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Biography: Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; 19 June 1975[1]) is an Australian actress. She is best known as Samantha Spade in the American television series Without a Trace.

Biography

Personal life

Montgomery was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.[2] Her parents named her and her sisters after flowers, and their brother after Jethro Tull. She attended the Ascham School in Edgecliff, New South Wales.

Montgomery and boyfriend, actor Adam Kaufman, have a son together, Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman, born on December 23, 2007 in Los Angeles.[3][4]

Career

Montgomery quit school to travel with her then-boyfriend, emigrating to the United States when she was 18. She came into prominence with her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS mini-series Blonde, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates.[5] Her big break came in 2002, when she was picked out of over 100 women for the role of Samantha Spade on Without A Trace.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1994 Tammy And The T-Rex Party Girl #1
1995 Jake Lassiter: Justice On The Bayou Cindy
Devil In A Blue Dress Barbara's Sister
1996 The Cold Equations Marilyn 'Lee' Cross
Peacock Blues unknown
Stories From The Edge unknown
1997 Desert's Edge Mary
1998 Dead Man on Campus Rachel
1999 Life Older Mae Rose Abernathy
The Other Sister Caroline Tate
The Wonder Cabinet Dr. Sarah Coleman
2000 Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta Barri Noodleman
This Space Between Us Arden Ansfield
2001 Blonde Norma Jean Baker / Marilyn Monroe
2004 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Allison
Raising Waylon Julia
2005 Murder in the Hamptons Generosa Ammon
Between Nadine Roberts
2010 Lying To Be Perfect Nola Devlin
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Silk Stalkings Angel 2 episode
1996 Relativity Jennifer Lukens 6 episodes, 1996-1997
NYPD Blue Lisa 1 episode
Party of Five Allison 1 episode
2000 The Beat Elizabeth Waclawek 3 episodes
2001 Going to California Penelope 1 episode
2002 Without a Trace Special Agent Samantha "Sam" Spade 160 episodes, 2002-2009
Glory Days Ellie Sparks 9 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Without a Trace Cast". Entertainment Weekly. 2004-06-25. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,654615,00.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-30. "Poppy Montgomery, 29 ("Although IMDb says that I'm 32. At the end of the day, who gives a s---? Honestly")" 
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/91/Poppy-Montgomery.html
  3. ^ Jenny Sundel (2007-06-12). "Without a Trace's Poppy Montgomery Pregnant". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042215,00.html. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
  4. ^ Poppy Montgomery Welcomes a Boy, People, January 4, 2008. Accessed July 12, 2008.
  5. ^ Martindale, David. Meet Poppy Montgomery, TNT. Accessed July 12, 2008.

External links

  • Poppy Montgomery at the Internet Movie Database
  • Poppy Montgomery at TV.com

Poppy Montgomery main page.

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