In 1989, Polly was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for her role in parts VI, VIII and XII of the 1988 miniseries War and Remembrance.
Polly: I don't want to waste the rest of my life just earning a living. I want to do what's fulfilling for me. I want to play out my life doing what I enjoy, not just showing up for work.
Polly: I'm one of those people who always needs a mountain to climb. When I get up a mountain as far as I think I'm going to get, I try to find another mountain.