- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1930
- Place of Birth
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- September 20, 2014
Polly Bergen
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 Lan…
Filmography
movieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019 · Self - Actress
movieStruck by Lightning
2013 · Grandma
movieCandles on Bay Street
2006 · Rosemary
movieA Very Serious Person
2006 · Mrs. A
tvCommander in Chief
2005 · Kate Allen
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Stella Wingfield
tvTwice in a Lifetime
1999 · Judge Deborah
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Fran Felstein
movieDoris Day: It's Magic
1998 · Self
movieFor Hope
1996 · Molly Altman
movieIn the Blink of an Eye
1996 · Murial
movieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · Miss Maybry
movieThe Surrogate
1995 · Sandy Gilman
movieDr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Stella Applegate
movieLeave of Absence
1994 · Janet
tvBurke's Law
1994 · Rachel Doucet
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993 · Barbara Fox
movieThe Lightning Incident
1991 · Carol
movieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991 · Self
tvBaby Talk
1991 · Doris Campbell
movieCry-Baby
1990 · Mrs. Vernon-Williams
movieMy Brother's Wife
1989 · Myra Gilbert
movieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989 · Emily Thetford
movieMother, Mother
1989 · Barbara Cutler
movieShe Was Marked for Murder
1988 · Laura Lee Webster
tvWar and Remembrance
1988 · Rhoda Henry
movieAddicted to His Love
1988 · Vivien Langford
tvJake and the Fatman
1987 · Emma Julian
movieMaking Mr. Right
1987 · Estelle Stone
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Dr. Jocelyn Laird
movieVelvet
1984 · Mrs. Vance
tvThe Winds of War
1983 · Rhoda Henry
movieBorn Beautiful
1982 · Marion Carmody
tvHotel
1982 · Elizabeth Hastings
movieThe Million Dollar Face
1981 · Jo Burns
Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
movieLi'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978 · Phyllis Shoefly
movieHow to Pick Up Girls!
1978 · Dana Greenberg
movieTelethon
1977 · Dorothy Goodwin
tv79 Park Avenue
1977 · Vera Keppler
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Maisie Nolan, Dana Pierce
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
movieBob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self (archive footage)
movieMurder on Flight 502
1975 · Mona Briarly
tvEllery Queen
1975 · Dina Carroll-Winer
movieDeath Cruise
1974 · Sylvia Carter
tvThriller
1973 · Suzy Hunter
movieAn Echo of Theresa
1973 · Suzy Hunter
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Self
movieA Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Technical Adviser
tvThe Dean Martin Show
1965
movieKisses for My President
1964 · Leslie McCloud
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
movieMove Over, Darling
1963 · Bianca Steele
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Jennifer Randolph
movieThe Caretakers
1963 · Lorna Melford
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieBelle Sommers
1962 · Belle Sommers
movieCape Fear
1962 · Peggy Bowden
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
tvStartime
1959 · Self
tvThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self, Self - Hostess
movieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958
tvThe Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self
The Polly Bergen Show
tvThe Polly Bergen Show
1957 · Host
tvWagon Train
1957 · Kitty Allbright
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
tvArt Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957 · Self
tvAmerican Bandstand
1957 · Self
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Helen Morgan
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Performer
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Crystal Coe
The Jimmy Durante Show
tvThe Jimmy Durante Show
1954 · Self
Max Liebman Presents
tvMax Liebman Presents
1954
The Blue Angel
tvThe Blue Angel
1954 · Co-Host
movieEscape from Fort Bravo
1953 · Alice Owens
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
tvThe Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · Self - Hostess
movieArena
1953 · Ruth Danvers
movieFast Company
1953 · Carol Maldon
movieCry of the Hunted
1953 · Janet Tunner
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Susan Barry
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Rosemary
movieWarpath
1951 · Molly Quade
movieThe Stooge
1951 · Mary Turner
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Shirley, Dellie
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951 · Myrtle, Sally Suey, Clara Appleby
movieThat's My Boy
1951 · Betty 'Babs' Hunter
movieAt War with the Army
1950 · Helen
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950 · Polly Bergen
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieThe Men
1950 · Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self, Self - Panelist
movieAcross The Rio Grande
1949 · Polly Burgin
movieChampion
1949 · Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter