Editing Monica Potter (section)

{{Short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Monica Potter
| image = Monica Potter at Paleyfest 2013 crop.jpg
| caption = Potter in 2013
| birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|6|30}} 
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Tom Potter|1990|1998|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Daniel Christopher Allison|2005|2018|end=divorced}}<!--- per the very detailed and well sourced stories under "Personal Life", Potter married an American doctor, not the British actor shown in her IMDB bio as of 2017 --->
}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Monica Potter''' (June 30, 1971)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Packer pushes industry for diversity; June 30 Birthdays|author=|date=June 30, 2024|work=The Orlando Sentinel|page=F2|quote=Bassist Stanley Clarke is 73. Guitarist Hal Lindes is 71. Actor David Alan Grier is 68. Actor Vincent D'Onofrio is 65. '''Actor Monica Potter is 53.'''|id={{ProQuest|3082229174}}}}  See also:
*{{Cite news|title=Today's Birthdays|author=|date=June 30, 2002|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=30|quote=Jazz musician Stanley Clarke 51. Actor-comedian David Alan Grier 47. Boxer Mike Tyson 36. Rocker (Better than Ezra) Tom Drummond 33. '''Actress ("Along Came a Spider") Monica Potter 31.'''|id={{ProQuest|402109466}}}}</ref> is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''[[Con Air]]'' (1997), ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'' (1998), and ''[[Along Came a Spider (film)|Along Came a Spider]]'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror film, ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'' (2004), and ''[[The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|The Last House on the Left]]'', a 2009 remake film.

Potter has also appeared on television, as a series regular on ''[[Boston Legal]]'', as well as a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]]-nominated role as Kristina Braverman in the [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'' (2010–2015). She was a series regular in the [[CBS]] drama ''[[Wisdom of the Crowd]]''.

Potter is also known as the founder and principal owner of Monica Potter Home, an upscale home goods, natural skin care and home decor business in Cleveland, Ohio. With the family business struggling to make money, the company was featured on the reality TV show, ''[[The Profit (TV series)|The Profit]]''.