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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
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
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Ellyn Warren, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-1992
- Elaine Hoffman, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000-2001
- Also appeared as Winnie Robin, Ryan's Hope, ABC.
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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
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Pilots
- Bernadette Pascoe, Adams Apple, CBS, 1986
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Film Producer
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The Tic Code, 1998
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Stage Appearances
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Buried Child, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1978
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As You Like It, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1979
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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
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Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
- Yvette, Crazy He Calls Me, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1992
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Four Dogs and a Bone, City Stage Theatre, then Manhattan Theatre Club, both New York City, 1993
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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
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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.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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The Tic Code, 1998
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