Polly Bergen


    Starbirth:
    July 14, 1930
    Supernova:
    September 20, 2014
    Birthplace:
    Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Overview

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


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Struck by Lightning Grandma 2012
Candles on Bay Street Rosemary 2006
A Very Serious Person Mrs. A 2006
Doris Day: It's Magic Self 1998
For Hope Molly Altman 1996
In the Blink of an Eye Murial 1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored Miss Maybry 1996
The Surrogate Sandy Gilman 1995
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde 1995
Leave of Absence Janet 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal Barbara Fox 1993
The Lightning Incident Carol 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Self 1991
Cry-Baby Mrs. Vernon-Williams 1990
My Brother's Wife Myra Gilbert 1989
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy Emily Thetford 1989
Mother, Mother Barbara Cutler 1989
She Was Marked for Murder Laura Lee Webster 1988
Addicted to His Love Vivien Langford 1988
Making Mr. Right Estelle Stone 1987
Velvet Mrs. Vance 1984
Born Beautiful Marion Carmody 1982
The Million Dollar Face Jo Burns 1981
How to Pick Up Girls! Dana Greenberg 1978
Telethon Dorothy Goodwin 1977
Murder on Flight 502 Mona Briarly 1975
Death Cruise Sylvia Carter 1974
An Echo of Theresa Suzy Hunter 1973
A Guide for the Married Man Technical Adviser (Clara Brown) 1967
Kisses for My President Leslie McCloud 1964
Move Over, Darling Bianca Steele 1963
The Caretakers Lorna Melford 1963
Belle Sommers Belle Sommers 1962
Cape Fear Peggy Bowden 1962
The Helen Morgan Story Helen Morgan 1957
Escape from Fort Bravo Alice Owens 1953
Arena Ruth Danvers 1953
Fast Company Carol Maldon 1953
Cry of the Hunted Janet Tunner 1953
Warpath Molly Quade 1951
The Stooge Mary Turner 1951
That's My Boy Betty 'Babs' Hunter 1951
At War with the Army Helen Palmer 1950
The Men Nightclub Singer (Uncredited) 1950
Across The Rio Grande Polly Burgin 1949
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The Sopranos Fran Felstein <mt>
Touched by an Angel Stella Applegate <mt>
Desperate Housewives <blank> <mt>
Twice in a Lifetime Judge Deborah <mt>
The Hollywood Palace Self - Singer / Sketch Actor <mt>
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars <blank> <mt>
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse <blank> <mt>
The Dean Martin Show <blank> <mt>
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
The Blue Angel Co-Host <mt>
War and Remembrance Rhoda Henry <mt>
The Winds of War Rhoda Henry <mt>
Thriller Suzy Hunter <mt>
Murder, She Wrote Dr. Jocelyn Laird <mt>
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self <mt>
The Love Boat Maisie Nolan <mt>
Hotel <blank> <mt>
General Electric Theater Susan Barry <mt>
Jake and the Fatman <blank> <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Rosemary <mt>
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Crystal Coe <mt>
Kraft Music Hall <blank> <mt>
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre <blank> <mt>
Ellery Queen <blank> <mt>
Dr. Kildare Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon <mt>
Max Liebman Presents <blank> <mt>
The Jimmy Durante Show Self <mt>
Startime <blank> <mt>
The Dick Clark Show Self <mt>
The Polly Bergen Show Host <mt>
Baby Talk Doris Campbell <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Panelist <mt>
79 Park Avenue Vera Keppler <mt>
The Merv Griffin Show Self <mt>
American Bandstand Self <mt>
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party Self <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self (archive footage) <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Singer <mt>
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest <mt>
Commander in Chief Kate Allen <mt>
The Hollywood Palace Self <mt>
The Hollywood Palace Self - Singer <mt>
Golden Globe Awards Self <mt>
The Bob Hope Show Self <mt>
Burke's Law Rachel Doucet <mt>
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