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Polly Draper Biography (1956-)

Born June 15, 1956, in Gary, IN (some sources cite Palo Alto, CA); daughter of William (head of United Nations Development Program) and Phyllis (a Peace Corps administrator) Draper; married Kevin Wade (a playwright and screenwriter), 1983 (divorced, 1990); married Michael Wolff (a musician); children: (second marriage) Nathaniel Marvin, Alexander Draper. Addresses: Agent: TheGersh Agency Inc., 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

June 15, 1956

Gary, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Ellyn Warren, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-1992
• Elaine Hoffman, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000-2001
• Also appeared as Winnie Robin, Ryan's Hope, ABC.
• Movies
• Ella Sabin, Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (also known as Broken Promises), CBS, 1993
• Adrian Townsend, Danielle Steel's "Heartbeat" (also known as Heartbeat), NBC, 1993
• Pamela Sutton, The Innocent (also known as Silent Witness),NBC, 1994
• Claire Gardner, Home Song (also known as LaVyrle Spencer's "Home Song"), CBS, 1996
• Pilots
• Bernadette Pascoe, Adams Apple, CBS, 1986
• Episodic
• Aileen, "The Grave Robber," Tales from the Darkside, 1987
• "The Verdict," The Hitchhiker, 1988
• "Merrill Markoe's Guide to Glamorous Living," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1988
• The Arsenio Hall Show, 1989
• Dr. Monica Gordon, "Just the Perfect Blendship," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• "Faith," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2002
• Also appeared in episodes of Not Necessarily the News, HBO.
• Film Appearances
• Aileen Jones, Seven Minutes in Heaven, Warner Bros., 1986
• Suzy Duncan, Making Mr. Right, Orion, 1987
• Pat, The Pick-Up Artist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Olivia Smith, A Million to Juan (also known as A Million to One), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
• Kate Easton, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, Universal,1995
• Evelyn Hayes, Schemes, Bristol Entertainment, 1995
• Donna Evans, Always Say Goodbye, 1996
• Hudson River Blues (also known as Family Blues), Romance Classics, 1997
• Laura, The Tic Code, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
• Natalie Clemente, Dinner Rush, Access Motion Picture Group, 2000
• Film Producer
• The Tic Code, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• Buried Child, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978
• As You Like It, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Measure for Measure, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1979
• (Off-Broadway debut) Jean, Split, Second Stage Theatre, 1980
• Caroline Lou Bingham, The Stitch in Time, American National Theatre and Academy, New York City, 1980-1981
• Gertrude Cayce, The Freak, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1981 then Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Meg, The Actor's Nightmare and Diane Symonds, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You (double-bill), Playwrights Horizons, then Westside Arts Theatre, both New York City, 1981-1982
• Cheryl, Hooters, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Marlene, Top Girls, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre,New York City, 1983
• Blake Upton, Mr. and Mrs., WPA Theatre, 1984
• Lucy, "Want Ad," Danny, "Folie a'deux," Heather, "Only a Woman," and Lois, "Separate Vacation/Grounds for Divorce/Sexual History," all in Love As We Know It, Manhattan Punch Line, INTAR Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Fiona, "The Ground Zero Club," in The Young Playwrights Festival,Playwrights Horizons, 1985
• Linda Seward, Rum and Coke, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, 1986
• Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
• Yvette, Crazy He Calls Me, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1992
• Four Dogs and a Bone, City Stage Theatre, then Manhattan Theatre Club, both New York City, 1993
• Closer, Broadway production, 1999
• Dana Sue Kay, Imagining Brad, Greenwich House Theater, New York City, 1999
• Ginger, Trudy Blue, MCC Theater, New York City, 1999
• Blur, off-Broadway production, 2001
• Also appeared in Thorn Hill, New York City; Split, Second Stage, New York City; Actors and Actresses, New York City; and Insignificance, Hudson Guild, New York City.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Tic Code, 1998