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Polly Draper

Screenwriter / Film Director / Actress / Film Producer / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Television Producer | * 06/15/1955 (68) | Gary, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
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Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She gained recognition for her starring role in the ABC drama television series Thirtysomething (1987–91). Draper co-starred in her screenwriting debut The Tic Code (1998) and Off-Broadway in her playwriting Getting into Heaven (2003). In mid-2004, she wrote her directing debut The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, and created and showran the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007–09), which won her a WGA for Children's Script: Long Form or Special. Draper also wrote, directed, and co-starred in the film Stella's Last Weekend (2018). ()
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Polly Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage, film and television actress, writer, producer, and director, best known for her starring role in the ABC primetime television drama Thirtysomething (1987–91), her directing debut The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, as well as the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007–09).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance. ...

Shiva Baby

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2021 | 3.6/5 | 1h 18min
Comedy, Drama
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Brothers Jack and Oliver reunite to put their beloved dog to sleep. While their zany mother plans a party to celebrate Stella's life, things go awry when the brothers discover they love the same girl. ...

Stella's Last Weekend

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2018 | 3.4/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy
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The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy series created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band from New York Cit ...

The Naked Brothers Band

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2007 | 3.1/5 | 30min per episode
Documentary
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Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford ...

thirtysomething

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1987 | 3.2/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Polly Draper

Writers Guild of America Awards
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Movies with Polly Draper as Actress(30)

as Debbie2021 Shiva Baby
as Milly / Marlene (segments "Sailing Lesson" - "Late Lunch")2021 Love is Love is Love
as Rowena2020 Once Upon a Main Street
as Sally2018 Stella's Last Weekend
as Margot Eastwood2015 Demolition
as Suzanne2015 Boots
as Mom2015 Jane Wants a Boyfriend
as Sylvia Bornstein2015 Addiction: A 60s Love Story
as Nancy2014 Obvious Child
as Eileen Spicer2013 Side Effects
as Kathy2012 The Empty Room
as Ellen2011 Our Idiot Brother
as Beth2007 Too Young to Marry
as herself2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Dr. Weiss2005 A Perfect Fit
as Laura2000 The Tic Code
as Natalie Clemente2000 Dinner Rush
as Marilyn1999 18 Shades of Dust
as Donna Evans1997 Always Say Goodbye
1997 Hudson River Blues
as Claire Gardner1996 Home Song
as Kate Easton1995 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
as Pamela Sutton1994 The Innocent
as Olivia Smith1994 A Million to Juan
as Evelyn Hayes1994 Schemes
as Adrian Towers1993 Heartbeat
as Ella Sabin1993 Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
as Suzy Duncan1987 Making Mr. Right
as Pat, Jack's Colleague1987 The Pick-up Artist
as Jeff's Mother1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven

TV Shows/Series with Polly Draper as Actress(12)

as Fran Nicoletti2023 The Company You Keep
as Davina Atwood2022 First Kill
as Diana2021 Hacks
as Madeline Winston2018 Tell Me a Story
2014 The Mysteries of Laura
as Nora Clark2013 Golden Boy
as Rita Bronwyn2002 Monk
2001 The Guardian
as Christine Wilkes2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ellyn Warren1987 thirtysomething
1984 Tales from the Darkside
as Jennifer1983 The Hitchhiker

Movies with Polly Draper as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2020 Once Upon a Main Street
Directing/Director2018 Stella's Last Weekend
Production/Producer2018 Stella's Last Weekend
Writing/Screenplay2018 Stella's Last Weekend
Production/Executive Producer2015 Boots
Directing/Director2009 The Naked Brothers Band: Naked Idol
Production/Producer2009 The Naked Brothers Band: Naked Idol
Directing/Director2008 The Naked Brothers Band: Sidekicks
Directing/Director2007 The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands
Directing/Director2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Writing/Writer2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Writing/Writer2000 The Tic Code

TV Shows/Series with Polly Draper as Crew(5)

Writing/Writer2011 Bar Karma
Art/Production Design2007 The Naked Brothers Band
Directing/Director2007 The Naked Brothers Band
Writing/Writer2007 The Naked Brothers Band
Creator/Creator2007 The Naked Brothers Band

Full Name: Polly Draper
Born: Wednesday, 06/15 1955 (June) in Gary, Indiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 68 years + 306 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Yale School of Drama, Crystal Springs Uplands School
Spouses (current/former): Kevin Wade, Michael Wolff
Siblings: Timothy C. Draper
Father: William Henry Draper III
Other names for Polly Draper (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Polly Carey Draper"
Polly Draper frequently works together with these people:
Alex Wolff (13x, Actor)
Catherine Battistone (7x, Actress)
Nat Wolff (5x, Actor)
Marshall Herskovitz (5x, Crew)
Stephen McHattie (4x, Actor)
Kevin Williamson (4x, Crew)
Chance Kelly (4x, Actor)
John Rothman (4x, Actor)
Gillian Robespierre (4x, Crew)
Paul W. Downs (4x, Crew)
Michael Wolff (4x, Actor)
Joshua Beckett (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:209762, Added: 07/24/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024