Poppy Montgomery , is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Spade on Without a Trace. She currently stars as Det. Carrie Wells in the CBS television series Unforgettable . Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue was born in Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Nicola , an executive and market researcher, and Phil Donahue, a restaurateur. Her parents named her and her sisters after flowers, and their brother after Jethro Tull. She hated school, being expelled from six private academies before finally dropping out at age 15 to pursue stage acting and to also... travel around Bali with her then-boyfriend. Montgomery emigrated to the United States at age 18, arriving in Florida to meet a boy whom she'd met when he was an exchange student. After five days, she realized "I couldn't stand him" and then took a bus to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Montgomery and boyfriend, actor Adam Kaufman, have a son together named Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman.
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| Birthdate: | June 19, 1972 |
| Birthplace: | Sydney |
| Age: | 39 |
| Height: | 5' 5" |
| Education: | Ascham School |
| Also known as: | Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue |