Polly Draper Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-05-20
Polly Draper net worth is
$1.6 Million
Polly Draper Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1956) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper received several awards, including a Writers Guild Award, and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She first gained recognition for her role in the ABC primetime television drama Thirtysomething, which aired from 1987–91.Draper co-starred in her screenwriting debut The Tic Code (1998) and Off-Broadway in her play Getting Into Heaven (2003). In mid-2004, she also wrote her directing debut The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie and created and produced the Nickelodeon musical comedy series The Naked Brothers Band (2007–09)—portraying her sons Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff—which won her a WGA for Children's Script: Long Form or Special. | Full Name | Polly Draper |
| Net Worth | $1.6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 15, 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Gary, Indiana, USA |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Occupation | Actress, director, writer, producer |
| Profession | Actor, Screenwriter, Television Director, Television producer |
| Education | Yale University, Yale School of Drama |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Michael Wolff, Kevin Wade |
| Children | Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff |
| Parents | William Henry Draper III, Phyllis Culbertson |
| Siblings | Tim Draper, Becky Draper |
| Nicknames | Polly Carey Draper, Polly Draper, Draper, Polly, Draper, Polly Carey |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0237164 |
| Awards | WGA Award for Best Children's - Long Form or Special - Television |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, WGA Award for Best Children's - Episodic & Specials - Television |
| Movies | Demolition, Side Effects, The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, The Tic Code, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, Jane Wants a Boyfriend, Obvious Child, The Pick-up Artist, Heartbeat, Dinner Rush, Our Idiot Brother, Naked Idol, Making Mr. Right, A Million to Juan, Battle of the Bands Part 2, My... |
| TV Shows | The Naked Brothers Band, Thirtysomething |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aunt of Jesse Draper, Billy Draper and Adam Draper. |
| 2 | Through her mother, Polly is a descendant of Francis Cooke (c. 1583-1663), a Mayflower passenger, and captain Joseph Weld (1599-1646), one of the founders of the prominent Weld family of Massachusetts. Among Joseph Weld's other descendants are 68th Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld and actress Tuesday Weld. |
| 3 | Draper and her husband, who live in New York City, are very close family friends with Uma Thurman, Julianne Moore, Cyndi Lauper, Arsenio Hall, Tony Shalhoub, Rikki Lake, Ann Curry, and the entire cast of TV's Thirtysomething (1987), all of whom Draper asked to appear in her 2004 indie film, The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005), before Nickelodeon bought it as the pilot for the hit Nickelodeon series of the same name. |
| 4 | She starred in her playwright Getting Into Heaven (2003) at the Flea Theater, and appeared on Monk (2002), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), and The Big C (2010). In addition, Draper's starring role in the Off Broadway production of Four Dogs and a Bone (1993) alongside Mary-Louise Parker, the latter of whom went onto having the leading role in the hit Showtime series Weeds (2005), won her a New York Magazine award for Best Broadway Actress. Draper was also one of the stars of the Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy (2003). |
| 5 | She received an Emmy nomination for starring in the hit ABC television drama Thirtysomething (1987). |
| 6 | She is the daughter of Phyllis (Culbertson), a Peace Corps administrator, and William Henry Draper III, who headed the United Nations Development Programme. Her grandfather, William Henry Draper II, was a banker, diplomat, and army officer. Her parents were both born in New York. Polly has English, German, some Scottish, 1/128th Portuguese, and distant Welsh, Jersey (Channel Islander), and French, ancestry. |
| 7 | Her brother is leading venture capitalist Tim Draper, of Silicon Valley, California, who was asked by his sister to oversee the budget for The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005). Tim's daughter and Polly's niece is actress Jesse Draper, who also starred in The Naked Brothers Band film and series. |
