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Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

ActingBorn July 14, 1930Died September 20, 2014 (age 84)Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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

Filmography

2019Movie
2013Movie
2006Movie
2006Movie
2005
Commander in Chief

as Kate Allen

TV
2004
Desperate Housewives

as Stella Wingfield

TV
1999
Twice in a Lifetime

as Judge Deborah

TV
1999
The Sopranos

as Fran Felstein

TV
1998Movie
1996
For Hope

as Molly Altman

Movie
1996Movie
1995
The Surrogate

as Sandy Gilman

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Stella Applegate

TV
1994Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as Rachel Doucet

TV
1991Movie
1991
Baby Talk

as Doris Campbell

TV
1990
Cry-Baby

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Movie
1989
My Brother's Wife

as Myra Gilbert

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Mother, Mother

as Barbara Cutler

Movie
1988
She Was Marked for Murder

as Laura Lee Webster

Movie
1988
War and Remembrance

as Rhoda Henry

TV
1988
Addicted to His Love

as Vivien Langford

Movie
1987
Jake and the Fatman

as Emma Julian

TV
1987
Making Mr. Right

as Estelle Stone

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Jocelyn Laird

TV
1984
Velvet

as Mrs. Vance

Movie
1983
The Winds of War

as Rhoda Henry

TV
1982
Born Beautiful

as Marion Carmody

Movie
1982
Hotel

as Elizabeth Hastings

TV
1981Movie
1978Movie
1978
How to Pick Up Girls!

as Dana Greenberg

Movie
1977
Telethon

as Dorothy Goodwin

Movie
1977
79 Park Avenue

as Vera Keppler

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Maisie Nolan

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Dana Pierce

TV
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1975
Murder on Flight 502

as Mona Briarly

Movie
1975
Ellery Queen

as Dina Carroll-Winer

TV
1974
Death Cruise

as Sylvia Carter

Movie
1973
Thriller

as Suzy Hunter

TV
1973
An Echo of Theresa

as Suzy Hunter

Movie
1967
A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)

Movie
1964
Kisses for My President

as Leslie McCloud

Movie
1963
Move Over, Darling

as Bianca Steele

Movie
1963TV
1963
The Caretakers

as Lorna Melford

Movie
1962
Belle Sommers

as Belle Sommers

Movie
1962
Cape Fear

as Peggy Bowden

Movie
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon

TV
1959
Startime

as Self

TV
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self - Hostess

TV
1958TV
1957
Wagon Train

as Kitty Allbright

TV
1957TV
1957
The Helen Morgan Story

as Helen Morgan

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

TV
1955TV
1954
The Blue Angel

as Co-Host

TV
1953Movie
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Self - Hostess

TV
1953
Arena

as Ruth Danvers

Movie
1953
Fast Company

as Carol Maldon

Movie
1953
Cry of the Hunted

as Janet Tunner

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953TV
1951TV
1951
Warpath

as Molly Quade

Movie
1951
The Stooge

as Mary Turner

Movie
1951TV
1951TV
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Clara Appleby

TV
1951
That's My Boy

as Betty 'Babs' Hunter

Movie
1950
At War with the Army

as Helen Palmer

Movie
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as Polly Bergen

TV
1950
The Men

as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)

Movie
1950TV
1950TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

TV
1949
Across The Rio Grande

as Polly Burgin

Movie
1949
Champion

as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 14, 1930
Day of DeathSeptember 20, 2014
Place of BirthKnoxville, Tennessee, USA
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