Polly Adams

Polly Adams

Known for

Acting

Born

August 27, 1939 (age 87)

Birthplace

Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Biography

Pauline "Polly" Adams is an English actress. She is best known for her work on the stage both in England and in the United States, and for her portrayal of Mrs. Brown in the 1990s television series Just William. She made her Broadway debut in a 1975 revival of London Assurance as Grace Harkaway, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.

She has appeared in several productions in London theatres, appearing at such theatres as the Old Vic, the Oxford Stage Company, the Hampstead Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, the Greenwich Theatre, the Haymarket Theatre, the Lyric Hammersmith, the Globe Theatre, the Queen's Theatre, the Piccadilly Theatre, the Savoy Theatre, and the Royal Shak...

Best known work

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
1986
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Kingdom
Kingdom
2007
Kisna
Kisna
2005
The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn
1992
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Clinic Exclusive
Clinic Exclusive
1971
The Cinder Path
The Cinder Path
1994
Private Lives
Private Lives
1976
Element of Doubt
Element of Doubt
1996

Filmography

  1. 2007

    KingdomTV

    as Amelia (1 episode)

  2. 2006

    Falling Apart

    as Clare's Mum

  3. 2005

    Kisna

    as Lady Katherine

  4. 1999

  5. 1996

  6. 1994

    Just WilliamTV

    as Mrs. Brown (12 episodes)

  7. 1994

    The Cinder PathTV

    as Florence Chapman (3 episodes)

  8. 1993

    Bonjour la ClasseTV

    as Jean Halifax (6 episodes)

  9. 1992

    The Camomile LawnTV

    as Sarah (4 episodes)

  10. 1989

    Sob SistersTV

    as Dorothy (7 episodes)

  11. 1986

  12. 1984

    The Fainthearted FeministTV

    as Irene (3 episodes)

  13. 1984

    L'Étincelle

    as Kathryn

  14. 1980

  15. 1977

    The Sunday DramaTV

    as Eloise Gainsborough (1 episode)

  16. 1976

    Private Lives

    as Sibyl Chase

  17. 1976

    Loyalties

    as Margaret Orme

  18. 1975

  19. 1972

    VillainsTV

    as Mother (1 episode)

  20. 1971

    Upstairs, DownstairsTV

    as Mrs. Polly Merivale (1 episode)

  21. 1971

  22. 1970

    Ben Travers FarcesTV

    as Benny (7 episodes)

  23. 1970

    The Spoils of PoyntonTV

    as Maggie (2 episodes)

  24. 1969

    ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV

    as Jackie (1 episode)

  25. 1967

    ITV PlayhouseTV

    as Carol (1 episode)

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