Carol Potter

Birth Name:

Carol Potter

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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