Polly Cooper

"Mom and Dad hated that Jason and I were dating. They were thrilled when Jason dumped me. Jason's parents forced him to break up with me. Of course, they didn't approve of a Blossom boy dating a Cooper girl. But when I told him about the baby, our baby... Oh, he was so happy, Betty. We were gonna run away. Start our family in a beautiful place."

- Polly to Betty

Polly Cooper is a character on Riverdale. She is portrayed by Tiera Skovbye.

Polly is the older sister of Betty Cooper, the daughter of Hal and Alice Cooper, and the former fiancée of the recently deceased Jason Blossom. Before the show, Polly attempted suicide that only her parents know about.

Biography
Polly grew up in Riverdale with her parents, Alice and Hal Cooper, and her younger sister Betty.

When Polly was nine, she ran away from home after a huge fight with her mother, she disappeared for hours, and the entire neighborhood searched for her. They would later come to find out that Polly was in the attic the whole time.

She used to be in a relationship with Jason Blossom, but it didn't end well. While they were together, Jason "meant everything to Polly, but she meant nothing to him," according to Betty. Her parents were furious about their relationship and her mother refused to acknowledge her as her daughter. This drove her to a mental breakdown, and she had to move to a group home. Her parents blame Jason for this, but Betty blames their mother.

Season 1
Polly was listed in the football players playbook next to Jason's name, her worth being a total of nine points.

It was revealed by her father, that Jason and Polly had a fight, the reason for which is currently unknown, but it left Polly devastated. One day, when Hal came home from work, he heard water running in the upstairs bathroom, when he called out to Polly to see if she was okay and got no answer, he kicked the door down and saw that she was trying to hurt herself, so they sent her away to prevent it from happening again.

Polly initially appeared during a flashback sequence. Much younger, Polly sat along-side Betty's bed, she comforted her little sister, as this was a time when Betty was afraid of the dark, like most children. Betty asked if Polly could stay with her, sadly, their mother would never allow it, but she does turn Betty's night light on before leaving. Back to present time, Polly received an unexpected visit from Betty at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy group-home. She hugged Betty, who almost instantly noticed that she was pregnant with Jason's child. Polly had her suspicions as to why Betty never came sooner, her parents had likely been telling Betty that she was on drugs or alcohol, however, they actually told Betty that she was sick, to the point where she tried to commit suicide, and in return, they told Polly that Betty didn't want to see her, which she already knew was a lie. Hal and Alice hated that she and Jason were dating, they were thrilled when Polly and Jason broke up, but that was due to Jason's parents forcing him to.

He was ecstatic upon learning that Polly was pregnant, they'd planned to run away and start a new life. On July 4th, Polly had packed her bags, intent on meeting Jason on the other side of Sweetwater River, however, her parents caught wind of her plan to run away, and in response, they had her sent to a group home. She then asked if Betty had talked to Jason and if Betty relay a message, at that moment it was clear that Polly had no idea about Jason's murder. She had planned to go to the highway off route 40, where they'd stashed a car, take it, and meet Jason, so they could pick back up where they left off, unfortunately, Betty was forced to tell her the truth about Jason's untimely demise. Not long after, she ran into her mother in the halls of Quiet Mercy, she confronted her on the lies she told regarding Jason, while two orderlies pulled her away, but not before Betty told Polly that's she'd get her out. As promised, Betty returned, but by then, Polly had already escaped through the broken window in her room, leaving only her blood behind

Relationships

 * Polly and Jason
 * Polly and Betty
 * Polly and Alice