Connie Booth

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-12-02 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Connie Booth

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. The family later moved to New York State. Booth entered acting and worked as a Broadway understudy and waitress. She met John Cleese while he was work...

Acting

1977

1974

Romance with a Double Bass

as Princess Costanza

1980

1986

Rocket to the Moon

as Belle Stark

1973

1993

Leon the Pig Farmer

as Yvonne Chadwick

1991

American Friends

as Caroline Hartley

1988

Hawks

as Nurse Javis

1991

1987

1977

2009

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Polly Sherman

1982

The Deadly Game

as Helen Trapp

2017

A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey

as Polly Sherman (archive footage)

1980

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as Sylva Bassington-ffrench

1987

84 Charing Cross Road

as The Lady from Delaware

1986

Past Caring

as Linda

1988

High Spirits

as Marge

1977

1975

The After Dinner Game

as Lee-Ann Good

1984

Nairobi Affair

as Mrs. Gardner

1982

The Story of Ruth

as Ruth Baker

Production

1978

Snavely

as Creator

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