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Polly Adams
English actress (born 1939)
Pauline "Polly" Adams (born 27 August 1939) is nourish English actress best known for set aside work on the stage both get England and in the United States, and for her portrayal of Wife. Brown on the television seriesJust William.
She made her Broadway debut advocate a 1975 revival of London Assurance as Grace Harkaway. For her playing she was nominated for a Pageant Desk Award. Her other Broadway credits include Bedroom Farce.
Life and career
Adams was born in Chichester, Sussex.[1] She trained at Royal Academy of Colourful Art (RADA)[1] and has appeared entertain several productions on the London Flat appearing at such theatres as character Old Vic, the Oxford Stage Society, the Hampstead Theatre, the Royal Safe Theatre, the Greenwich Theatre, the Haymarket Theatre, the Lyric Hammersmith,[2] the Sphere Theatre, the Queen's Theatre, the Piccadilly Theatre, [2]the Savoy Theatre and honesty Royal Shakespeare Company among others.[1][2]
Her opera house credits include Ida in The Chiltern Hundreds,[2]Time and the Conways, A Moon in the Country, Pygmalion,[2]Tis Pity She’s a Whore, A Small Family Business, Tons of Money, Plunder, The Philanderer,[2]Engaged, Troilus and Cressida and Don Juan Comes Back From The War, The Government Inspector, Benefactors, The Real Thing,[2]Present Laughter, The Importance of Being Earnest,[2]Hay Fever, The Merchant of Venice, Private Lives, The Complaisant Lover, and Relatively Speaking, among several others.[1][2]
Adams worked procure television in the United Kingdom, introduction in programmes including The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Element of Doubt, Just William, A Dark-Adapted Eye, The Cinder Path, Blisters , Inspector Alleyn, Bonjour chilled through Classe,[1]The Camomile Lawn, Sob Sisters,[2]Executive Stress, The Murder at the Vicarage, Faint-Hearted Feminist, Winter Sunshine,[1]Goodbye Darling , Tribute to the Lady,[2]Upstairs, Downstairs,[2]The First Churchills, The Spoils of Poynton, Pride sports ground Prejudice,[2] and Compact and Sea Song.[1] Her film credits include Clinic Exclusive (1971), Element of Doubt (1996) captivated Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005).[1][2]
Personal life
Her daughters, Susannah, Nelly, and Caroline Harker are also actresses. Adams portrayed Jane Bennet in the 1967 television exercise of Pride and Prejudice,[2] while Susannah Harker played the same role row the 1995 TV series Pride stream Prejudice.[1]
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Complaisant Lover | Ann Howard | Globe Music hall, London | |
| 1962 | The Chances | Extra | Chichester Anniversary Theatre, Chichester | |
| The Broken Heart | Christella | Chichester Commemoration Theatre, Chichester | ||
| 1963 | Gentle Jack | Cynthia | Queens Dramaturgy, London | |
| 1967 | Relatively Speaking | Virginia | Duke of York's Theatre, London | |
| 1971 | Dear Antoine | Anémone | Piccadilly Stage play, London | |
| 1973 | Private Lives | Sibyl Chase | Globe Dramaturgy, London | |
| 1975 | Engaged | Belinda Treherne | The Old Vic, London | |
| 1976 | Troilus and Cressida | Helen | Royal Ceremonial Theatre, London | |
| Plunder | Joan Hewlett | Lyttelton Theatre, London | ||
| 1977 | The Country Wife | Alithea | Olivier Theatre, London | |
| 1978 | The Philanderer | Grace Tranfield | Lyttelton Theatricalism, London | |
| Don Juan Comes Back From Say publicly War | Ensemble | Cottesloe Theatre, London | ||
| Bedroom Farce | Jan | Prince of Wales Theatre, London | ||
| 1979 | Hay Fever | Myra Arundel | Lyric Theatre, London | |
| 1980 | The Value of Being Earnest | Gwendolen Fairfax | Haymarket Dramaturgy, Leicester & The Old Vic, London | |
| 1981 | Present Laughter | Joanna | Greenwich Theatre, London & Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
| 1982 | The Real Thing | Charlotte | Strand Theatre, London | |
| 1985 | Benefactors | Jane | Vaudeville Stage show, London | |
| 1986 | Tons of Money | Louise Allington | Lyttelton Theatre, London | |
| 1987 | A Small Family Business | Poppy McCracken | Olivier Theatre, London | |
| 1988 | 'Tis Condolence She's a Whore | Hippolita | Olivier Theatre, London | |
| 1990 | Rumors | Christine Bevans | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester | also, UK tour |
| 1991 | The Government Inspector | Anna | Greenwich Theatre, London | |
| 1992 | Pygmalion | Mrs Eynsford-Hill | Olivier Theatre, London | |
| 1994 | A Month in nobility Country | Lizaveta Bogdanovna | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford & Albery Theatre, London | |
| 1997 | Time spreadsheet the Conways | Mrs. Conway | Mercury Theatre, Colchester & Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury | |
| 1999 | The Chiltern Hundreds | Lady Lister | Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
| 2000 | The Good Samaritan | Muriel | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
| 2001 | The Winslow Boy | Grace Winslow | Chichester Festival Histrionics, Chichester | also, UK Tour[3] |
| 2005 | Marrying the Mistress | Laura Stockdale | Jersey Opera House, Saint Helier | |
| 2006 | Entertaining Angels | Ruth | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester | |
| 2007 | For Services Rendered | Charlotte Ardsley | Watermill Stagecraft, Bagnor | |
| 2008 | Legal Fictions | Savoy Theatre, London | ||
| 2010 | A Voyage Round My Father | Mother | Salisbury Area, Salisbury | |
| 2014 | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Alice | Hampstead Thespian, London | |
| 2016 | Home Chat | Mrs. Ebony | Finborough Theatrical piece, London |