Editing Monica Potter (section)

==Career==
Potter made her screen debut in 1994, on CBS soap opera ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' as [[Sharon Newman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/monica-potter-young-and-the-restless_n_3459988.html|title=Monica Potter On 'The Young And The Restless': 'Parenthood' Actress Opens Up About Getting Fired |work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=June 18, 2013|access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> In 1995, Potter was featured in the music video for the song "[[Tall, Tall Trees]]" by country artist [[Alan Jackson]]. She later appeared in several feature films, including ''[[Con Air]]'' (playing the wife of [[Nicolas Cage]]'s character) and starring opposite [[Robin Williams]] in ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''.  In 1998, she played the love interest of doomed distance runner [[Steve Prefontaine]] in the movie ''[[Without Limits]]'', and also appeared in the British comedy ''[[Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Screen World|year=2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXCinWTJVacC&q=Martha%2C+Meet+Frank%2C+Daniel+and+Laurence+monica+potter&pg=PA277|page=277|via=[[Google Books]]|editor1=Monush, Barry|editor2=John Willis|publisher=Applause|location=New York - London|title=The Very Thought of You|isbn=9781557834317}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 2001, she had two major roles, co-starring with [[Freddie Prinze, Jr.]] in ''[[Head Over Heels (2001 film)|Head Over Heels]]'', and in the thriller ''[[Along Came a Spider (film)|Along Came a Spider]]'' with [[Morgan Freeman]], based on the [[James Patterson]] [[Along Came a Spider (novel)|best-seller]].
[[File:Monica Potter at the Television Critics Association -- 27 July 2010.jpg|alt=Potter in a crowd|thumb|Potter in 2010]]
In 2004, Potter played the role of [[List of Saw characters#Alison and Diana Gordon|Alison Gordon]] in the first ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'' film. Later Potter worked on television. She was a cast member of the ABC legal drama ''[[Boston Legal]]'' but left during the second season. In 2009, Potter became a cast member of the new TNT series ''[[Trust Me (American TV series)|Trust Me]]'' which was cancelled after the first season due to low ratings. In 2009, she had a lead role in the horror-thriller remake of [[Wes Craven]]'s ''[[The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|The Last House on the Left]]'', opposite [[Tony Goldwyn]].

Potter played the role of Kristina Braverman in the comedy-drama ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'', receiving critical acclaim for her performance in the fourth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/awards/135014_Monica_Potter_Emmy_Hopeful_Parenthood_Interview/index.html|title=Emmy Hopeful: Monica Potter - 'Parenthood'|publisher=ETonline.com|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615003002/http://www.etonline.com/awards/135014_Monica_Potter_Emmy_Hopeful_Parenthood_Interview/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottfeinberg.com/deserving-and-early-emmy-award-prospects-for-a-perfect-world|title=Deserving And Early Emmy Award Prospects For A Perfect World|publisher=ScottFeinberg.com|date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Busis |first=Hillary|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/18/emmy-nominations-snubs/|title=Emmy nominations: The biggest snubs|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, she won the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress]] and was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] for her role in the show.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bierly |first=James|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/12/12/golden-globes-tv-nominations-shocks-snubs/|title=Golden Globes nominations TV shocks and snubs|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 12, 2013|date=December 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Busis|first=Hillary|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/11/critics-choice-television-awards-winners/|title=Critics' Choice Television Awards winners: 'Big Bang,' HBO|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 11, 2013|access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, Potter created Monica Potter Home, an upscale home goods, natural [[skin care]] and [[home decor]] business in Cleveland, Ohio. The business began based on her skin care regimen that made use of [[Sea Buckthorn]] [[essential oils]]. Her father started using a [[Liniment|balm]], a natural product, on her when she was a young child because of her [[eczema]]. The business is a family affair; her mother and sisters work for her in the business. In 2017, with the business failing, she collaborated with [[Marcus Lemonis]] of CNBC's [[The Profit (TV series)|''The Profit'']]. She and her business appeared with her family and coworkers on Season 5, Episode 4.

In 2015, Potter was joined by her mother and all three sisters on ''[[Celebrity Family Feud#Season 2 (2015)|Celebrity Family Feud]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/celebrity-family-feud/episode-guide/season-1/01-series-premiere-anthony-anderson-vs-toni-braxton-monica-potter-vs-curtis-stone |title=S1E01 Series Premiere: Anthony Anderson vs. Toni Braxton; Monica Potter vs. Curtis Stone |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC.com]] |date=2015-06-21 |access-date=2016-02-07}}</ref> The following year, she appeared in a [[HGTV]] reality series titled ''Welcome Back Potter'', which chronicled the purchase and restoration of her childhood home in Cleveland, Ohio thirty years after the family sold it in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/home/monica-potter-home-tour/|work=People|title=Before and After: Parenthood Star Monica Potter's Childhood Home Makeover|first=Megan|last=Stein|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Counting Crows]]' frontman [[Adam Duritz]] confirmed that the band's song [[Mrs. Potter's Lullaby|Mrs Potter's Lullaby]], from the album ''[[This Desert Life]]'' (1999), was written about an imaginary version of her, as they had never met.<ref name="NewTimes">{{Cite news |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/the-serendipitous-events-behind-mrs-potters-lullaby-7913555 |title=The Serendipitous Events Behind "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" |first=Dyllan |last=Furness |date=2016-07-19 |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref> Duritz explained that [[serendipity]] led to them meeting (for the first time) for a casual supper with industry friends the day the band was recording the song, and Potter returned to the studio with Duritz to watch them record. They became friends, and a tape he forgot he gave her on the night of the recording ended up salvaging the song, which the band felt they had ruined during post-production and had decided to not keep on the album.<ref name="NewTimes" />