Poppy Montgomery Add to My Celebs Age 39 Birthday Jun. 19th, 1972 Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Height 5' 5"

Poppy Montgomery's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Without a Trace Samantha Sp… Unforgettable Detective C… Relativity Jennifer Lu… The Beat Elizabeth W…

Main Movie Roles 2004 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 1999 - Life 1999 - The Other Sister 1998 - Dead Man on Campus 1995 - Devil in a Blue Dress

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Poppy Montgomery has found success and prominence by playing the dramatic role of FBI agent Samantha Spade in the popular TV series "Without a Trace" (2002). Her gorgeous image can often be found in many men's magazines.

Montgomery was born with the name Poppy Petal Donahue. She was raised in her native Sydney, Australia. Since the age of 12, Poppy had a near obsession with cultural icon Marilyn Monroe.

Her parents had named each of their five daughters after a flower and, after a time, the name "Poppy Petal" attracted so much derision from fellow students that she left school at the age of 14. At 16, she left home to travel abroad and, at 18, she traveled to America.

In Los Angeles, penniless and with a copy of "How to Make it in Hollywood", Poppy adopted her mother's maiden name as a stage name and made daily contact with Julia Roberts (I)'s agent who told her he did not handle unknowns but arranged for her to be signed with another agent.

After various minor roles, Montgomery got several breaks in 1996. She had guest appearances on TV series "NYPD Blue" (1993) and "Party of Five" (1994), she got a regular part in the TV series "Relativity" (1996), and she won a starring role in the TV movie The Cold Equations (1996) (TV). Her career has been on an upward climb ever since.

In 2001, Montgomery won the dream role of her lifetime. CBS was looking to create a TV mini-series based on author Joyce Carol Oates' novelization of the life of Marilyn Monroe (the series was titled Blonde (2001) (TV)). Poppy's greatest wish was fulfilled when she got cast as her childhood idol. When she told her family that she'd won the role, Poppy's mother blithely commented "Well, you've been rehearsing for it your whole life". Montgomery gained weight for the part to more closely resemble Monroe. Her portrayal won critical claim.

In 2002, Montgomery joined the original cast of the soon-to-be-successful TV series "Without a Trace" (2002). She has a lead role portraying FBI agent Samantha Spade. Montgomery shared the cast's 2004 SAG Award nomination for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.


TRIVIA:

• Her brother is named Jethro Tull.
• Poppy chose her mother's maiden name, Montgomery, as her stage name.
• Her mother, Nicola, is a market researcher and father, Phil, a restaurateur.
• Step-sister of former Australian Hockeyroo's player Claire Mitchell-Taverner
• She and 'Adam Kaufman (II)' (qv) became the parents of a boy, Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman, on December 23, 2007, in Los Angeles. Jackson weighed in at 7 lbs. 4 oz.
• Named #45 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
• Poppy's sisters are named Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun - all named after flowers
• In an Australian news channel interview, she announced that she is having a boy.

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