Polly Draper won the hearts of millions as the lovable-if-slightly neurotic character of Ellyn on the hit series THIRTYSOMETHING. Film credits include: LESSONS IN THE TIC CODE, Universal's GOLDDIGGERS with Christina Ricci, A MILLION TO JUAN with Edward James Olmos, MAKING MR. RIGHT with John Malkovich, THE PICK-UP ARTIST with Robert Downey, Jr and SECOND BEST with Joe Pantoliano.
Draper won raves as the flamboyant, sexy actress Colette opposite Mary-Louise Parker in John Patrick Shanley's FOUR DOGS AND A BONE at Manhattan Theatre Club and then at the Lucille Lortell. New York Magazine named Polly New York's Best Actress of the season ( Broadway and Off Broadway).
Draper began her extensive stage career in SPLIT, opposite John Heard. She followed this with many critically acclaimed performances, including John Cassavettes THORN HILL, opposite Ben Gazzara, Neil Simon's ACTORS AND ACTRESSES with Jack Warden, the Obie-winning TOP GIRLS, RUM AND COKE (Public Theater) and SISTER MARY IGNATIUS...GROUND ZERO CLUB (Playwrights Horizons) and CRAZY HE CALLS ME on Broadway.
Roles on MIDTOWN, NOT NECESSARILY THE NEWS, SECOND CITY LIVE and MERRILL MARROE'S GUIDE TO GLAMOROUS LIVING with David Letterman and Gary Shandling make up only some of Polly's numerous television credits. Most recently, Polly starred in the CBS MOW HOMESONG and in THE INNOCENT with Kelsely Grammer, in which she portrayed movingly a protective social worker/ caretaker of an autistic child who becomes the only witness to a murder. Other television movies in which Draper has starred are HEARTBEAT and BROKEN PROMISES.
Polly has a B.A. from Yale, where she graduated with honors, and an M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama. She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles with her husband Michael Wolff (the jazz musician) and their baby boy.
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