Polly Shelby/Polly Gray is the strong female lead in the tv series “Peaky Blinders” portrayed by Helen McCrory. The character's real name is Elizabeth Pollyanna Gray but is known to everyone as Polly.
Polly is the name of Betty Cooper's older sister in 'Archie'.
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Bearers of the name "Polly" which deserve mention... *Polly of a series of books by Emma C. Dowd from the 1900s about a girl named Polly, an orphan who was adopted by the doctor who cared for her on her trip to the hospital after an accident.*Polly Pepper of the "Five Little Peppers" books by Margaret Sydney [her given name was Mary but she was never called that]*Polly Milton of Louisa May Alcott's "An Old Fashioned Girl"*And of course Sweet Polly Purebred, Underdog's girlfriend on the Underdog superhero shows-- Who can forget her?
There is the nursery rhyme Polly Put the Kettle On.
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Polly was a charcter in the Charlotte Bronte novel Vilette. She was a little girl that the main character Lucy Snowe knew as a child and later met as an adult. Polly was a pet name her father gave her, though it was short for Paulina.
Polly was a popular single from American rock group Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind. The song was based on the true story of a teenage girl who was raped and tortured in the late 1980s.
Polly Berry was an African American kidnapped and forced into slavery in the nineteenth century. She successfully sued for the freedom of herself and her daughter.
Polly (real name Mary) is the second-oldest child in the 19th century Five Little Peppers serial, and probably the character who gets the most coverage.
A famous bearer is American actress Polly Bergen (born July 14, 1930). She is well-known for her variety of television appearances, including a panelist in "To Tell the Truth", Fran Felstein in "The Sopranos", Mackenzie Allen's mother in "Commander in Chief", and Lynette Scavo's mother in "Desperate Housewives".
Wow, I can't believe no one has mentioned Sweet Polly Purebred, the girlfriend of Underdog! Doesn't anyone remember that show? I used to have a doll named Polly when I was little, maybe about 4 or 5.