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3 | Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donaghue (June 15, 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-American actress best known for playing Sam Spade in ''Series/WithoutATrace''. |
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5 | She was partners with actor Creator/AdamKaufman and they had one child. She is currently married to Shawn Sanford and they have two children. |
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7 | She has the distinction of being an actress who has played both Creator/MarilynMonroe and Creator/JKRowling in biopics. |
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10 | !Film Roles |
11 | * ''Film/TammyAndTheTRex'' as Party Girl No. 1 |
12 | * ''Film/DevilInABlueDress'' as Barbara's Sister |
13 | * ''Film/DeadManOnCampus'' as Rachel |
14 | * ''Film/TheOtherSister'' as Caroline Tate |
15 | * ''Film/{{Life|1999}}'' as Adult–Mae Rose Abernathy |
16 | * ''Blonde'' (2001) as Creator/MarilynMonroe |
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18 | !!Television roles |
19 | * ''Series/PartyOfFive'' as Allison (1 episode) |
20 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Lisa (1 episode) |
21 | * ''Series/{{Relativity|1996}}'' as Jennifer Lukens (7 episodes) |
22 | * ''Series/{{Glory}}'' as Ellie Sparks (9 episodes) |
23 | * ''Series/WithoutATrace'' as Samantha Spade |
24 | * ''Series/{{Unforgettable}}'' as Carrie Wells |
25 | * ''Series/ReefBreak'' as Cat Chambers |
26 | * ''Magic Beyond Words'' (2011 [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Lifetime Original Movie]]) as Creator/JKRowling |
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29 | !!Tropes associated with her work: |
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31 | * ActorSharedBackground: Like Marilyn Monroe, who she played in ''Blonde'', she dropped out of high school to pursue a career in entertainment. |
32 | * AwesomeDearBoy: |
33 | ** She agreed to do ''Series/WithoutATrace'' once they said Creator/AnthonyLaPaglia was in it. |
34 | ** ''Reef Break'' was developed around an idea of hers, where she wanted to just do a show that was fun and not "super dark". |
35 | * CostumeBacklash: Admits that she "felt like a drag queen" when she saw herself made up as Marilyn Monroe in ''Blonde''. |
36 | * DyeingForYourArt: Normally red-haired, she went blonde for...well...''Blonde'' and ''Magic Beyond Words''. Ironically both real women she portrayed weren't natural blondes, and JK Rowling was a natural redhead like Poppy. |
37 | * FakeAmerican: She's often called on to play this, more than her own nationality, although her accent was noted to [[OohMeAccentsSlipping slip quite a lot]] in ''Without A Trace'' and ''Unforgettable''. |
38 | * FakeBrit: She plays an English girl in an episode of ''Series/PartyOfFive'' and of course the famously British JK Rowling in ''Magic Beyond Words''. |
39 | * FriendshipOnTheSet: Her ''Without A Trace'' co-stars - Anthony [=LaPaglia=] was named her son's godfather, and she's called Roselyn Sanchez her best friend. |
40 | * PlayingAgainstType: She played a criminal in ''Reef Break'' specifically to not play a cop again. |
41 | * PromotedFanboy: A lifelong ''Harry Potter'' fan, she got to play JK Rowling in a biopic. |
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