Polly Draper
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Biography
A dark-haired, froggy-voiced American second lead of television and occasional films ("The Pick-Up Artist" and "Making Mr. Right," both 1987), the stage-trained Draper is perhaps best known for the jittery energy and self-mocking humor she brought to the role of the wry, sensitive but insecure and edgy Ellyn Warren on ABC's acclaimed yuppie expose, "thirtysomething" (1987-91). Since that show's demise, Draper has made occasional appearances in TV-movies like "Danielle Steel's 'Heartbeat'" (NBC, 1993) and "LaVyrle Spencer's 'Home Song'" (CBS, 1996) and big screen outings like "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain" (1995) and "The Tic Code" (1998). The latter, which also marked her debut as a screenwriter, was loosely based on her second husband Michael Wolff, a musician who suffers with Tourette's syndrome.
Filmography
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Life Events
1986
Appeared in first notable feature film role, in "Seven Minutes in Heaven"
1987
Played Ellyn Warren on ABC's primetime serial drama, "thirtysomething"
1998
Wrote screenplay for "The Tic Code", about a jazz musician with Tourette syndrome; also produced and played female lead
1999
Replaced Natasha Richardson in the Broadway production "Closer"
2001
Appeared in the Off-Broadway show "Blur"
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