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. Personal life Potter was married to Tom Potter from 1990 to 1998; together they have two sons Daniel and Liam. In 2005, Potter married Daniel Christopher Allison, an orthopedic surgeon. Potter and Allison have one child, a daughter, Molly, born in 2005. In March 2015, Potter's husband joined the US Navy Reserve as a physician, with the starting rank of Lieutenant Commander. In February 2018, the couple filed for divorce. Potter's father died in 2002 of cardiovascular disease. Filmography Film Television References External links Monica Potter at the American Film Institute MrsPotter.com 1971 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses American people of Irish descent Catholics from Ohio Living people Actresses from Cleveland People from Arab, Alabama