Monica Potter

Monica Potter Biography

Monica Potter (born Monica Gregg Brokaw; June 30, 1971) is an American film and television actress.

Early life and education

Potter, one of four daughters, was born on June 30, 1971 in Euclid, Ohio, to an Irish American Catholic family. Her father, Paul Brokaw, was the inventor of the first flame-resistant car wax, and her mother, Nancy, was a secretary. During her childhood, she was part of the St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland, and attended the local elementary school, as well as Villa Angela Catholic School for Girls, before graduating from Euclid High School. She also spent part of her early years in Arab, Alabama. Potter had wanted to be an actress since childhood.

Career

She has appeared in several feature films, including Con Air (playing the wife of Nicolas Cage's character) and starring opposite Robin Williams in Patch Adams. In 1998, she played the love interest of doomed distance runner Steve Prefontaine in the movie Without Limits.

In 2001, she had two major roles, co-starring with Freddie Prinze Jr. in Head Over Heels, and in the thriller Along Came a Spider with Morgan Freeman, based on the James Patterson best-seller. She was a cast member of the television series Boston Legal but left during the second season. In 2004, Potter played the role Alison Gordon in the first Saw film. In 2009, Potter became a cast member of the new TNT series Trust Me which was cancelled after the first season due to low ratings. Potter currently plays the role of Kristina Braverman in NBC's comedy-drama Parenthood.

Potter was named "Best Movie Star Loyal to Cleveland" by ClevelandScene.com for her insistence on keeping her family in the Ohio city even after Hollywood success.

Personal life

Potter was married to Tom Potter from 1990 to 1998, and they have two sons: Daniel Potter (b. 1990) and Liam Potter (b. 1994).

She married Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon, on June 1, 2005. Potter and Allison had a daughter named Molly Brigid Allison, on August 3, 2005.

In popular culture

Adam Duritz of the rock band Counting Crows wrote the song "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" after seeing her in a film; they did not meet until after the song was recorded. It became the second single from the album This Desert Life (1999). The song peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Adult Top 40.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Bulletproof	Biker's Woman
1997	Con Air	Tricia Poe
1998	A Cool, Dry Place	Kate Durrell
	Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence	Martha	Alternative title: The Very Thought of You
	Without Limits	Mary Marckx
1998	Patch Adams	Carin Fisher
1999	Heaven or Vegas	Lilli
2001	Head Over Heels	Amanda Pierce
2001	Along Came a Spider	Jezzie Flannigan
2002	I'm With Lucy	Lucy
2004	Saw	Alison Gordon
2008	Lower Learning	Laura Buchwald
2009	The Last House on the Left	Emma Collingwood

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Young and the Restless	Sharon Newman #1	Unknown episodes
2003	The Lunchbox Chronicles	Kate	Television movie
2004	Reversible Errors	Muriel Wynn	Miniseries
2004"2005	Boston Legal	Lori Colson	21 episodes Nominated"?Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005)
2007	Protect and Serve	Lizzie Borelli	Television movie
2009	Trust Me	Sarah Krajicek-Hunter	13 episodes
2010"present	Parenthood	Kristina Braverman	Main Character Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress (2013) Nominated"?TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2013)

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