

Actor
August 27, 1939 · Chichester, Sussex, England, UK
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.
Kingdom
as Amelia
Just William
as Mrs. Brown
The Cinder Path
as Florence Chapman
Bonjour la Classe
as Jean Halifax
The Camomile Lawn
as Sarah
Sob Sisters
as Dorothy
The Sunday Drama
as Eloise Gainsborough
Villains
as Mother
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Mrs. Polly Merivale
The Spoils of Poynton
as Maggie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Jackie
ITV Playhouse
as Carol