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  • BIRTH 14/07/1930
  • DEATH 20/09/2014
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 19

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in The Helen Morgan Story. For her stage work, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carlotta Campion in Follies in 2001. Her film work included Cape Fear (1962) and The Caretakers (1963), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She hosted her own weekly variety show for one season (The Polly Bergen Show), was a regular panelist on the TV game show To Tell The Truth and later in life had recurring roles in The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives. She wrote three books on beauty, fashion and charm. She is also the inspiration behind Mother Goose in The Land of Stories.

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Polly Bergen

Shows (18)

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Stella Wingfield
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
Fran Felstein
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Jocelyn Laird
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crystal Coe
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Dana Pierce / Maisie Nolan
Commander In Chief
Commander In Chief
Kate Allen
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Stella Applegate
Thriller (1973)
Thriller (1973)
Suzy Hunter
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
Rhoda Henry
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
Rhoda Henry
The Polly Bergen Show
The Polly Bergen Show
Host
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Rosemary
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Susan Barry
Baby Talk
Baby Talk
Doris Campbell
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
Dina Carroll-Winer
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
Self

Movies (19)

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
Peggy Bowden
Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo
Alice Owens
Warpath
Warpath
Molly Quade
Struck by Lightning
Struck by Lightning
Grandma
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress
Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted
Janet Tunner
Making Mr. Right
Making Mr. Right
Estelle Stone
The Men
The Men
Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling
Bianca Steele
Candles on Bay Street
Candles on Bay Street
Rosemary
The Surrogate
The Surrogate
Sandy Gilman
Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence
Janet
In the Blink of an Eye
In the Blink of an Eye
Murial
For Hope
For Hope
Molly Altman
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
A Very Serious Person
A Very Serious Person
Mrs. A
At War with the Army
At War with the Army
Helen Palmer
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Emily Thetford