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Name: Poppy Montgomery
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Date of Birth:
June 19, 1972
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Place of Birth:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mini-bio:
Born in Australia, Poppy Montgomery (whose parents named each of their
five daughters after a flower) had her first regular series role playing
Jennifer Lukens, Kimberly Williams' younger sister, on
...( read more) ABC's low-rated but
critically-applauded "Relativity" (1996-1997). The pert blonde actress had
previously made appearances on "Party of Five" (Fox, 1995-1996), as an
English lesbian confused about her sexuality.
Montgomery arrived in Hollywood at age 18 carrying a copy of "How to Make
It In Hollywood", and, according to her PR spin, telephoned Julia Roberts'
personal manager to inform him she was available. While Roberts' people
passed, this gutsy move did eventually lead to representation by another
management firm. Montgomery made her feature film debut in "Devil in a
Blue Dress" (1995), playing the small role of Renee Humphrey's sister and
landed the female lead opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott
in the comedy "Dead Man on Campus" (1998). On TV, she made her longform
debut in an installment of the "Jake Lassiter" series, "Justice on the
Bayou" (NBC, 1995), but had her first lead in "The Cold Equations" (Sci-Fi
Channel, 1996), playing a stowaway on a space ship. Rob Lowe cast
Montgomery as a model on an assignment that turns deadly in "Desert's
Edge" (The Movie Channel, 1997).
In 2002, Montgomery co-starred in the comedy series "Glory Days." Shortly
after, she portrayed the character Samantha Spade in the CBS drama series
"Without A Trace." (2002).