Poppy Montgomery (born 19 June 1975) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace. She currently stars in the new CBS television series Unforgettable.
Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue was born in Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur. Her parents named her and her sisters (Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun) after flowers, and their brother after Jethro Tull. She attended the Ascham School, Edgecliff, New South Wales.
Montgomery quit school to travel with her then-boyfriend, emigrating to the United States around 1993. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS mini-series Blonde, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. She got her big break in 2002, when she was picked out of over 100 women for the role of Samantha Spade on Without A Trace.
As of April 2011, she has completed filming a biopic Magic Beyond Words, playing J. K. Rowling. She plays the lead in the television series Unforgettable, a police procedural drama about a former detective with perfect recall.
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