Polly Draper
Polly Draper (born June 15, 1955 in Palo Alto , California ) is an American actress , screenwriter , director and producer .
life and career
Draper graduated in 1977 as Bachelor the Yale University and in 1980 as Master of Arts, the Yale School of Drama . She made her debut opposite Jennifer Connelly in the 1985 comedy Ticket to Heaven . In the SF comedy Making Mr. Right (1987), she starred alongside John Malkovich and Ann Magnuson .
Draper played a leading role as Ellyn Warren in the American television series The Best Years from 1987 to 1991 . For this role she was nominated for an Emmy in 1988 . In the adventure film Gold Diggers - The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), she played the role of Kate Easton , the mother of Beth Easton ( Christina Ricci ). In the film drama The Tic Code she was not only an actress in one of the bigger roles, but also a screenwriter and producer; for her performance she won the Bronze Gryphon of the Italian Giffoni Film Festival .
Since 2005 Draper has worked as a screenwriter, director and producer for the mockumentary The Naked Brothers Band . In 2009 she received the Writers Guild Award (WGA) for the best children's film script for the film The Naked Brothers Band: Polarbears .
From 1983 to 1990, Polly Draper was married to Kevin Wade . In 1993 she married the jazz musician Michael Wolff . She lives with him and their two sons Nat and Alex Wolff in Manhattan , New York .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Ticket to Heaven (Seven Minutes in Heaven)
- 1986: Adam's Apple, TV movie
- 1987: Making Mr. Right - Ein Mann à la Carte (Making Mr. Right)
- 1987: Tales from the Darkside, TV series
- 1987–1991: The Best Years (thirtysomething) , TV series
- 1992: Deadly Nightmares, TV series
- 1993: Danielle Steel's 'Heartbeat' (heartbeat) , movie made for TV
- 1994: Deadly Intrigues (Schemes)
- 1994: Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back, movie made for TV
- 1994: A Million to Juan
- 1994: The Innocent, TV film
- 1995: Gold Diggers : The Secret of Bear Mountain
- 1996: Home Song, TV movie
- 1997: Always Say Goodbye
- 1999: The Tic Code
- 2000: Hudson River Blues
- 2000: Dinner Rush
- 2000–2001: Gideon's Crossing, TV series
- 2001: 18 Shades of Dust
- 2002: Monk , TV series
- 2002: Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series
- 2004: Second Best
- 2005: A Perfect Fit
- 2005: Shooting Livien
- 2005: The Guardian, TV series
- 2005: The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
- 2005: The Naked Brothers Band : Young Rockstars Private, TV series
- 2007: Too Young to Marry
- 2007: The Naked Brothers Band: Battle Of The Bands
- 2008: The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks
- 2008: The Naked Brothers Band: Polarbears
- 2011: Our Idiot Brother
- 2013: Side Effects - Deadly Side Effects
- 2013: Golden Boy , TV series
- 2014: Obvious Child
- 2015: The Good Wife , TV series
- 2015: Detective Laura Diamond , TV series
- 2015: Addiction: A 60's Love Story
- 2015: Demolition - love and life (Demolition)
- 2016: Jane Wants a Boyfriend
- 2017: Rhinebrook, TV series
- 2018: Stella's Last Weekend (also production, script and direction)
Web links
- Polly Draper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Susan King, Writers Guild Honors "Slumdog Millionaire," "Milk," Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2009, accessed May 26, 2009
- ↑ Felicia R. Lee, A TV Family Bound by Blood and a Band , New York Times, January 25, 2007, accessed May 26, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Draper, Polly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress, screenwriter, director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto , California |