Polly Bergen
Acting
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
Known for
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movieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
Self - Actress
movieStruck by Lightning
2013
Grandma
movieCandles on Bay Street
2006
Rosemary
tvCommander in Chief
2005
Kate Allen
tvDesperate Housewives
2004
Stella Wingfield
tvTwice in a Lifetime
1999
Judge Deborah
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Fran Felstein
movieFor Hope
1996
Molly Altman
movieThe Surrogate
1995
Sandy Gilman
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Stella Applegate
tvBurke's Law
1994
Rachel Doucet
tvBaby Talk
1991
Doris Campbell
movieCry-Baby
1990
Mrs. Vernon-Williams
movieMy Brother's Wife
1989
Myra Gilbert
movieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989
Emily Thetford
movieMother, Mother
1989
Barbara Cutler
movieShe Was Marked for Murder
1988
Laura Lee Webster
tvWar and Remembrance
1988
Rhoda Henry
movieAddicted to His Love
1988
Vivien Langford
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
Emma Julian
movieMaking Mr. Right
1987
Estelle Stone
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Dr. Jocelyn Laird
movieVelvet
1984
Mrs. Vance
tvThe Winds of War
1983
Rhoda Henry
movieBorn Beautiful
1982
Marion Carmody
tvHotel
1982
Elizabeth Hastings
movieThe Million Dollar Face
1981
Jo Burns
movieHow to Pick Up Girls!
1978
Dana Greenberg
movieTelethon
1977
Dorothy Goodwin
tv79 Park Avenue
1977
Vera Keppler
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Maisie Nolan / Dana Pierce
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieMurder on Flight 502
1975
Mona Briarly
tvEllery Queen
1975
Dina Carroll-Winer
movieDeath Cruise
1974
Sylvia Carter
tvThriller
1973
Suzy Hunter
movieAn Echo of Theresa
1973
Suzy Hunter
movieA Guide for the Married Man
1967
Technical Adviser
movieKisses for My President
1964
Leslie McCloud
movieMove Over, Darling
1963
Bianca Steele
movieThe Caretakers
1963
Lorna Melford
movieBelle Sommers
1962
Belle Sommers
movieCape Fear
1962
Peggy Bowden
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self / Self - Co-Host
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
tvStartime
1959
Self
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Self / Self - Hostess
tvWagon Train
1957
Kitty Allbright
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
Helen Morgan
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Performer
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Crystal Coe
movieEscape from Fort Bravo
1953
Alice Owens
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Self - Hostess / Host
movieArena
1953
Ruth Danvers
movieFast Company
1953
Carol Maldon
movieCry of the Hunted
1953
Janet Tunner
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Susan Barry
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rosemary
movieWarpath
1951
Molly Quade
movieThe Stooge
1951
Mary Turner
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Shirley / Dellie
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Myrtle / Sally Suey / Clara Appleby
movieThat's My Boy
1951
Betty 'Babs' Hunter
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
Polly Bergen
movieThe Men
1950
Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self / Self - Panelist
movieAcross The Rio Grande
1949
Polly Burgin
movieChampion
1949
Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter