Polly James

Polly James
Born	Pauline Devaney (1941-07-08) 8 July 1941 (age 83) Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Years active	1966–2001
Spouse	Clive Francis (divorced)

Pauline James (formerly Devaney; born 8 July 1941) is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television, and radio.

Career

Pauline James was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, under the name Pauline Devaney.^[1] After graduating from RADA, her TV career began in BBC2's Thirty-Minute Theatre, followed by the role of a drug addict in Z-Cars in 1967.^[2] She played Audrey Hargreaves in Coronation Street in 1967.^[3]^[4]

She is best known for her role as Beryl Hennessey in the first four series of the British sitcom The Liver Birds (1969–74), mostly alongside Nerys Hughes.^[5]^[6] She played Cicely Courtneidge in the biographical musical of the actress Once More with Music in 1976, and appeared as a soubrette in Alan Clarke's 1982 production of Baal. She played the role of Jane Hampden on "The Awakening" episode of Doctor Who in 1984.^[7] She appeared in the West End musicals I and Albert and Anne of Green Gables. In 1971, James appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in The Merchant of Venice with Judi Dench.^[8]

James appeared as Jenny Wren in the 1976 BBC adaptation of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend.^[9]

Personal life

She is divorced.^[10]

Polly was a pupil at the Convent of Notre Dame, Grammar School for Girls, Blackburn from Sept 1952-June 1957. Her name was Pauline Devaney.^{[citation needed]}

Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1967	Z-Cars
1967	Coronation Street	Audrey Hargreaves
1969 to 1974	The Liver Birds	Beryl Hennessey
1976	Our Mutual Friend (1976 TV serial)	Jenny Wren
1984	Doctor Who	Jane Hampden
1991	Casualty	Sylvia Vaughan
1996	The Liver Birds	Beryl Fenning, née Hennessey
2000 to 2001	The Worst Witch	Miss Lavinia Crotchet

References

^ Adrian Room (1981). Naming Names: Stories of Pseudonyms and Name Changes, with a Who's Who. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 978-0-7100-0920-3.
^ TV.com. "Polly James (I)". TV.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ Webber, Richard (13 April 2013). "Whatever happened to The Liver Birds?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "The Liver Birds DVD release brings back memories East Lancashire actress Polly". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "The Liver Birds - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ Bryant, Tom; Robertson, Peter (25 January 2018). "Liver Birds' Nerys Hughes reveals brushes with sleazy men in showbiz". mirror. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Awakening - Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "Search | RSC Performances | MER197103 - The Merchant of Venice | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ Sean Grass (15 May 2017). Charles Dickens's Our Mutual Friend: A Publishing History. Taylor & Francis. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-317-16822-5.
^ Isobel Wolff (2 June 1996). "How We Met". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

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