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Encyclopedia > Monica Potter
Monica Potter
Born June 30, 1971 (1971-06-30) (age 36)
Cleveland, Ohio

Monica Potter (born June 30, 1971) is an American film and television actress. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

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Biography

Early life

Potter, one of four daughters,[1] was born Monica Gregg Brokaw[2] in Cleveland, Ohio to an Irish American Catholic[1][3] family. Her father, Paul Brokaw, was an inventor who invented 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. She also spent part of her early years in Arab, Alabama. Potter had wanted to be an actress since childhood,[1] as well as a nun.[1] Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Arab is a city in Marshall and Cullman counties in northeastern Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ...


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. 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, and eventual girlfriend of 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. She was a series regular on Boston Legal but left after the first season. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... “Miami” redirects here. ... Nubeluz was a Peruvian childrens show airing from 1990 to 1996. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... For other uses, see Young and Restless. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... For other uses, see Conair. ... Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... For other persons named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation). ... Patch Adams is a 1998 film directed by Tom Shadyac and based on the life of Hunter Patch Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. ... Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) (commonly referred to as Pre by runners and fans) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. ... Without Limits is a 1998 biographical film about the friendship between running star Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who would later co-found Nike, Inc. ... Freddie Prinze, Jr. ... DVD Cover Head Over Heals is a 2001 romantic comedy film—directed by Mark Waters—about a woman (Amanda Pierce, played by Monica Potter) living in New York City, who works at The Met restoring paintings. ... Dawsons Creek director, see Morgan J. Freeman. ... This article is for the novel Along Came a Spider. ... Boston Legal is an American dramedy television series that began airing on ABC on October 3rd, 2004. ...


Adam Duritz of Counting Crows wrote the song "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" about her after seeing her in a film. This led to a relationship between the two. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Counting Crows is an Academy Award nominated American alternative rock band originating from Berkeley, California. ... This Desert Life is the third studio album from Counting Crows. ...


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 of 2005. Potter and Allison had their first child, a daughter named Molly Brigid Allison, on August 3, 2005. is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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," said Potter in an interview with Maxim magazine in March 2001.


Filmography

Year Title Role
2004–2005 Boston Legal Lori Colson
2004 Saw Alison Gordon
2002 I'm with Lucy Lucy
2001 Along Came a Spider Jezzie Flannigan
Head Over Heels Amanda Pierce
1999 Heaven or Vegas Lilli
1998 A Cool, Dry Place Kate Durrell
Patch Adams Corinne Fisher
Without Limits Mary Marckx
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Martha
1997 Con Air Tricia Poe
1996 Bulletproof Biker's Woman

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/P/Potter_Monica/2001/04/07/760958.html
  2. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/83/Monica-Potter.html
  3. ^ http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=3960

External links

  • Monica Potter Fan Page

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