10 Facts About Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery was born on Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; June 15,1972 and is an Australian-American actress.

Poppy Montgomery disliked school, being expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out at the age of 15 to pursue stage acting and to travel around Bali with her then-boyfriend.

Poppy Montgomery emigrated to the United States at the age of 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boyfriend whom she had met when he was an exchange student.

When Poppy Montgomery moved to Los Angeles, she stayed with two of her brother's friends, while sending a head shot every day to Julia Roberts' former manager, Bob McGowan, until he signed her.

Poppy Montgomery received several small television roles during the late 1990s, including an appearance on NYPD Blue.

In 2011, Poppy Montgomery portrayed Harry Potter author JK Rowling in the television biographical film Magic Beyond Words.

Poppy Montgomery met actor Adam Kaufman in 2005 in Mexico while working on the independent film Between, and in 2010, they worked together again in the TV film Lying to be Perfect.

In June 2007, Poppy Montgomery announced her pregnancy with Kaufman, which was written into season six.

In late 2011, Poppy Montgomery began dating Shawn Sanford, director of lifestyle marketing for Microsoft, whom she met in Puerto Rico.

Poppy Montgomery moved from Los Angeles to New York City in 2013 to continue filming Unforgettable.