Polly Bergen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1930
- Died
- September 20, 2014 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Movie · as Self - Actress
Struck by Lightning
Movie · as Grandma
A Very Serious Person
Movie · as Mrs. A
Candles on Bay Street
Movie · as Rosemary
Commander in Chief
TV · as Kate Allen · 10 eps
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Stella Wingfield · 10 eps
The Sopranos
TV · as Fran Felstein · 1 ep
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Judge Deborah · 2 eps
Doris Day: It's Magic
Movie · as Self
In the Blink of an Eye
Movie · as Murial
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Movie · as Miss Maybry
For Hope
Movie · as Molly Altman
The Surrogate
Movie · as Sandy Gilman
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Movie
Leave of Absence
Movie · as Janet
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Stella Applegate · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Rachel Doucet · 1 ep
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Movie · as Barbara Fox
The Lightning Incident
Movie · as Carol
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Movie · as Self
Baby Talk
TV · as Doris Campbell · 23 eps
Cry-Baby
Movie · as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Movie · as Emily Thetford
My Brother's Wife
Movie · as Myra Gilbert
Mother, Mother
Movie · as Barbara Cutler
Addicted to His Love
Movie · as Vivien Langford
She Was Marked for Murder
Movie · as Laura Lee Webster
War and Remembrance
TV · as Rhoda Henry · 12 eps
Making Mr. Right
Movie · as Estelle Stone
Jake and the Fatman
TV · as Emma Julian · 1 ep
Velvet
Movie · as Mrs. Vance
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Dr. Jocelyn Laird · 1 ep
The Winds of War
TV · as Rhoda Henry · 7 eps
Born Beautiful
Movie · as Marion Carmody
Hotel
TV · as Elizabeth Hastings · 1 ep
The Million Dollar Face
Movie · as Jo Burns
How to Pick Up Girls!
Movie · as Dana Greenberg
Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today
Movie · as Phyllis Shoefly
Telethon
Movie · as Dorothy Goodwin
The Love Boat
TV · as Maisie Nolan, Dana Pierce · 1 ep
79 Park Avenue
TV · as Vera Keppler · 3 eps
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
Murder on Flight 502
Movie · as Mona Briarly
Ellery Queen
TV · as Dina Carroll-Winer · 1 ep
Death Cruise
Movie · as Sylvia Carter
An Echo of Theresa
Movie · as Suzy Hunter
Thriller
TV · as Suzy Hunter · 1 ep
A Guide for the Married Man
Movie · as Technical Adviser
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Show
TV · 1 ep
Kisses for My President
Movie · as Leslie McCloud
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Move Over, Darling
Movie · as Bianca Steele
The Caretakers
Movie · as Lorna Melford
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Jennifer Randolph · 1 ep
Cape Fear
Movie · as Peggy Bowden
Belle Sommers
Movie · as Belle Sommers
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 6 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self, Self - Hostess · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV · 1 ep
The Dick Clark Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Helen Morgan Story
Movie · as Helen Morgan
American Bandstand
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Polly Bergen Show
TV · as Host · 18 eps
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Kitty Allbright · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Crystal Coe · 1 ep
The Jimmy Durante Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Max Liebman Presents
TV · 1 ep
The Blue Angel
TV · as Co-Host · 15 eps
Cry of the Hunted
Movie · as Janet Tunner
Escape from Fort Bravo
Movie · as Alice Owens
Arena
Movie · as Ruth Danvers
Fast Company
Movie · as Carol Maldon
General Electric Theater
TV · as Susan Barry · 1 ep
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as Self - Hostess · 40 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's My Boy
Movie · as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
The Stooge
Movie · as Mary Turner
Warpath
Movie · as Molly Quade
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Rosemary · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Shirley, Dellie · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Myrtle, Sally Suey, Clara Appleby · 1 ep
At War with the Army
Movie · as Helen
The Men
Movie · as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Polly Bergen · 1 ep
Across The Rio Grande
Movie · as Polly Burgin
Champion
Movie · as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps