Monica Potter

Actress

Female

Born Jun 30, 1971

Age 42

Hometown Cleveland

Other Names Brokaw, Monica Gregg

Monica Potter is an American film and television actress.

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3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards

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7 days ago

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3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards

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9 days ago

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Monica Potter Arriving On A Flight At LAX

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May 15, 2013

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NBC Upfront Red Carpet at Radio City Music Hall

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May 13, 2013

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Romance

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Daniel Christopher Allison

Married 2005
Tom Potter
Married 1990 - 1998
Adam Duritz
Dated

Family

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Monica Potter

Age 42

parents

Paul Brokaw

Father
Nancy Brokaw

Mother

children

Daniel Potter

Son, Age 23
Liam Potter

Son, Age 19
Molly Brigid Allison

Daughter, Age 7

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Monica Potter On Soap Past: 'I Was Fired Because I Was Terrible'
Huffington Post - about 14 hours ago

Before her days as supermom Kristina Braverman on "Parenthood," Monica Potter was a struggling soap actress. In fact, she played Sharon Newman before Sharon Case took over the role. "I worked on 'The Young And The Restless,' and I was fired because I was terrible," Potter told Craig Ferguson in a 2010 interview (below) at the 4:23 mark. "I had to dance in like a bathing suit and, you know, they put all this paint on you, like you're supposed to...
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Monica Potter's Close Call With Her 'Parenthood' Cancer Story
LATimes - 6 days ago

Monica Potter, who plays Kristina Braverman on NBC's sleeper hit "Parenthood" (just renewed for a fifth season), had an emotional story about breast cancer this past season that had multitudes of fans clinging to boxes of Kleenex. And while it's not new territory for television (Kim Catrall on "Sex and the City" and Candice Bergen in "Murphy Brown" came before), it was nonetheless a journey of discovery for Kristina — and Potter herself. "I now know so much ...
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Monica Potter & Tatiana Maslany Critics' Choice Tv Awards 2013
Just Jared - 8 days ago

Monica Potter is pretty in pink while walking the red carpet at the 2013 Critics’ Choice Television Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday (June 10) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 41-year-old actress is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her heartbreaking performance in Parenthood. She also just grabbed a prestigious nomination from the Television Critics Association today. We certainly hope an Emmy nomination is n...
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Ok Magazine - 8 days ago

Live stream by Ustream In addition to these 5 TV shows you should be watching tonight, make sure your computer is turned on simultaneously. UStream will be streaming tonight's Critics' Choice Television Awards LIVE starting at 11pm EST/8pm PST! The nominees range from some of our favorite shows from comedies like New Girl, Girls and Modern Family to dramas like Breaking Bad, Homeland and Mad Men. So even though this it not airing on TV, you can still feel like you're there. Win win, yes? ...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1971 Birth Born on June 30, 1971.

TEENAGE

1990 19 Years Old Potter was married to Tom Potter from 1990 to 1998, and they have two sons: Daniel Potter (b.1990) and Liam Potter (b.1994).

TWENTIES

1994 23 Years Old … Then she found a role on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Sharon Newman in 1994.

1998 27 Years Old 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.

THIRTIES

2001 30 Years Old 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. … Read More

2004 33 Years Old In 2004, Potter played the role Alison Gordon in the first Saw film.

2005 34 Years Old 1 More Event

She married Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon, on June 1, 2005.

2009 38 Years Old 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. … Read More

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