Monica Potter

Monica Potter

Birthday: June 30
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio

Monica Potter stars as Kristina Braverman on NBC’s critically-acclaimed drama series Parenthood, captivating audiences and critics alike. Her portrayal of Kristina’s struggle to raise three children and her emotional battle with breast cancer garnered Potter a 2013 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, and a 2013 TCA Award nomination for Individual Achievement in Drama.

Monica Potter stars as Kristina Braverman on NBC’s critically-acclaimed drama series Parenthood, captivating audiences and critics alike. Her portrayal of Kristina’s struggle to raise three children and her emotional battle with breast cancer garnered Potter a 2013 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, and a 2013 TCA Award nomination for Individual Achievement in Drama.

Potter burst onto the film scene with her co-starring role opposite Nicolas Cage in Michael Bay’s Con Air. She then starred with Robin Williams in the acclaimed dramedy Patch Adams, and opposite Morgan Freeman in the thriller Along Came a Spider, based on the James Patterson novel. Other film credits include the comedies Head Over Heels and I’m With Lucy and the mega-hit horror classic Saw. She also appeared in Lower Learning and Last House on the Left.

In 2005, Potter was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for her work on Boston Legal. Other TV credits include TNT’s Trust Me and USA’s Reversible Errors.

Potter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where she began modeling and appearing in commercials at the age of 12. In 1994, she made the move to Los Angeles to pursue acting and began her television career starring as Sharon Abbot in the popular daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Potter also lends her support to charities such as St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Christian Appalachian Project, and the Lollipop Theater Network, a nonprofit organization that arranges showings of first-run movies to children confined to hospitals. Additionally, she supports the USO (United Service Organizations Inc.) and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, as well as the Adopt a Platoon organization which encourages support to deployed soldiers through letters, care packages, pen pal campaigns, and monetary donations.

As the mother of three, Potter enjoys writing, cooking new recipes for her family, decorating and inventing all-natural cleaning supplies inspired by her garden. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Erika Christensen & Monica Potter at the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors
Caterina Scorsone and Monica Potter with members of the armed forces at the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors
Monica Potter, Jason Katims, Aimee Teegarden and Peter Krause at the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors
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Monica Potter at the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors
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