Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; 19 June 1975) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace (2002-2009) and her current role as Det. Carrie Wells on the CBS television series Unforgettable (2011-present).
Montgomery was born in Sydney, Australia, one of five daughters of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restauranteur...
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Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; 19 June 1975) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace (2002-2009) and her current role as Det. Carrie Wells on the CBS television series Unforgettable (2011-present).
Montgomery was born in Sydney, Australia, one of five daughters of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restauranteur. Her parents named her and her sisters (Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle, and Marigold Sun) after flowers, and their brother after Jethro Tull.
Montgomery hated school, being expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out at age 15 to pursue stage acting and to also travel around Bali with her then-boyfriend. Montgomery emigrated to the United States at age 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boy whom she'd met when he was an exchange student. After five days, she realized "I couldn't stand him" and then took a bus to Los...
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