Monica Potter

Monica Potter: Biography in Details

Who is Monica Potter?

Monica Potter is an American actress

She is best known for her performances in the films ‘Con Air’ in 1997, ‘Patch Adams’ in 1998, and ‘Along Came a Spider’ in 2001.

She appeared as a series regular in the CBS drama ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’.

What is the birth name of Monica Potter?

Monica Potter was born on June 30, 1971, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Her birth name is Monica Gregg Brokaw and she is currently 50 years old.

Her father’s name was Paul Brokaw and her mother’s name is Nancy Brokaw. Monica’s father died in 2002 of cardiovascular disease.

Her father invented the first flame-resistant and her mother was a secretary in a hospital.

She has got three sisters and they are named Kerry, Jessica, and Brigette.

Monica Potter was raised Catholic and her maternal grandparents were Irish immigrants.

Monica wanted to become an actress since her childhood.

She spent part of her early years in Arab, Alabama. She worked at a flower shop during the age of 12 and later in her teens, a sub sandwich shop, and did some modeling for newspaper and magazine ads and a local newspaper.

Monica Potter holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is a mix of German, English, Scottish, distant French Huguenot/Belgian, remote Swedish, and Irish.

Education, School/College University

Monica Potter attended the Villa Angela Academy and later graduated from Euclid High School.

During elementary school, she began acting at the Cleveland Play House.

Monica Potter: Professional Life and Career

Monica Potter was featured in Alan Jackson’s music video for his song ‘Tall, Tall Trees’.

She began her acting career from the CBS series ‘The Young and the Restless’ in 1994. Later, she portrayed the role of Tricia Poe alongside Nicolas Cage in the 1997 thriller ‘Con Air’.

She appeared as Kate Durrell along with Vince Vaughan in ‘A Cool, Dry Place’ by the following year.

Monica made her breakthrough from her performance in the 2001 American thriller ‘Along Came a Spider’ 2001 and appeared in the lead role of Lucy in the 2002 comedy ‘I’m with Lucy’.

Monica Potter appeared in the 2004 horror movie ‘Saw’ and was cast in the legal drama ‘Boston Legal’ from 2004 to 2005.

Her other notable roles include ‘Without Limits’, ‘Reversible Errors’, ‘Patch Adams’, ‘The Profit’, ‘The House on the Left’, and many more.

Also, she is the founder of the company ‘Monica Potter Home’ since 2014 and her company deals on natural skin care products as well as home décor and home goods.

Monica Potter: Awards, Nominations

She won Critic’s Choice TV Award in the category Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for ‘Parenthood’ in 2013, nominated for Golden Globe Award in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for ‘Parenthood’ in 2014, and also nominated several times in her carer.

Net Worth

She has an estimated net worth of around $3 million as of 2023, and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Monica Potter: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Monica Potter sparked a pregnancy rumor on her Instagram account but later cleared up the rumors in a YouTube video and said that she was not pregnant.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Monica Potter has a height of 5 ft. 7 inches and weighs 54 kg. Monica has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Her body measurement is 34-26-32 inches.

Her bra size is 34B and her shoe size is 10(US) and her dress size is 6.5(US).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Monica Potter has around 75k followers on Instagram, about 90k followers on Twitter, and around 120k followers on Facebook.

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