Connie Booth
Acting
Born: 1940-12-02 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Biography
Constance "Connie" Booth (born 2 December 1940) is an American writer and actress, known for appearances on British television and particularly for her portrayal of Polly Sherman in the popular 1970s television show Fawlty Towers, which she co-wrote with her then husband John Cleese. In 1995, she quit acting and worked as a psychotherapist until her retirement. Booth was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 2, 1940. Her father was a Wall Street stockbroker and her mother was an actress.
🎬 Movies (20)
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
2023
Self
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
2018
A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey
2017
Polly Sherman (archive footage)
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
Self / Polly Sherman
Fawlty Towers Revisited
2005
Herself
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Polly Sherman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Self
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
2004
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
2004
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
2004
Self (archive footage)
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999
Self
The Monty Python Story
1999
Self
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
Yvonne Chadwick
Smack and Thistle
1991
Ms Kane
American Friends
1991
Caroline Hartley
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
Madge
High Spirits
1988
Marge
Hawks
1988
Nurse Javis
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
The Lady from Delaware
📺 TV Shows (16)
A Life on Screen
2014
Self
The Buccaneers
1995
Jackie March
Faith
1994
Pat Harbinson
For the Greater Good
1991
Naomi Balliol
Worlds Beyond
1986
Betty Hewart
American Playhouse
1982
Belle Stark
Bergerac
1981
Monica McLeod
Worzel Gummidge
1979
Aunt Sally II
Dickens of London
1976
Sophie
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Self
Fawlty Towers
1975
Polly Sherman
Play for Today
1970
Lee-Ann Good
Play for Today
1970
Ginny
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Various
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Second Juror
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Libby