Polly's passion for storytelling & communication took her from Investigative Reporting --where she won 15 Emmy Awards -- to Film & Episodic TV. Born in New York City, she grew up in Westport, CT. & Washington, DC, and graduated from Cornell University. In Broadcast Journalism, Polly reported for WPIX-TV, WNBC-TV and WWOR-TV in New York and worked as a Capitol Correspondent in Washington, DC. Polly plays Mom to twins in their early 20’s, and two dogs. She rides horses (English,) enjoys Barre class, and has hiked all over the world.