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Monica Potter
Born	Monica Gregg Brokaw June 30, 1971 (1971-06-30) (age 38) Cleveland, Ohio
Spouse(s)	Tom Potter (1990–1998) Daniel Christopher Allison (2005–)

Monica Potter (born June 30, 1971) is an American film and television actress.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Potter, one of four daughters,¹ was born Monica Gregg Brokaw² in Cleveland, Ohio, to an Irish American Roman Catholic¹³ family. Her father, Paul Brokaw, was the inventor of the first flame-resistant car wax, and her mother, Nancy, was a secretary.¹ During her childhood, she was a part of the St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland, and attended the local elementary school, as well as Villa Angela Catholic School for Girls, before graduating from Euclid High School.⁴ She also spent part of her early years in Arab, Alabama. Potter had wanted to be an actress since childhood, as well as a nun.¹

Career

At the age of twelve, Potter started modeling and appearing in commercials in Chicago and Miami, before deciding to pursue an acting career. Her very first role on television was as a "Dalina" in the English version of the Peruvian TV show Nubeluz. Then she found a role on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Sharon Abbott in 1994.

She has since appeared in several feature films, including Con Air (playing the wife of Nicolas Cage's character) and starring opposite Robin Williams in Patch Adams. In 1998, she also played the love interest of doomed distance runner Steve Prefontaine in the movie Without Limits.

In 2001, she had two major roles, co-starring with Freddie Prinze Jr. in Head Over Heels, and with Morgan Freeman in the thriller Along Came a Spider based on the James Patterson best-seller. She was a cast member of the television series Boston Legal but left after the first season. In 2009, Potter became a cast member of the new TNT series Trust Me.

Personal life

Potter was married to Tom Potter from 1990 to 1998, and they have two sons. She married Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon, in June 2005. Potter and Allison had their first child, a daughter named Molly Brigid Allison, on August 3, 2005.

Potter was named "Best Movie Star Loyal to Cleveland" by ClevelandScene.com for her insistence on keeping her family in the Ohio city even after Hollywood success. "It's a great place to raise kids. I had a very happy childhood there, growing up on a special street where everyone knew everyone,"³ said Potter in an interview with Maxim magazine in March 2001.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Bulletproof	Biker's Woman
1997	Con Air	Tricia Poe
1998	A Cool, Dry Place	Kate Durrell
	Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence	Martha	Alternative title: The Very Thought of You
	Without Limits	Mary Marckx
1998	Patch Adams	Carin
1999	Heaven or Vegas	Lilli
2001	Head Over Heels	Amanda Pierce
	Along Came a Spider	Jezzie Flannigan
2002	I'm With Lucy	Lucy
2004	Saw	Alison Gordon
2008	Lower Learning	Laura Buchwald
2009	The Last House on the Left	Emma Collingwood
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Young and the Restless	Sharon Newman #1	Unknown episodes
2003	The Lunchbox Chronicles	Kate	Television movie
2004	Reversible Errors	Muriel Wynn	Miniseries
2004-2005	Boston Legal	Lori Colson	21 episodes
2007	Protect and Serve	Lizzie Borelli	Television movie
2009	Trust Me	Sarah Krajicek-Hunter	13 episodes
2009	"Parenthood"	Kristina Braverman	Unknown

References

External links

• Monica Potter at the Internet Movie Database
• Monica Potter at Allmovie
• Monica Potter at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	Potter, Monica
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brokaw, Monica Gregg
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	June 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cleveland, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH