Monica Potter was born as Monica Gregg Brokaw on the 30th June 1971, in Cleveland, Ohio USA, and is an actress,probably best known for her starring in the role of Kristina Braverman in the TV series “Parenthood”, for which she was a Golden Globe nomination. She has also starred in a number of other TV series and film titles, such as “Con Air” (1997), “Head Over Heels” (2001), “Saw” (2004), etc. She is also recognized as a model. Her career has been active since 1994.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Monica Potter is,as of early 2016? It has been estimated from sources that Monica’s net worth is over $3 million. Her careers as a model and professional actress have earned her a big part of her fortune over time.
Monica Potter Net Worth $3 Million
Monica Potter was raised with three younger sisters in a Roman Catholic family by her parents Nancy, a secretary, and Paul Brokaw, an inventor. She attended the St. Jerome Parish in Cleveland, and Villa Angela Catholic School for girls, at the same time, and later she matriculated from Euclid High School. From an early age, Monica wanted to be an actress, so she became a member of the Cleveland Play House. When she was only 12 years old, she started working as a model, as she was photographed by a local modeling agency and appeared in several commercials. However, she began pursuing her acting career, and moved to Miami, where she was a part of a children’s show, bu in no time she moved on to Hollywood, and her career really began.
Monica’s professional acting career started in the mid- 1990s, when she made her screen debut in the soap opera “The Young And Restless” in 1994. Thanks to the initial success, she soon cast in roles in films such as “Con Air” (1997), “A Cool, Dry Place” (1998), “Without Limits” (1998), and “The Very Thought of You” (1998). Before the 2000s, she also featured in such films as “Heaven or Vegas” (1999), and “Patch Adams” (1998), which only increased the overall size of her net worth.
With the beginning of the 2000s, her career reached a whole new level, as she secured roles in such films and TV series as “Head Over Heels” (2001), “Along Came A Spider” (2001) alongside Morgan Freeman and Michael Wincott, and “Saw” (2004) with Cary Elwes and Leigh Whannell in lead roles. In 2004 she was selected for the role of Lori Colson in the highly praised TV series “Boston Legal”, but her character only lasted a season, however, it certainly added her net worth.
To speak further of her accomplishments as an actress, Monica appeared in the films 201, and in TV series “Parenthood” (2010-2015), in which she portrayed Kristina Braverman. Her net worth is certainly rising.
Thanks to her talents, Monica has received several prestigious nominations and awards, including the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series for her work on “Parenthood”, and she won a Critics’ Choice TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the same series.
Speaking about her personal life, Monica Potter was married to Tom Potter (1990-1998), with whom she has two children. After divorce, she kept his last name, and seven years later, in 2005, Monica married Dr. Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon; the couple has a daughter.
