Polly Kreisman
Acting
Biography
A multiple Emmy Award winning former Journalist, Polly now acts in television and film, a testament to her innate storytelling prowess. Most recent credits include Nobody Wants This (Netflix,) The Girls on the Bus (HBO,) The Undoing (HBO,) and Mr. Harrigan's Phone (Netflix) During the SAG strike, Polly wrote a screenplay called "Drama Queens," a TV Pilot, hailed "a comedic masterpiece," and derived from an autobiographical short story, telling the tale of two actresses grappling with the hurdles of aging in an industry notorious for sidelining them. Native to both New York City and Washington DC, and a Cornell University graduate, Polly is mom to twins (and two dogs,) and remains grounded in her diverse interests. From long-distance biking and riding horses (English style) to indulging in Barre classes, and hiking trails worldwide, Polly embodies a life rich in experiences both on and off the screen.
Known For
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
The Blacklist
An agnostic sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love, but can their relationship survive their wildly different lives and meddling families?
Nobody Wants This
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.
The Undoing
Often we compare our lives to the posts we see on social media without knowing what someone is going through. Beautiful Catastrophe explores the life and psyche of Heidi, a 30 something year old woman living in New York, who is struggling with a breakup from now her ex-fiancee Mark, a recent miscarriage, substance abuse and the lasting impact of a difficult childhood. On social media, Heidi only showcases a perfect image of herself causing her many followers to envy her. However as Heidi looks for happiness while trying to overcome her struggles, we realize things are not always as they appear.
Beautiful Catastrophe
No Chocolate, No Rice is a comedy/drama that follows best friends, Dre & Phil, and their lives dating while Black and Asian in an app filled world where racism is just another preference.
No Chocolate, No Rice
Through the Modern Looking Glass showcases the different forms and causes of depression. Online these characters look like they have it all, but in reality they're struggling with issues of their own. Things are not always what they seem..