Life and career

Potter was born in New York City, New York and attended high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, and went on to attend Radcliffe College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in social relations. In 1977, she made her Broadway theatre debut in Albert Innaurato's play Gemini, which went on to become the fifth-longest running non-musical play in Broadway history.

Potter had her first role as a regular in a prime time television series in 1981, playing Maggie Clinton on Today's F.B.I. In 1985, she married screenwriter Spencer Eastman, and their son Christopher was born in 1987. Three months later, Eastman was diagnosed with lung cancer, and he died in 1988.

Potter is best known for her role as Cindy Walsh in Fox series Beverly Hills, 90210. She was a regular on the show from 1990 to 1995. In 1997 she was cast in NBC's Sunset Beach as Joan Cummings. She has also guest starred on many shows including NYPD Blue, JAG, Crossing Jordan and Providence.

Potter married for a second time to actor Jeffrey Josephson in October 1990, the same month Beverly Hills 90210 made its television debut.

She also appeared on a special "TV Moms" episode of the Anne Robinson version of The Weakest Link, in which she won $124,000 for her charity, beating June Lockhart.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Doctors	Betsy Match
1978	Annie Flynn	C.C.
1979	One Life to Live	Beverly Wilkes
1982	The Neighborhood	Sue Bernhardt
1981-1982	Today's F.B.I.	Maggie Clinton	17 episodes
1984	Her Life as a Man	Elaine
1986	L.A. Law	Mrs. Simmons	Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King"
1987	Dutch Treat	Betsy Winters
1987	Highway to Heaven	Janet Markham	Episode: "Wally"
1995	Burke's Law	Emily Simmons	Episode: "Who Killed the Movie Mogul?"
1990-1995, 96, 98	Beverly Hills, 90210	Cindy Walsh	144 episodes
1996	Tiger Heart	Cynthia
1997	The Burning Zone	Mrs. Mason	Episode: "The Last Five Pounds Are the Hardest"
1997-1999	Sunset Beach	Joan Cummings	134 episodes
2001	Providence	Karen Ashworth	Episode: "Rocky Road"
2001	NYPD Blue	Christine Beck	Episode: "Mom's Away"
2003	Crossing Jordan	Leslie Winton	Episode: "Cruel & Unusual"
2004	JAG	Hearing officer	Episode: "Retrial"
2009	Silent Sam	Uniform Cops on Overpass
2009	Greek	Paula Baker	Episode: "See You Next Time, Sisters!"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]