Poppy Montgomery: what happens to the star of FBI: Missing?

With his participation in the series FBI: Missing In the role of Samantha Spade from 2002 to 2009, Poppy Montgomery became one of Australia’s most sought-after actresses. Because after the end of the series, the career of the one who celebrates her 50th birthday this Wednesday, June 15, 2022 has continued to explode. In particular, she was a hit with another character, that of Carrie Wells, whom she played in the series. Unforgettable from 2011 to 2015. In 2019, she was seen in the series reef break where she played the lead role of Cat Chambers.

On the private side, Poppy Montgomery’s schedule was also busy. In 2007, she became a mother when she gave birth to her son, Jackson Phillip, born of her romance with American actor Adam Kaufman. A love story that ended in October 2011. The following month began her new romance with a Microsoft executive, Shawn Sanford. A man she married in February 2014. They have two children together: a girl named Violet Grace, born April 22, 2013, and a boy named Gus Monroe, born November 11, 2014. By marrying Shawn Sanford, Poppy Montgomery also offered herself the role of mother-in-law since her darling was already the father of two children, Haley and Braydon born from a previous relationship.

After the FBI: Missing in Action

Her children had not yet been born at the time of the cessation of FBI: Missing, in 2009. That year, Poppy Montgomery wasted no time in bouncing back. In a completely different register, the public then found her in the TV movie XXL Love where she played the role of an obese woman named Nola. “This movie is about how she takes her power back and realizes she doesn’t have to pretend to this idea of ​​perfection”, she explained at the time. After participating in the series TrueBlue which ultimately never aired, Poppy Montgomery then returned to success thanks to Unforgettable.