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Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Actor · Born 1930-07-14 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Sopranos (1999) — Fran Felstein
  2. Desperate Housewives (2004) — Stella Wingfield
  3. Cry-Baby (1990) — Mrs. Vernon-Williams
  4. Cape Fear (1962) — Peggy Bowden
  5. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Dr. Jocelyn Laird
  6. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Crystal Coe
  7. Struck by Lightning (2013) — Grandma
  8. The Love Boat (1977) — Maisie Nolan
  9. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Stella Applegate
  10. Move Over, Darling (1963) — Bianca Steele
  11. Champion (1949) — Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
  12. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  13. The Men (1950) — Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
  14. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) — Alice Owens
  15. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  16. At War with the Army (1950) — Helen
  17. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
  18. Jake and the Fatman (1987) — Emma Julian
  19. The Winds of War (1983) — Rhoda Henry
  20. Making Mr. Right (1987) — Estelle Stone
  21. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) — Technical Adviser
  22. Ellery Queen (1975) — Dina Carroll-Winer
  23. Commander in Chief (2005) — Kate Allen
  24. War and Remembrance (1988) — Rhoda Henry
  25. The Stooge (1951) — Mary Turner
  26. Wagon Train (1957) — Kitty Allbright
  27. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
  28. That's My Boy (1951) — Betty 'Babs' Hunter
  29. Hotel (1982) — Elizabeth Hastings
  30. Candles on Bay Street (2006) — Rosemary
  31. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  32. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Presenter
  33. The Dean Martin Show (1965)
  34. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
  35. The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Myrtle
  36. Murder on Flight 502 (1975) — Mona Briarly
  37. The Jack Benny Program (1950) — Polly Bergen
  38. A Very Serious Person (2006) — Mrs. A
  39. The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) — Emily Thetford
  40. Warpath (1951) — Molly Quade