Polly Draper

Polly Draper
Born
Polly Carey Draper

(1955-06-15) June 15, 1955 (age 69)
EducationYale University (BA, MFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, director, writer, producer
Years active1985–present
Notable workThirtysomething (1987–91)
The Tic Code (1999)
The Naked Brothers Band (2007–09)
Stella's Last Weekend (2018)
Spouses
(m. 1983; div. 1990)
(m. 1992)
[1]
ChildrenNat Wolff
Alex Wolff
FatherWilliam Henry Draper III
RelativesJesse Draper (niece)
Tim Draper (brother)
William Henry Draper Jr. (grandfather)

Polly Carey Draper[2] (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."[3][4] 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.[5] Draper also wrote, directed, and co-starred in the film Stella's Last Weekend (2018).

  1. ^ Warrick, Pamela (June 11, 2007). "Look Who's ... Fiftysomething". People. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Polly Carey Draper Is Bride". The New York Times. August 21, 1983. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Walsh-Boyle, Megan (February 2, 2007). "Polly Draper: The Naked Brothers' Mother Returns to TV!". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Schindehette, Susan; Alexander, Michael (May 8, 1989). "Single Again, Thirtysomething's Polly Draper Brushes Up on Becoming a Sexy Working Girl". People. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference wga2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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