Polly Bergen profile
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Polly Bergen

14th July 1930 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Acting

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

48 Movies 51 TV Shows 109 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

For Hope poster
For Hope 17th November 1996 as Molly Altman
Cry-Baby poster
Cry-Baby 6th April 1990 as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Velvet poster
Velvet 27th August 1984 as Mrs. Vance
Telethon poster
Telethon 6th November 1977 as Dorothy Goodwin
Arena poster
Arena 24th June 1953 as Ruth Danvers
Warpath poster
Warpath 22nd November 1951 as Molly Quade
The Men poster
The Men 25th August 1950 as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
Champion poster
Champion 9th April 1949 as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Hotel poster
Hotel 21st August 1982 as Elizabeth Hastings
Dr. Kildare poster
Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon