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Poppy Montgomery is an Australian-American actress best known for her role as FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS mystery drama series Without a Trace. She was born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donaghue on June 15, 1972, in Sydney, Australia. She is one of six siblings, with her four sisters—Rosie, Daisy, Lily, and Marigold—all named after flowers. Her brother, Jethro Tull, was named after the famed British rock band.
Montgomery struggled academically during her early years and was expelled from six different private schools. She ultimately left school at the age of fifteen to pursue other interests.
At the age of eighteen, Poppy Montgomery relocated to the United States and settled in Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She initially landed smaller roles in television throughout the 1990s, gradually building experience in various productions.
Her breakout role came in 2001 when she portrayed the iconic Marilyn Monroe in the CBS miniseries Blonde, an adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel. This performance garnered critical attention and helped pave the way for her casting in Without a Trace, which aired from 2002 to 2009 and remained one of CBS’s strong procedural dramas during its run.
In 2005, Montgomery met actor Adam Kaufman while they were working together on an independent film. The couple welcomed their son, Jackson Phillip, in 2007. After several years together, Montgomery and Kaufman separated in 2011.
She began a relationship with Shawn Sanford, an American marketing executive, in the years following her separation. The couple had two children together: a daughter, Violet Grace, born in 2013, and a son, Gus Monroe, born in 2014. Later that same year, Montgomery and Sanford married in a private ceremony held at Disneyland.
Poppy Montgomery remains recognized for her compelling roles in crime and mystery dramas, particularly her performances in Without a Trace and Blonde. Her work has earned her a following of fans appreciative of her ability to portray resilient, intelligent female characters on screen.
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