| 8 | Divorced from first husband, Kevin Wade, who is a screenwriter/playwright, Polly was appearing on The Arsenio Hall Show (1989), when she met jazz pianist and composer Michael Wolff, where he served as the show's band leader. |
| 9 | Wrote and starred in The Tic Code (1999), a film about Tourette's Syndrome, an affliction that her husband, musician Michael Wolff, suffers from. |
| 10 | Sons Alex Wolff (b. 1997) and Nat Wolff (b. 1994) were the stars of and wrote and performed the music for Nickelodeon's top-rated series The Naked Brothers Band (2007), which Draper created, wrote, executive produced, and directed. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boots | 2015 | Short | Waitress |
| Jane Wants a Boyfriend | 2015 | Mom | |
| Demolition | 2015 | Margot | |
| Addiction: A 60's Love Story | 2015 | Sylvia Bornstein | |
| The Mysteries of Laura | 2014 | TV Series | Ruby |
| The Good Wife | 2014 | TV Series | Lorainne Joy |
| Obvious Child | 2014 | Nancy Stern | |
| Golden Boy | 2013 | TV Series | Nora Clark |
| Side Effects | 2013/I | Emily's Boss | |
| The Empty Room | 2012 | Short | Kathy |
| Our Idiot Brother | 2011 | Ellen | |
| Bar Karma | 2011 | TV Series | Senator Sarah Knowles |
| The Big C | 2010 | TV Series | Lorna |
| Too Young to Marry | 2007 | Beth | |
| A Perfect Fit | 2005 | Dr. Weiss | |
| Shooting Livien | 2005 | Rose Livien | |
| Second Best | 2004 | Paula | |
| Monk | 2002 | TV Series | Rita Bronwyn |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2002 | TV Series | Christine Wilkes |
| The Guardian | 2001 | TV Series | Meryl Dimetrio |
| Gideon's Crossing | 2001 | TV Series | Elaine Hoffman |
| 18 Shades of Dust | 2001 | Marilyn | |
| Maternity Ward | 2001 | TV Series | |
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | 2000 | TV Series | Monique Lacroix |
| Dinner Rush | 2000 | Natalie Clemente | |
| The Tic Code | 1999 | Laura | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Monica Gordon |
| Hudson River Blues | 1997 | Leslie | |
| Always Say Goodbye | 1997 | Donna Evans | |
| Home Song | 1996 | TV Movie | Claire Gardner |
| Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | 1995 | Kate Easton | |
| Schemes | 1994 | Video | Evelyn Hayes |
| The Innocent | 1994 | TV Movie | Pamela Sutton |
| A Million to Juan | 1994 | Olivia Smith | |
| Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back | 1993 | TV Movie | Ella Sabin |
| Heartbeat | 1993 | TV Movie | Adrian Towers |
| Thirtysomething | 1987-1991 | TV Series | Ellyn Warren |
| Soul Mates | 1990 | Short | Ann Carroll (voice) |
| The Hitchhiker | 1989 | TV Series | Jennifer |
| Tales from the Darkside | 1987 | TV Series | Aileen |
| The Pick-up Artist | 1987 | Pat, Jack's Colleague | |
| Making Mr. Right | 1987 | Suzy Duncan | |
| Adam's Apple | 1986 | TV Movie | Bernadette Pascoe |
| Seven Minutes in Heaven | 1985 | Jeff's Mother |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Karma | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Naked Brothers Band | TV Series head writer - 29 episodes, 2007 - 2009 creator - 23 episodes, 2007 - 2009 written and created by - 8 episodes, 2007 - 2008 written by - 7 episodes, 2007 - 2009 written & created by - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2009 | ||
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 | ||
| The Tic Code | 1999 | written by |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boots | 2015 | Short executive producer | |
| The Naked Brothers Band | 2007-2009 | TV Series executive producer - 35 episodes | |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 | executive producer / producer | |
| The Tic Code | 1999 | producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Brothers Band | 2007-2009 | TV Series show runner - 33 episodes |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Brothers Band | 2007-2009 | TV Series 13 episodes | |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 | lyrics: "Boys Rule Girls Drool", "Splishy Splashy Timmerman Song" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The View | 1999-2008 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 | Herself | |
| Inside 'thirtysomething' | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1989-1992 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Drama |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Childrens Script - Long Form or Special | The Naked Brothers Band (2007) |
| 2005 | Audience Award | Hamptons International Film Festival | Family Feature Film | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) |
| 1998 | Bronze Gryphon | Giffoni Film Festival | Best Actress | The Tic Code (1999) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Thirtysomething (1987) |
Known for movies
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