Polly Rowles Biography (1914-2001)

Original name, Mary Elizabeth Rowles; born January 10, 1914, in Philadelphia,PA; daughter of Ralph and Mary (Dick) Rowles. Career: Actress. Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federationof Television and Radio Artists. Addresses: Agent: J. Michael Bloom & Associates, 233 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: January 10, 1914; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Details: October 7, 2001; Concord, New Hampshire

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, Mercury Theatre, New York City, 1938
Ronnie James, Carrot and Club, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1947
Natasha Rapanovich, Dark Eyes, Strand Theatre, London, England, 1948
Queen Elizabeth, Richard III, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1949
Understudy for the role of Lola, Come Back, Little Sheba, Booth Theatre, 1949
Sophie Kressner, The Golden State, Fulton Theatre, New York City,1950
Lucy McLean, The Small Hours, National Theatre, New York City, 1951
Candida Kaufman, Gertie, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1952
Agnes Carol, Time Out for Ginger, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1952
Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1955
Clara Dennison, The Wooden Dish, Booth Theatre, 1955
Anne Rogers, Goodbye Again, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1956
Vera Charles, Auntie Mame, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1956
Claire, Look after Lulu, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1959
Phyllis Clyde, A Mighty Man Is He, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1960
Mollie Plummer, No Strings, 54th Street Theatre, New York City, 1962
Mrs. Jane Wharton Bondry, A Remedy for Winter, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1965
Evelyn Hopper, The Best Laid Plans, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1966
Madame Xenia, The Killing of Sister George, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1966
Mrs. Margolin, Forty Carats, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1968
Older People, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1972
Miss Curtis and Lucy, The Women, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1973
Mrs. Fisher, The Show-Off, Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester, MI, 1977
Louise Pembley, Spotlight, National Theatre, Washington, DC, thenRoundabout Theatre, New York City, 1978

Mme. Des Mortes, Ring around the Moon, Meadow Brook Theatre, 1978
Mrs. Potter and Madam, Solitaire Double Solitaire, Production Company, 1979
Kudzu, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1981
Steaming, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1983
Major Tours
Madame Xenia, The Killing of Sister George, 1967-68
Daisy Maye, 1979-80
Film Appearances
Lydia Todd, Love Letters of a Star, Universal, 1936
Rosalind Furness, Wings over Honolulu, Universal, 1937
Janet Martin, Westbound Limited, Universal, 1937
Betty Mason, Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (also known as AllThis and Glamour Too and Vogues), United Artists, 1937
Sandra Knight, Springtime in the Rockies, Republic, 1937
Mrs. Lewis, Some Blondes Are Dangerous, Universal, 1937
Mrs. Andrews, The Group, United Artists, 1966
Mrs. Delvechio, Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986
Lucille De Witt, Power, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Television Appearances
Series
Aunt Laurie, Jamie, ABC, 1953-54
Helen Donaldson, The Defenders, CBS, 1961-62
Mrs. Grassberg, The Nurses, CBS, 1965
Frieda Lang, Somerset, NBC, 1970
Specials
Miss Jones, How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying, 1975
Movies
Grace, My Body, My Child, 1982
Episodic
"Night at the Vulcan," The Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1951
"We Were Children," The Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1952
"Man on a Tiger," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956
"Kiss and Tell," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956
Nell Cutt, "The Older Sister," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1956
"Apple of His Eye," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
"When in Rome," The U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1960
"Tombstone for a Derelict," Naked City, ABC, 1961
Also appeared in Playhouse 90, CBS.*

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