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Petal Poppy Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue (born June 15, 1972) is an actress who was born in Australia and grew up in the United States.
She is known as Poppy Montgomery. She has become a well-known figure in Hollywood since she entered Hollywood.
Poppy Montgomery is best known for her role as FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS mystery series “Without a Friend,” which she starred in from 2002 to 2009.
Australian American actress
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Name: | Petal Poppy Emma Elizabeth Devereux Donahue |
stage name: | Bobby Montgomery |
Date of Birth: | February 2, 1992 (54 years old) |
place of birth: | Sydney, Australia |
Country of Citizenship: | Australia, United States |
high: | 1.63 m |
parents: | Nicola Montgomery, Phil Donahue |
Brothers and sisters: | Jethro Tull Donahue, Lily Bell Donahue, Daisy Yellow Donahue, Marigold Thorn Donahue, Rosie Thorne Donahue |
Husband • Spouse: | Sean Sanford ( m. 2014) |
Boyfriend and partner: | Adam Kaufman |
Children: | Jackson Philip Devereux Montgomery Kaufman, Violet Grace Devereux Sanford, Gus Monroe Devereux Sanford |
Profession: | Actress • Television personality |
net worth: | USD 4,000,000-7,500,000 |
early life
Poppy Montgomery was born on June 15, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The youngest of six siblings, she is the daughter of Nicola (née Montgomery), an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur.
Bobby Montgomery’s parents named their daughters Rosie Thorn Donahue, Daisy Yellow Donahue, Lily Belle Donahue and Marigold Sun Donahue, all after flowers, while their son Jethro Tull Donahue was named after the rock band Jethro Tull.
Poppy Montgomery hated school and was expelled from six private colleges, but at 15 she skipped school to pursue a career in theatre and travelled around Bali with her then boyfriend.
At the age of 18, she came to the United States and went to Florida to meet her lover whom she met as an exchange student.
Profession
It was a testament to her perseverance and fierce dedication that Poppy Montgomery moved to Los Angeles with two of her brother’s friends and she sent a headshot to Julia Roberts’ former agent, Bob McGowan, every day until he signed her. In the late 1990s, she had small roles in a number of TV series, including NYPD.
Poppy Montgomery’s big break was playing Marilyn Monroe in the CBS miniseries Blonde, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, which premiered in 2001. Her next project was playing the lead role of Samantha Spade in the CBS thriller Missing Persons, which focused on the FBI’s Missing Persons Unit in New York City.
In April 2011, she played the author JK Rowling in the television biographical film “Inexplicably Magic”.
That same year, Bobbi Montgomery began starring in the CBS police drama series Never Forget, playing the role of Kelly Wells, a former homicide detective who is convinced by her ex-boyfriend to join the NYPD in Queens. This happened after she left Syracuse because the investigation into her sister’s murder had concluded.
Her character suffers from hyperthymesia, a condition that gives her a photographic memory, and she uses her memory to solve crimes.
Personal life
Bobbi Montgomery first met actor Adam Kaufman in 2005 while filming the independent film Between in Mexico, and in 2010 the two reunited for the TV movie Lying to be Perfect.
In 2007, Adam Kaufman played Samantha’s remaining love interest Brian Donovan in the fifth season of Without a Piece, “At Rest”, a recurring role. In June 2007, Poppy Montgomery announced that she was pregnant with Adam Kaufman’s child, which was written into the sixth season.
On December 23, 2007, she gave birth to a baby boy named Jackson Phillip Devereux Montgomery Kaufman. Anthony LaPaglia was Bobby Montgomery’s partner in “With a Missing Person” and later became Jackson Phillip’s godfather. She and Adam Kaufman were rumored to have broken up on October 10, 2011, according to Life & Style.
In late 2011, Bobbi Montgomery met Microsoft lifestyle marketing executive Sean Sanford in Puerto Rico and began a relationship. In April 2013, their daughter, Violet Grace Devereux Sanford, was born.
Their son, Gus Monroe Deveraux Sanford, was born in November 2014. Poppy Montgomery revealed on the April 4, 2014 episode of Live! With Kelly and Michael that she and Shawn Sanford were married at Disneyland on the Lunar New Year, bringing their children with them.
Poppy Montgomery holds dual Australian and American citizenship. In 2013, she moved to New York City to begin filming Never Forget.
Social Media
Poppy Montgomery is very active on Instagram. She has a huge fan base. Her Instagram account is @PoppyMontgomery.
net worth
Poppy Montgomery’s net worth is estimated to be between $4,000,000 and $7,500,000.