Primarily a small-screen player, this native Australian reportedly arrived in Los Angeles as a teen clutching a copy of
How to Make It in Hollywood under her arm. After a handful of bit parts, Montgomery landed a plum role on the critically lauded TV drama
Relativity in 1996. Unfortunately the show was canceled after its freshman year. Slowly, this pretty actress made a name for herself with starring roles in short-lived series and a succession of parts in TV-movies, notably her turn as Marilyn Monroe in the miniseries
Blonde. Her role as an FBI agent on
Without a Trace was what earned her wide exposure.
Poppy Montgomery Fast Facts:
- Mother named some of her daughters after names she found in The Flower Fairy Book.
- Came to Hollywood at age 18 carrying a copy of How to Make It in Hollywood.
- Chose Montgomery, her mother's maiden name, as her stage name.
- Once lost an audition because it was thought that her Australian accent sounded fake.
- Poppy Montgomery Relationships:
- Daisy Yellow Donahue - Sister
- Jethro Tull Donahue - Brother
- Lily Belle Donahue - Sister
- Marigold Sun Donahue - Sister
- Nicola Donahue - Mother
- Phil Donahue - Father
- Rosie Thorn Donahue - Sister
- Adam Kaufman - Ex-significant Other
- Jackson Phillip Kaufman - Son
- Poppy Montgomery Awards:
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee