Monica Potter (born Monica Louise Brokaw June 30, 1971) is an American
actress.
She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to an Irish American Catholic family.
Growing up, she was a part of the St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland, and
went to the elementary school there as a child. She first attended
high school at Villa Angela Catholic School for Girls, then later
graduated from Euclid High School.
She is one of four daughters of an inventor and a secretary. Monica
says that she knew from childhood that she wanted to be an actress one
day. She almost became a nun, but for the fact that she was married
and pregnant at 19.
Potter started modeling and doing commercials at the age of 12 in both
Chicago and Miami before she decided to try out acting.
Monica started her acting career on the daytime soap opera, The Young
and the Restless. She then landed feature film roles opposite Nicolas
Cage in Con Air, Robin Williams in Patch Adams, Freddie Prinze Jr. in
Head Over Heels, Yasmine Bleeth in Heaven or Vegas, and Morgan Freeman
in the thriller Along Came a Spider. She currently has a recurring
role on the television series Boston Legal.
Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows allegedly wrote the song Mrs.
Potter's Lullaby about her after watching Patch Adams.
Potter was previously married to Tom Potter, with whom she has two
sons. She is now married to Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic
surgeon. Potter and Allison welcomed their first child, a daughter
named Molly Brigid Allison, on August 3, 2005.
Filmography
* Reversible Errors (2004) (TV movie)
* Boston Legal (2004) (TV series)
* Saw (2004)
* Along Came a Spider (2001)
* Head Over Heels (2001)
* Heaven or Vegas (1999)
* Patch Adams (1998)
* Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998)
* Without Limits (1998)
* A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
* Con Air (1997)
* Bulletproof (1996)
* The Young and the Restless (TV series) (1994)