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 Shakespeare Company. Her theatre credits include Ida in The Chiltern Hundreds, Time and the Conways, A Month in the Country, Pygmalion, Tis Pity She’s a Whore, A Small Family Business, Tons of Money, Plunder, The Philanderer, Engaged, Troilus and Cressida and Don Juan Comes Back From The War, The Government Inspector, Benefactors, The Real Thing, Present Laughter, The Importance of Being Earnest, Hay Fever, The Merchant of Venice, Private Lives, The Complaisant Lover, and Relatively Speaking. She …
Movies & TV Shows
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Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986) — Ann Protheroe
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Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) — Mrs. Polly Merivale
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Kingdom (2007) — Amelia
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Kisna (2005) — Lady Katherine
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The Camomile Lawn (1992) — Sarah
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BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Margaret Orme
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Clinic Exclusive (1971) — Ann
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The Cinder Path (1994) — Florence Chapman
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Private Lives (1976) — Sibyl Chase
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Element of Doubt (1996) — Ellen
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Falling Apart (2006) — Clare's Mum
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Bonjour la Classe (1993) — Jean Halifax
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Villains (1972) — Mother
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The Spoils of Poynton (1970) — Maggie
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Suspense (1962) — Miss Eaton
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ITV Playhouse (1967) — Carol
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Jackie
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Just William (1994) — Mrs. Brown
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L'Étincelle (1984) — Kathryn
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Pride and Prejudice (1967) — Jane Bennet
- Bedroom Farce (1980) — Jan
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Never Put It in Writing (1964) — Receptionist
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A Woman of the North (1999)
- Sob Sisters (1989) — Dorothy
- The Sunday Drama (1977) — Eloise Gainsborough
- Loyalties (1976) — Margaret Orme
- Ben Travers Farces (1970) — Benny
- Drama 61-67 (1961) — Jan
- Three Comedies of Marriage (1975)