IMDb's advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. Connie Booth, Constance Booth (born 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American writer and actress best known for her appearances on British television, especially her work with her ex-husband, John Cleese.. She made her first appearance on British television in 1968. She never forgets her place in the grander scheme of things though, often relying on subtle quips and one-liners rather than outright displays of insolence.Polly acts as a buffer zone between Basil and Sybil — often having to prevent Sybil from learning about Basil’s latest indiscretion.Polly seems to carry out a number of roles in the day-to-day running of Fawlty Towers. Fawlty Towers made stars of John Cleese, Connie Booth (pictured), and the late Andrew Sachs. Connie Booth had lived in Britain for so long that she could be said to be actually British. Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. She is often at reception or waiting on tables in the hotel’s dining room although her official job title was apparently supposed to be chambermaid.In May 2007, Connie Booth "robustly refused" to take part in a BBC Radio 4 programme reuniting the main Fawlty Towers cast to talk about Fawlty Towers. We simply don't know Polly's nationality.Comedy about a hotel and its owner, a man of infinite rudeness with a rabid dislike of almost all guestsAgain very sketchy memory but I'm pretty sure Basil makes a reference to it in one ep, I believe it was meant as an injoke like are you sure you're not an American or something in that vain because yes she was supposed to be English. I think Connie Booth was very good in Fawlty Towers, though others disagree with me. She was married at the time to John Cleese, who played BasilLong-term guests of Fawlty Towers Miss Ursula Gatsby and Miss Abitha Tibbs always came as a pair.Canadian actor Bruce Boa memorably demanded a Waldorf salad at Fawlty TowersJohn Cleese (left) is the most famous cast member and has enjoyed years of success in the entertainment industry. Booth and Cleese were married from February 20, 1968 to 1978 when their marriage ended in divorce. Whereas if an English actor accidentally dropped into his own accent for a word or two, it would seem much less apparent or contrasting to the American accent.While I have never seen a full episode of “House” from the bits I have seen, I think Hugh Lorrie sounds as American as anyone on television.Marsters does a fair mockney, let down by the pronunciation of some words - most glaringly, ‘poof’.Zoe Wanamaker has a brilliant English accent, as do Lauren Cohan (probably best known as Bela from Supernatural) and Gillian Anderson. This was sent to me by a retired journalist from the Chicago Tribune who was born on the same date in the same hospital. Connie Booth is Actor | Psychotherapist | Author | Screenwriter. Bet she had a few things to say! A sort of international accent that often has this American lilty twang. Can't think of any guys, except for the godfather of them all, Dick van Dyke. I have unconfirmed information that Connie Booth was born on the 31st of January 1944 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Reply With Quote #3 09-05-2009, 02:34 AM jjimm. He sadly passed away in December 2016Lazy but amiable, the character was integral to the show and oversaw the kitchens.Renee Roberts (left) and Gilly Flower (right) were background characters, appearing in every episode as permanent hotel guestsNicky in Vera Drake as Private Doctor in 2004, almost 30 years after Fawlty Towers hit our screensBallard Berkeley played Major Gowen, the most bigoted character on the showPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupFawlty Towers was no different - he starred as Mr Hamilton, who memorably demanded a Waldorf salad during his stay at the chaotic hotel.