Trivia

Worked as a psychotherapist in North London.

Together with John Lahr for 15 years before they married in New Jersey in 2000.

In addition to playing Polly in the TV series "Fawlty Towers", she also wrote a number of episodes.

She appeared in two 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 former and the Lady from Delaware in the latter.

Attended Penn Hall Preparatory School and Junior College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA, from which she graduated in 1959.

Several unconfirmed sources give her birth year as 1941, 1942, or 1944, and her birthday as January 31st. However, information at Companies House UK (supplied by Booth herself) indicates that she was born on December 2nd, 1940. Booth's Indiana Birth certificate has also been uncovered, which confirms the 1940 date as correct.

In addition to television and film work, she has appeared on the West End stage as Clare in "It's Ralph" at the Comedy Theatre.

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

Began her career in New York as a Broadway understudy and waitress.

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