Polly Frame is a Scottish actress who was born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, Scotland and is best known to children as Pinky Pinkerton, the hyperactive sports announcer on

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's pre-school television series ''

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''. She moved to

Galashiels Galashiels (; sco, Gallae, gd, An Geal Àth) is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala". The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive ...

as a child, then to

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after spending a year backpacking through

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. Among her TV shows and films are ''

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'' and '' Half Light''. A graduate of

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and its

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, Frame appeared in a modernized version of

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

''.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Edinburgh People from Galashiels Scottish television actresses Scottish stage actresses {{Scotland-actor-stub