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Poppy Montgomery
| Poppy Montgomery | |
|---|---|
 Poppy Montgomery, March 2009 | |
| Born | Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue 19 June 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Domestic partner(s) | Adam Kaufman |
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.
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[edit] 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 23 December 2007 in Los Angeles, United States.[3][4]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 | |
| 2010 | True Blue | Katherine Miller | Pilot |
[edit] References
- ^ "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")"
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/91/Poppy-Montgomery.html
- ^ 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.
- ^ Poppy Montgomery Welcomes a Boy, People, January 4, 2008. Accessed July 12, 2008.
- ^ Martindale, David. Meet Poppy Montgomery, TNT. Accessed July 12, 2008.
