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.
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Filmography
all 90
Movies 47
TV Shows 43
self 22
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018)
Struck (2012)
Candles on Bay Street (2006)
A Very Serious Person (2006)
Commander in Chief (2005)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
For Hope (1996)
In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
The Surrogate (1995)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Leave of Absence (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
The Lightning Incident (1991)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)
Baby Talk (1991)
Cry-Baby (1990)
My Brother's Wife (1989)
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
Mother, Mother (1989)
She Was Marked for Murder (1988)
War and Remembrance (1988)
Addicted to His Love (1988)
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Making Mr. Right (1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Velvet (1984)
The Winds of War (1983)
Born Beautiful (1982)
Hotel (1982)
The Million Dollar Face (1981)
How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)
Telethon (1977)
79 Park Avenue (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Death Cruise (1974)
Thriller (1973)
An Echo of Theresa (1973)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Kisses for My President (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Caretakers (1963)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Belle Sommers (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Startime (1959)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
The Dick Clark Show (1958)
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party (1957)
American Bandstand (1957)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
The Elgin Hour (1954)
The Jimmy Durante Show (1954)
Max Liebman Presents (1954)
The Blue Angel (1954)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
Arena (1953)
Fast Company (1953)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Warpath (1951)
The Stooge (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
That's My Boy (1951)
At War with the Army (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Across The Rio Grande (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
The Polly Bergen Show
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-07-14
Deathday2014-09-20 (84 years old)
Birth NameNellie Paulina Burgin
Birth PlaceKnoxville, United States of America
RelationshipsFreddie Fields (1956-01-01 - 1975-01-01), Jerome Courtland (1950-01-01 - 1955-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsNellie Paulina Burgin
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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