Polly Draper

Polly Draper

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayJun 15, 1955
BiographyPolly 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's other acting credits include the TV movie adaption of Danielle Steel's Heartbeat (1993), her screenwriting debut film The Tic Code (1998), and off-Broadway in her play Getting into Heaven (2003). In mid-2004, she wrote her directing debut The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, and was the creator and showrunner for the Nickelodeon TV 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 TV movie Stella's Last Weekend (2018) before directing the film Once Upon a Main Street (2020).

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