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 Land of Stories.
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Known for
Dr. Kildare
Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
Kraft Music Hall
Wagon Train
Kitty Allbright
The Jack Benny Program
Self
Desperate Housewives
Stella Wingfield
The Sopranos
Fran Felstein
Burke's Law
Rachel Doucet
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Self - Hostess
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Host
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Jocelyn Laird
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Love Boat
Maisie Nolan
The Love Boat
Dana Pierce
Hotel
Elizabeth Hastings
The Dick Clark Show
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Performer
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Jimmy Durante Show
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer / Sketch Actor
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Touched by an Angel
Stella Applegate
Ellery Queen
Dina Carroll-Winer
Jake and the Fatman
Emma Julian
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Hostess
The Dean Martin Show
The Oscars
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
The Danny Thomas Hour
Self
The Winds of War
Rhoda Henry
Thriller
Suzy Hunter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crystal Coe
Commander in Chief
Kate Allen
Max Liebman Presents
American Bandstand
Self
The Polly Bergen Show
Host
Twice in a Lifetime
Judge Deborah
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rosemary
The Blue Angel
Co-Host
Startime
General Electric Theater
Susan Barry
War and Remembrance
Rhoda Henry
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Shirley
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dellie
Cry-Baby
Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Cape Fear
Peggy Bowden
79 Park Avenue
Vera Keppler
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Murder on Flight 502
Mona Briarly
At War with the Army
Helen Palmer
How to Pick Up Girls!
Dana Greenberg
Escape from Fort Bravo
Alice Owens
She Was Marked for Murder
Laura Lee Webster
Warpath
Molly Quade
Champion
Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Barbara Fox
Struck by Lightning
Grandma
Move Over, Darling
Bianca Steele
Cry of the Hunted
Janet Tunner
Velvet
Mrs. Vance
The Caretakers
Lorna Melford
That's My Boy
Betty 'Babs' Hunter
The Stooge
Mary Turner
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
Making Mr. Right
Estelle Stone
Addicted to His Love
Vivien Langford
The Men
Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
Telethon
Dorothy Goodwin
Candles on Bay Street
Rosemary
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Emily Thetford
For Hope
Molly Altman
Mother, Mother
Barbara Cutler
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress
In the Blink of an Eye
Murial
Kisses for My President
Leslie McCloud
Born Beautiful
Marion Carmody
Death Cruise
Sylvia Carter
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Miss Maybry
My Brother's Wife
Myra Gilbert
The Helen Morgan Story
Helen Morgan
Baby Talk
Doris Campbell
Arena
Ruth Danvers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Leave of Absence
Janet
The Surrogate
Sandy Gilman
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self
Fast Company
Carol Maldon
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
The Lightning Incident
Carol
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Across The Rio Grande
Polly Burgin
The Million Dollar Face
Jo Burns
An Echo of Theresa
Suzy Hunter
The Red Skelton Show
Self / Myrtle
The Red Skelton Show
Sally Suey
The Red Skelton Show
Clara Appleby
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
A Very Serious Person
Mrs. A
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Belle Sommers
Belle Sommers
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Jennifer Randolph