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Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; 15 June 1972, height 5' 4" (1,63 m))is an Australian actress. She is known for playing FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBSmystery drama Without a Trace from 2002 to 2009 and for her latest television role since 2011 as Det. Carrie Wells on the CBS police dramaUnforgettable. Montgomery was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.She is one of six children and her parents named her and her sisters (Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle, and Marigold Sun) after flowers, and their brother after the rock band Jethro Tull.Montgomery hated school, being expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out at the age of fifteen to pursue stage actingand to also travel around Bali with her boyfriend at the timeMontgomery emigrated to the United States at the age of eighteen, arriving in Florida to meet a boyfriend whom she had met when he was an exchange student. After five days, she realized that "[she] couldn't stand him" and then took a bus to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.


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Born:
Jun 15, 1972 In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
32
First Appeared:
In the series LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988-09-05
Latest Project:
Movie Christmas on the Farm 2021-12-01
Known For
Poster of Raising Waylon
Poster of The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Poster of Dead Man on Campus
Poster of The Cold Equations
Filmography
Movie Christmas on the Farm Emmy Jones 2021-12-01
Series Reef Break Cat Chambers 2019-06-19
Movie A Surrogate's Nightmare Angela 2017-01-02
Movie Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love Holly O'Toole 2015-06-06
Movie Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story Joanne Rowling 2011-07-18
Series Unforgettable Carrie Wells 2011-09-20
Movie Lying to Be Perfect Nola Devlin 2010-06-07
Series The Talk Unknown 2010-10-18
Movie Between Dianne 2005-01-19
Movie Murder in the Hamptons Generosa Rand 2005-07-11
Movie Snow Wonder Paula 2005-11-20
Movie Raising Waylon Julia 2004-02-22
Series Fashion Rocks Unknown 2004-09-26
Movie 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Allison 2004-09-10
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Series Glory Days Ellie Sparks 2002-01-16
Series Without a Trace Samantha Spade 2002-09-26
Series Blonde Norma Jeane Baker / Marilyn Monroe 2001-05-13
Series The Beat Elizabeth Waclawek 2000-03-21
Series The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Unknown 1999-03-30
Movie The Other Sister Caroline Tate 1999-02-26
Movie Life Older Mae Rose Abernathy 1999-04-16
Movie This Space Between Us Arden Ansfield 1999-05-15
Movie Dead Man on Campus Rachel 1998-08-21
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie The Cold Equations Lee Cross 1996-12-07
Movie Peacock Blues 1996-01-01
Series Relativity Jennifer Lukens 1996-09-24
Movie Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou Cindy 1995-01-09
Movie Devil in a Blue Dress Barbara’s Sister 1995-09-29
Movie Tammy and the T-Rex Party Girl #1 1994-12-28
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05