilyn Monroe | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Going to California | Penelope | Episode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo" |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Ellie Sparks | U.S. TV series (9 episodes) |
| 2002–09 | Without a Trace | Samantha Spade | U.S. TV series (160 episodes) |
| 2004 | Raising Waylon | Julia Bellows | TV special |
| 2004 | How to Lose Your Lover | Allison | |
| 2005 | Between (film) | Nadine Roberts | |
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | Generosa Rand | TV movie |
| 2005 | Snow Wonder | Paula | TV movie |
| 2010 | True Blue | Katherine Miller | TV pilot |
| 2010 | Lying to Be Perfect | Nola Devlin | TV movie |
| 2011 | Magic Beyond Words | J. K. Rowling | TV Movie |
| 2011–present | Unforgettable | Carrie Wells | U.S. TV series |
[edit] References
- ^ "Without a Trace Cast". Entertainment Weekly. 2004-06-25. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,654615,00.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011. "Poppy Montgomery, 29 (Although IMDb says that I'm 32. At the end of the day, who gives a s -- -? Honestly)"
- ^ a b c Johnson, Tricia (2001-05-11). "Poppy Montgomery as Marilyn Monroe in 'Blonde'". ew.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281223,00.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b Downie, Stephen (2007-08-08). "In the lucky bunch". couriermail.com.au. http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/in-the-lucky-bunch/story-e6freq9x-1111114128475. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b Hiltbrand, David (2005-04-20). "'Without a Trace' actress Poppy Montgomery 'driven'". The Post and Courier. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0GBJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IgoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1300,2032732&dq=poppy+montgomery+jethro+tull&hl=en. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Jenny Sundel (12 June 2007). "Without a Trace's Poppy Montgomery Pregnant". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042215,00.html. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ Poppy Montgomery Welcomes a Boy, People, 4 January 2008. Accessed 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Tracing a path to LA". theage.com.au. 2007-07-19. http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/tracing-a-path-to-la/2007/07/18/1184559797299.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Dianculi, David (2001-05-11). "'Blonde' Had Dark Roots". nydailynews.com. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2001/05/11/2001-05-11__blonde__has_dark_roots.html. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Martindale, David. Meet Poppy Montgomery, TNT. Accessed 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Victoria to star in film on Rowling". Times Colonist. 12 February 2011. http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Victoria+star+film+Rowling/4271775/story.html. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "2011 Fall Preview Video-Unforgettable". CBS.com, 22 May 2011
- ^ "Poppy Montgomery in Sunnyside Queens". Sunnyside Post, 4 April 2011
- ^ Courtesy Veronica Bravo, USA Today; and Nielsen Media Research. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
