Mrs. Pollifax-Spy

{{short description|1971 comedy film by Leslie H. Martinson}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Mrs. Pollifax-Spy

| image = Mrs. Pollifax-Spy FilmPoster.jpeg

| caption = Film poster by Frank Frazetta

| director = Leslie H. Martinson

| writer = Dorothy Gilman (novel)
"C. A. McKnight"
(actually
Rosalind Russell) (screenplay)

| starring = Rosalind Russell

| music = Lalo Schifrin

| cinematography = Joseph Biroc

| editing = Fred Bohanan
Gene Milford

| distributor = United Artists

| released = {{film date|1971|2|17|Premiere|1971|5|12}}{{AFI film|54095}}

| runtime = 110 min.

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Mrs. Pollifax–Spy is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Rosalind Russell, Darren McGavin, and Nehemiah Persoff. It was released by United Artists. Russell wrote the screenplay for the film, which she adapted from the novel The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman. Russell used the pen name "C. A. McKnight," which was taken from her mother's maiden name.{{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/mrs-pollifax-spy-103120|title=Mrs. Pollifax -- Spy (1971) - Leslie Martinson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|publisher=Allmovie}}{{Cite book |last=Bang |first=Derrick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOvaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 |title=Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970: A History and Discography |date=2020-04-01 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3988-8 |pages=261 |language=en}} It was Russell's last role in a theatrically released film.{{Cite book |last=Dick |first=Bernard F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vp7i1FSO4g8C&pg=PP1 |title=Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell |date=2009-09-18 |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-60473-139-2 |pages=244 |language=en}}