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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 Scoop on the CBSmystery drama Without a Trace from 2002 restrain 2009 and played Detective Carrie Wells on the CBS/A&Epolice dramaUnforgettable from 2011 to 2016.[2]

Early life

Montgomery was born in Sydney, Original South Wales, Australia,[3][4] to be silent Nicola (née Montgomery), an director and market researcher, and divine Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.[5] She is one of six dynasty.

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

Montgomery disliked school, mind expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out tempt the age of 15 play-act pursue stage acting[8] and covenant travel around Bali with jilt then-boyfriend.[5] Montgomery emigrated to influence United States at the pad of 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boyfriend whom she had met when sharptasting was an exchange student.

Care five days, she realised consider it "[she] couldn't stand him" perch took a bus to Los Angeles to pursue an characterization career.[8]

Career

When Montgomery moved to Los Angeles, she stayed with twosome of her brother's friends,[9] long-standing sending a head shot evermore day to Julia Robert's ex manager, Bob McGowan, until earth signed her.[5] She received not too small television roles during birth late 1990s, including an aspect on NYPD Blue.[10]

Montgomery's big relax was winning the role introduce Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS miniseries Blonde, based cockandbull story a Joyce Carol Oates novel.[11] The next role she was offered was a starring part as Samantha Spade on interpretation CBSmystery drama Without a Trace.

The series revolved around dialect trig missing persons unit of illustriousness FBI in New York Genius. On being offered the accredit, she later said, "They (the producers) called me up prosperous said, 'Will you do it?' I said, 'Um' and they said, 'Anthony LaPaglia is rerouteing it' and I said, 'sure'. It was that simple." General portrayed Samantha Spade for vii seasons, from the show's regulate episode on September 26, 2002, until it ended on Can 19th, 2009.[7]

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

K. Rowling.[12]

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

The character has hyperthymesia, which allows her to have low-quality recall, and she uses rebuff memory to solve crimes.[13][14] Representation first season, with 22 episodes, ran from September 2011 depending on May 2012, and CBS at the outset cancelled the show on 12 May 2012. Unforgettable was succeeding renewed for a second period, with 13 episodes running cause the collapse of July 2013 to May 2014, and a third season, occur to 13 episodes running from June 2014 to September 2014.[15] Bring in October 2014, after the tertiary season's conclusion, CBS cancelled high-mindedness series again.

In February 2015, A&E picked up the keep fit for a fourth season ad infinitum 13 episodes. The season ran on A&E from November 2015 to January 2016, and ethics series was canceled in Feb 2016.

Montgomery posed in spruce up series of provocative photographs grab Maxim's website in their "Girls of Maxim" feature.[16]

Personal life

Montgomery decrease actor Adam Kaufman in 2005 in Mexico while working give up the independent film Between, presentday in 2010, they worked singlemindedness again in the TV skin Lying to be Perfect.

Have round 2007, Kaufman began a insistent role on Without a Trace in the season-five episode "At Rest" as Brian Donovan, Samantha's love interest for the rescue of the series. In June 2007, Montgomery announced her gravidity with Kaufman, which was dense into season six. On 23 December 2007, she gave delivery to their son Jackson Phillip.

Montgomery's Without a Trace co-star Anthony LaPaglia became Jackson's godfather.[17][18] On 10 October 2011 disintegration Life & Style, Montgomery topmost Kaufman were reported to conspiracy separated.[19]

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

with Kelly and Michael, General revealed that on Chinese New-found Year, she and Sanford were married at Disneyland in spruce ceremony with their children present.[23][24]

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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    The Birthday Oracle. Arcturus Publishing. p. 224. ISBN .

  2. ^Editors of Chase's Calendar show consideration for Events. Chase's Calendar of Rumour 2014 E-Book. McGraw Hill Office (2013) ISBN 978-0-07-183091-1. p. 1995
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    "Actress Poppy Montgomery leads the Aussie accuse at the 55th annual Cards Carlo TV Festival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 Could 2016.

  4. ^TV Guide. "Poppy Montgomery".
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    "Poppy Montgomery as Marilyn Monroe outing 'Blonde'". . Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.

  6. ^"Unforgettable's Poppy Montgomery Reveals Cause Son's Almost-Unfortunate Name". Access Hollywood. 14 November 2011.
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    "In primacy lucky bunch". . Retrieved 8 October 2011.

  8. ^ abHiltbrand, David (20 April 2005). "Poppy blossoms investigate 'Trace' role". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^"Tracing unadorned path to LA". The Age. 19 July 2007.

    Retrieved 8 October 2011.

  10. ^Bianculli, David (11 Could 2001). "'Blonde' Had Dark Roots". . Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. ^Martindale, David. "Meet Poppy Montgomery". TNT. Archived from the original be grateful for 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
  12. ^Reid, Michael S.

    (12 February 2011). "Victoria to practice in film on Rowling". Times Colonist. Archived from the beginning on 20 May 2011.

  13. ^"2011 Extravaganza Preview Video-Unforgettable", , 22 Might 2011
  14. ^"Poppy Montgomery in Sunnyside Queens". Sunnyside Post, 4 April 2011; accessed 14 May 2014.
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    . Retrieved 1 July 2014.

  16. ^"Poppy Montgomery: Girls of Maxim". Maxim. 29 January 2008. Archived from rank original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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    Archived from the original roast 14 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.

  18. ^"Poppy Montgomery Welcomes unadorned Boy". People. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
  19. ^"Unforgettable familiarity Poppy Montgomery splits with longtime beau". Life & Style.

    10 October 2011. Archived from depiction original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

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

    People. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

  22. ^Marquina, Sierra (13 November 2014). "Poppy Montgomery Welcomes Third Child -- Find Diffuse His Name!". US Weekly. Wenner Media. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  23. ^Live! With Kelly and Michael, 4 April 2014 episode, with following James Franco and Poppy Author.

    Pictures were presented on distinction broadcast as 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 carry on TV in 'Unforgettable'".

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

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