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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 15, 1955
Place of Birth
Gary, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- Polly Carey Draper
Polly Draper
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She is best known for her starring role as Ellyn Warren on ABC's drama Thirtysomething (1987–91), her directing debut is The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, as well as the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007–09).
Known For
5.5
Gail Duffy
Little Brother
2025
6.3
Mom
Oh, Hi!
2025
7.2
Fran Nicoletti
The Company You Keep
2023
7.7
Davina Atwood
First Kill
2022
4.6
Milly / Marlene (segments "Sailing Lesson" and "Late Lunch")
Love Is Love Is Love
2021
7.5
Diana
Hacks
2021
7.1
Debbie
Shiva Baby
2021
6.2
Rowena
Once Upon a Main Street
2020
7.1
Madeline Winston
Tell Me a Story
2018
6.4
Sally
Stella's Last Weekend
2018
Credits
Little Brother
as Gail Duffy
2025
5.5
Oh, Hi!
as Mom
2025
6.3
The Company You Keep
as Fran Nicoletti
2023
7.2
First Kill
as Davina Atwood
2022
7.7
Love Is Love Is Love
as Milly / Marlene (segments "Sailing Lesson" and "Late Lunch")
2021
4.6
Hacks
as Diana
2021
7.5
Shiva Baby
as Debbie
2021
7.1
Once Upon a Main Street
as Rowena
2020
6.2
Tell Me a Story
as Madeline Winston
2018
7.1
Stella's Last Weekend
as Sally
2018
6.4
Demolition
as Margot Eastwood
2016
6.8
Boots
as Suzanne
2015
6.0
Jane Wants a Boyfriend
as Mom
2015
6.0
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Sylvia Bornstein
2015
4.2
The Mysteries of Laura
as Ruby
2014
7.2
Obvious Child
as Nancy
2014
6.5
Golden Boy
as Nora Clark
2013
6.1
Side Effects
as Eileen Spicer
2013
6.6
🎬
The Empty Room
as Kathy
2012
0.0
Our Idiot Brother
as Ellen
2011
6.1
The Good Wife
as Lorainne Joy
2009
7.6
Too Young to Marry
as Beth
2007
6.1
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
as Polly Draper
2005
4.9
A Perfect Fit
as Dr. Weiss
2005
4.4
Second Best
as Paula
2004
5.2
Monk
as Rita Bronwyn
2002
8.0
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Christine Wilkes
2001
7.6
The Guardian
as Meryl Dimetrio
2001
6.9
Dinner Rush
as Natalie Clemente
2000
7.1
18 Shades of Dust
as Marilyn
1999
3.0
The Tic Code
as Laura
1998
5.8
Hudson River Blues
1997
0.0
A Little Romance
as Donna Evans
1997
1.9
Home Song
as Claire Gardner
1996
0.0
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
as Kate Easton
1995
6.2
The Innocent
as Pamela Sutton
1994
5.2
Schemes
as Evelyn Hayes
1994
3.8
A Million to Juan
as Olivia Smith
1994
5.4
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
as Ella Sabin
1993
5.3
Heartbeat
as Adrian Towers
1993
3.0
thirtysomething
as Ellyn Warren
1987
6.1
The Pick-up Artist
as Pat, Jack's Colleague
1987
5.6
Making Mr. Right
as Suzy Duncan
1987
5.0
Seven Minutes in Heaven
as Jeff's Mother
1986
6.0
Tales from the Darkside
1984
7.2
The Hitchhiker
as Jennifer
1983
6.1