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Connie Booth

Connie Booth

Acting·1940·37 films

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.

As Actor

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)The Witch
And Now for Something Completely Different
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)Best Girl
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)Mrs. Errol
High Spirits
High Spirits (1988)Marge
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)The Lady from Delaware
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)Laura Lyons
How to Irritate People
How to Irritate People (1969)Various
Hawks
Hawks (1988)Nurse Javis
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)Sylva Bassington-ffrench
Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)Yvonne Chadwick
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)Mrs. Hudson / Francine Moriarty
Romance with a Double Bass
Romance with a Double Bass (1974)Princess Costanza
American Friends
American Friends (1991)Caroline Hartley
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)Violet Morstan
Nairobi Affair
Nairobi Affair (1984)Mrs. Gardner
The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game (1982)Helen Trapp
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)Self / Polly Sherman
A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey
A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey (2017)Polly Sherman (archive footage)
The Mermaid Frolics
The Mermaid Frolics (1977)Various
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)Self
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)
The After Dinner Game
The After Dinner Game (1975)Lee-Ann Good
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road (1975)Ginny
The Story of Ruth
The Story of Ruth (1982)Ruth Baker
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs (2023)Self
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Smack and Thistle
Smack and Thistle (1991)Ms Kane
Fawlty Towers Revisited
Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005)Herself
Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon (1986)Belle Stark
Is This a Record?
Is This a Record? (1973)Various
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm (1999)Self
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Spaghetti Two-Step
Spaghetti Two-Step (1977)Sheila
Past Caring
Past Caring (1986)Linda
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers (2025)
The Monty Python Story
The Monty Python Story (1999)Self

As Writer