Acting · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA · Born July 14, 1930
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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2019
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MovieStruck by Lightning
2013
as Grandma
MovieCandles on Bay Street
2006
as Rosemary
MovieA Very Serious Person
2006
as Mrs. A
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Kate Allen
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Stella Wingfield
TVTwice in a Lifetime
1999
as Judge Deborah
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Fran Felstein
MovieDoris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
MovieFor Hope
1996
as Molly Altman
MovieIn the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Murial
MovieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Miss Maybry
MovieThe Surrogate
1995
as Sandy Gilman
MovieDr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Stella Applegate
MovieLeave of Absence
1994
as Janet
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Rachel Doucet
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
as Barbara Fox
MovieThe Lightning Incident
1991
as Carol
MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
as Self
TVBaby Talk
1991
as Doris Campbell
MovieCry-Baby
1990
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
MovieMy Brother's Wife
1989
as Myra Gilbert
MovieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989
as Emily Thetford
MovieMother, Mother
1989
as Barbara Cutler
MovieShe Was Marked for Murder
1988
as Laura Lee Webster
TVWar and Remembrance
1988
as Rhoda Henry
MovieAddicted to His Love
1988
as Vivien Langford
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Emma Julian
MovieMaking Mr. Right
1987
as Estelle Stone
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Jocelyn Laird
MovieVelvet
1984
as Mrs. Vance
TVThe Winds of War
1983
as Rhoda Henry
MovieBorn Beautiful
1982
as Marion Carmody
TVHotel
1982
as Elizabeth Hastings
MovieThe Million Dollar Face
1981
as Jo Burns
Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978
as Phyllis Shoefly
MovieHow to Pick Up Girls!
1978
as Dana Greenberg
MovieTelethon
1977
as Dorothy Goodwin
TV79 Park Avenue
1977
as Vera Keppler
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Maisie Nolan
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMurder on Flight 502
1975
as Mona Briarly
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Dina Carroll-Winer
MovieDeath Cruise
1974
as Sylvia Carter
TVThriller
1973
as Suzy Hunter
MovieAn Echo of Theresa
1973
as Suzy Hunter
TVThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Self
MovieA Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser
TVThe Dean Martin Show
1965
MovieKisses for My President
1964
as Leslie McCloud
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
MovieMove Over, Darling
1963
as Bianca Steele
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Jennifer Randolph
MovieThe Caretakers
1963
as Lorna Melford
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieBelle Sommers
1962
as Belle Sommers
MovieCape Fear
1962
as Peggy Bowden
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
TVStartime
1959
as Self
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
TVKraft Music Hall
1958
TVThe Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
The Polly Bergen Show
1957
as Host
TVWagon Train
1957
as Kitty Allbright
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957
as Self
TVAmerican Bandstand
1957
as Self
MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Helen Morgan
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Crystal Coe
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
Max Liebman Presents
1954
The Blue Angel
1954
as Co-Host
MovieEscape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Alice Owens
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Self - Hostess
MovieArena
1953
as Ruth Danvers
MovieFast Company
1953
as Carol Maldon
MovieCry of the Hunted
1953
as Janet Tunner
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Susan Barry
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Rosemary
MovieWarpath
1951
as Molly Quade
MovieThe Stooge
1951
as Mary Turner
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Shirley
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Myrtle
MovieThat's My Boy
1951
as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
MovieAt War with the Army
1950
as Helen
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Polly Bergen
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieThe Men
1950
as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieAcross The Rio Grande
1949
as Polly Burgin
MovieChampion
1949
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
