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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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