Contents
* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 Career
o 1.3 Personal life
* 2 Filmography
* 3 References
* 4 External links
Biography
Early life
Procter was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was two years old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara divorced. She is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. While at East Carolina University she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina, she was employed as a television weather anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina.
career
After the move to Los Angeles, her father provided the funds for acting school for two years. Before even graduating, she had already landed a number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996) and Breast Men (1997), where she appeared along with David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper. During the 1995–96 season (season 3) of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, she portrayed Lana Lang. She briefly appeared in the 1997 TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! as Mavis. She was also in Body Shots as Whitney.
She had a recurring guest role as Associate White House Counsel Ainsley Hayes on NBC's The West Wing and she also portrayed a brief love interest of Joey (Matt LeBlanc) on Friends.
She is a good friend of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actress Jorja Fox, who persuaded her to try for the role of Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami, which has been running on American television since 2002.
She participated in 2007's Live Earth by reading (along with several other actresses) an essay written by Michelle Gardner-Quinn while Gardner-Quinn was a student at the University of Vermont. Personal life
Procter prefers to keep her personal life private. She often enjoys taking holidays with her sister, a professional chef. She jogs for two hours a day, five days a week, and has taken part in various triathlons and marathons. An avid poker player, she learned to play the game as a child when her father would play a game called 'penny poker' with her, and has participated in at least one celebrity poker tournament. Procter also sings in a 1980s cover band called White Lightning, which is now renamed Motion has volunteered as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program, and helps out at homeless shelters.[citation needed]
Procter is very interested in interior decoration and antiques, putting this to practical use in the 1921 Spanish-style home that she owns in Los Angeles. During the 2007 writers strike, she designed a home for a friend in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. In People magazine's Country Special of March 2009, it was revealed she decorated Kenny Chesney's home in Malibu. She has also acted as a guest judge on the Home & Garden Television show Summer Showdown.
Procter gave birth to a baby girl, Pippa, in early December 2010 with musician boyfriend Paul Talism. Her pregnancy was not written into the ninth season of CSI: Miami.
Filmography
Year Film/TV Role Notes
1995 Fast Company Roz Epstein
Leaving Las Vegas Debbie
Friends Annabel TV, one episode
1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lana Lang TV, one episode
Crosscut Counter Girl
Jerry Maguire Former Girlfriend
1997 Just Shoot Me! Anchorwoman TV, one episode
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! Mavis
The Girl Gets Moe Tammy
Family Plan Julie Robins
Early Edition Colleen Damski TV, one episode
Breast Men Laura Pierson
1999 Kingdom Come Uncredited
Guinevere Susan Sloane
Body Shots Whitney Bryant
Forever Fabulous Tiffany Dawl
The Big Tease Young Valhenna Woman
2000–02, 2006 The West Wing Ainsley Hayes TV, 12 episodes
2001 Submerged Frances Naguin
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Calleigh Duquesne TV, one episode — CSI: Miami’s backdoor pilot "Cross Jurisdictions"
2002–present CSI: Miami TV series
2006 Big Momma's House 2 Leah Fuller
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