Monica Potter Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 2013 Golden Derby Award for best supporting actress in a drama
• Got her start in acting at the Cleveland Play House
• Quote: "If something strikes me as really funny, very intriguing or really touching, then I just go and do it․ It's never about managing my career in a way that this would be a good move․ I have enough people telling me what to do, so I think that when I read something, if I admire the writing and who's directing it, I just go for it․"
• Well known for her role in the series "Parenthood․"
• Started the home furnishings company Monica Potter Home
• Was featured in the Alan Jackson music video "Tall, Tall Trees․"
• The song "Mrs․ Potter's Lullaby" by Adam Duritz of Counting Crows was written for her after seeing her in a film