Carol Potter Biography

Fast Facts

• Won $124,000 for charity on a "TV Moms" special episode of "The Weakest Link․"
• The first time she appeared on Broadway was in 1977 in Albert Innaurato's "Gemini․"
• Quote: "It's easy to be ideal when someone is writing the script․"
• Has had a number of guest starring roles on television series such as "NYPD Blue," "JAG," "Crossing Jordan" and "Providence․"
• Her big break came in 1990 when she won the role of mother Cindy Walsh on "Beverly Hills 90210," a series she stayed with as a regular until 1995
• Was upset that her character's son in "Beverly Hills 90210" was shown driving her character's car the episode after he crashed his in a drunk driving accident, as she felt her character never would have let him borrow it so soon after the incident
• Went back to school to earn her master's degree in marriage and family counseling from Phillips Graduate Institute and went on to open her own counseling practice