ACTOR · BORN 1940

Connie Booth

Born

2 December 1940

10 archived facts · 3 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

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1. #001

   Connie Booth worked as a psychotherapist in North London.

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2. #002

   Connie Booth and John Lahr were together for 15 years before they married in New Jersey in 2000.

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3. #003

   In addition to playing Polly in "Fawlty Towers," Connie Booth also wrote many episodes of the series.

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4. #004

   Connie Booth attended Penn Hall Preparatory School and Junior College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States, and graduated in 1959.

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5. #005

   Connie Booth appeared in both adaptations of the 1970 epistolary memoir "84, Charing Cross Road": 84, Charing Cross Road (1975) and 84 Charing Cross Road (1987). She played Ginny in the first and the Lady from Delaware in the second.

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6. #006

   Alongside her television and film work, Connie Booth appeared on the West End stage as Clare in "It's Ralph" at the Comedy Theatre.

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7. #007

   Many unverified sources give Connie Booth's birth year as 1941, 1942 or 1944 and her birthday as 31 January. However, information at Companies House UK (provided by Booth herself) indicates that she was born on 2 December 1940. Booth's Indiana birth certificate has also surfaced, confirming that the 1940 date is correct.

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8. #008

   After studying for five years at the University of London, Connie Booth retrained as a psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council.

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9. #009

   Connie Booth is the daughter of stockbroker Elmer Edward Bollinger (1900-1969) and actress Virginia Caylor, who divorced in 1952. Connie had an older brother, Conrad Booth Bollinger (1936-2016).

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10. #010

    Connie Booth began her career in New York on Broadway as an understudy and a waitress.

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