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Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Acting

Born: July 14, 1930Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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
Filmography
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Self - Actress

2019
Struck by Lightning

Struck by Lightning

Grandma

2013
Candles on Bay Street

Candles on Bay Street

Rosemary

2006
A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

Mrs. A

2006
Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

Self

1998
For Hope

For Hope

Molly Altman

1996
In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye

Murial

1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Miss Maybry

1996
The Surrogate

The Surrogate

Sandy Gilman

1995
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995
Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

Janet

1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Barbara Fox

1993
The Lightning Incident

The Lightning Incident

Carol

1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Self

1991
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

Mrs. Vernon-Williams

1990
My Brother's Wife

My Brother's Wife

Myra Gilbert

1989
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

Emily Thetford

1989
Mother, Mother

Mother, Mother

Barbara Cutler

1989
She Was Marked for Murder

She Was Marked for Murder

Laura Lee Webster

1988
Addicted to His Love

Addicted to His Love

Vivien Langford

1988
Making Mr. Right

Making Mr. Right

Estelle Stone

1987
Velvet

Velvet

Mrs. Vance

1984
Born Beautiful

Born Beautiful

Marion Carmody

1982
The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

Jo Burns

1981

Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today

Phyllis Shoefly

1978
How to Pick Up Girls!

How to Pick Up Girls!

Dana Greenberg

1978
Telethon

Telethon

Dorothy Goodwin

1977
Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

Mona Briarly

1975
Death Cruise

Death Cruise

Sylvia Carter

1974
An Echo of Theresa

An Echo of Theresa

Suzy Hunter

1973
A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man

Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)

1967
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

Leslie McCloud

1964
Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

Bianca Steele

1963
The Caretakers

The Caretakers

Lorna Melford

1963
Belle Sommers

Belle Sommers

Belle Sommers

1962
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

Peggy Bowden

1962
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

Helen Morgan

1957
Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

Alice Owens

1953
Arena

Arena

Ruth Danvers

1953
Fast Company

Fast Company

Carol Maldon

1953
Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

Janet Tunner

1953
Warpath

Warpath

Molly Quade

1951
The Stooge

The Stooge

Mary Turner

1951
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

Betty 'Babs' Hunter

1951
At War with the Army

At War with the Army

Helen Palmer

1950
The Men

The Men

Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)

1950
Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

Polly Burgin

1949
Champion

Champion

Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)

1949