Polly Bergen
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 14, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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
Known For
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - Actress | |
| 2013 | Struck by LightningGrandma | |
| 2006 | A Very Serious PersonMrs. A | |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay StreetRosemary | |
| 2005 | Commander in ChiefKate Allen | |
| 2004 | Desperate HousewivesStella Wingfield | |
| 1999 | The SopranosFran Felstein | |
| 1999 | Twice in a LifetimeJudge Deborah | |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's MagicSelf | |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an EyeMurial | |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredMiss Maybry | |
| 1996 | For HopeMolly Altman | |
| 1995 | The SurrogateSandy Gilman | |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | |
| 1994 | Leave of AbsenceJanet | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelStella Applegate | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawRachel Doucet | |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep ScandalBarbara Fox | |
| 1991 | The Lightning IncidentCarol | |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarSelf | |
| 1991 | Baby TalkDoris Campbell | |
| 1990 | Cry-BabyMrs. Vernon-Williams | |
| 1989 | The Haunting of Sarah HardyEmily Thetford | |
| 1989 | My Brother's WifeMyra Gilbert | |
| 1989 | Mother, MotherBarbara Cutler | |
| 1988 | Addicted to His LoveVivien Langford | |
| 1988 | She Was Marked for MurderLaura Lee Webster | |
| 1988 | War and RemembranceRhoda Henry | |
| 1987 | Making Mr. RightEstelle Stone | |
| 1987 | Jake and the FatmanEmma Julian | |
| 1984 | VelvetMrs. Vance | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteDr. Jocelyn Laird | |
| 1983 | The Winds of WarRhoda Henry | |
| 1982 | Born BeautifulMarion Carmody | |
| 1982 | HotelElizabeth Hastings | |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar FaceJo Burns | |
| 1978 | How to Pick Up Girls!Dana Greenberg | |
| 1978 | Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch TodayPhyllis Shoefly | |
| 1977 | TelethonDorothy Goodwin | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMaisie Nolan | |
| 1977 | 79 Park AvenueVera Keppler | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatDana Pierce | |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502Mona Briarly | |
| 1975 | Ellery QueenDina Carroll-Winer | |
| 1974 | Death CruiseSylvia Carter | |
| 1973 | An Echo of TheresaSuzy Hunter | |
| 1973 | ThrillerSuzy Hunter | |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Adviser (Clara Brown) | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas HourSelf | |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | |
| 1964 | Kisses for My PresidentLeslie McCloud | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSelf | |
| 1963 | Move Over, DarlingBianca Steele | |
| 1963 | The CaretakersLorna Melford | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJennifer Randolph | |
| 1962 | Cape FearPeggy Bowden | |
| 1962 | Belle SommersBelle Sommers | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareJanice Graham / Cathy Brandon | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | Startime | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone HourSelf | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Hostess | |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf | |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark ShowSelf | |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan StoryHelen Morgan | |
| 1957 | American BandstandSelf | |
| 1957 | The Polly Bergen ShowHost | |
| 1957 | Art Ford's Greenwich Village PartySelf | |
| 1957 | Wagon TrainKitty Allbright | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCrystal Coe | |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf | |
| 1954 | Max Liebman Presents | |
| 1954 | The Blue AngelCo-Host | |
| 1953 | Cry of the HuntedJanet Tunner | |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort BravoAlice Owens | |
| 1953 | ArenaRuth Danvers | |
| 1953 | Fast CompanyCarol Maldon | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSusan Barry | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSelf - Hostess | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseHost | |
| 1951 | That's My BoyBetty 'Babs' Hunter | |
| 1951 | The StoogeMary Turner | |
| 1951 | WarpathMolly Quade | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameRosemary | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsShirley | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDellie | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSelf / Myrtle | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSally Suey | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowClara Appleby | |
| 1950 | At War with the ArmyHelen Palmer | |
| 1950 | The MenNightclub Singer (Uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowSelf | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Panelist | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramSelf | |
| 1949 | Across The Rio GrandePolly Burgin | |
| 1949 | ChampionRadio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter |