Monica Potter is an American actress and model, who became widely known after the release of the thriller "And the Spider Came." A talented girl manages to act in films, develop her own business and raise three children.
Biography
Monica Potter, at the birth of Monica Gregg Brokaw, was born on June 30, 1971 in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Paul Brockaw, was an inventor. He died in 2002 from a disease associated with the cardiovascular system. About the mother of the actress, it is known that her name is Nancy Brock. She worked as a secretary in a hospital.
Monica became one of four daughters in the Potter family. The actress has three sisters - Kerry, Jessica and Brigitte. Girls were brought up in the Catholic faith and respect for work. Monica herself began working in a flower shop from the age of 12. And later, as a teenager, she worked part time in a sandwich market and acted as a model for local magazines and newspapers.
Education
Monica, who dreamed of an acting career from an early age, began attending classes at the Cleveland Play House professional regional theater in elementary school. Later, she continued her studies at a private Roman Catholic college called Villa Angela Academy, and then graduated from Euclid High School.
Career
Monica Potter's acting career began with the role of Sharon Newman in the CBS series Young and the Saucy (1994). In 1996, she played a small role in the American film "Bulletproof" with Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler in the lead roles.
Monica Potter, Jason Ritter and Lauren Graham, 2013 Photo: Genevieve719 / Wikimedia Commons
A year later, the actress got the role of Tricia Poe in the movie "Air Prison". On the set, she worked with Nicholas Cage, and the film itself was nominated for the prestigious Academy Award. In the next few years, several paintings with the participation of the actress came out. Among them are Healer Adams (1998), Something About Martha (1998), Heaven or Vegas (1999) and others.
A breakthrough in the film career of Monica Potter can be called shooting in the American thriller "And the Spider Came" (2001) with Morgan Freeman in the title role. In the film, she got one of the leading roles, playing security officer Jizzie Flennigan. And already in 2002, she was offered the main role in the melodrama Love by Occasion. Here, the actress appeared in the image of the girl Lucy, who is in search of real feelings. The film did not become a masterpiece of the American film industry, but at the same time received good reviews from film critics.
A few years later, the American horror film Saw: A Game for Survival (2004) was released. A successful thriller at the box office, Potter played Alison Gordon. In the period from 2010 to 2015, the actress starred in the drama television series "Parents". For this work, the actress received the Critic's Choice TV Award as "Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series." In addition, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and TV Guide Award. Other notable works by Potter include The Last House on the Left, Collective Intelligence, Believe Me, and others.
Ricky Lindhome and Monica Potter, 2009 Photo: Brian Solis / Wikimedia Commons
Since 2014, Monica Potter has been paying attention not only to acting, but also to the development of her own company, Monica Potter Home. She deals with natural skin care products, as well as home decor and household products.
