Polly Bergen

Known for ActingBorn 1930-07-14Died 2014-09-20Knoxville, 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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

My Brother's Wife

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Sopranos

Belle Sommers

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Desperate Housewives

The Million Dollar Face

American Bandstand

War and Remembrance

Commander in Chief

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Polly Bergen Show

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Murder, She Wrote

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Jack Benny Program

Kisses for My President

Ellery Queen

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Touched by an Angel

The Winds of War

Cape Fear

The Dean Martin Show

Fast Company

The Red Skelton Show

Baby Talk

Addicted to His Love

Born Beautiful

An Echo of Theresa

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Burke's Law

Golden Globe Awards

Thriller

Hotel

The Blue Angel

What's My Line?

The Oscars

The Men

Velvet

The Bob Hope Show

Cry-Baby

The Colgate Comedy Hour

General Electric Theater

Startime

Struck by Lightning

The Ed Sullivan Show