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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Credits
- 2013 · Struck by Lightning as Grandma
- 2006 · Candles on Bay Street as Rosemary
- 2006 · A Very Serious Person as Mrs. A
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Kate Allen
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Stella Wingfield
- 1999 · Twice in a Lifetime as Judge Deborah
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Fran Felstein
- 1998 · Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1996 · For Hope as Molly Altman
- 1996 · In the Blink of an Eye as Murial
- 1996 · Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Miss Maybry
- 1995 · The Surrogate as Sandy Gilman
- 1995 · Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Stella Applegate
- 1994 · Leave of Absence as Janet
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Rachel Doucet
- 1993 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal as Barbara Fox
- 1991 · The Lightning Incident as Carol
- 1991 · Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self
- 1991 · Baby Talk as Doris Campbell
- 1990 · Cry-Baby as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
- 1989 · My Brother's Wife as Myra Gilbert
- 1989 · The Haunting of Sarah Hardy as Emily Thetford
- 1989 · Mother, Mother as Barbara Cutler
- 1988 · She Was Marked for Murder as Laura Lee Webster
- 1988 · War and Remembrance as Rhoda Henry
- 1988 · Addicted to His Love as Vivien Langford
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as Emma Julian
- 1987 · Making Mr. Right as Estelle Stone
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Jocelyn Laird
- 1984 · Velvet as Mrs. Vance
- 1983 · The Winds of War as Rhoda Henry
- 1982 · Born Beautiful as Marion Carmody
- 1982 · Hotel as Elizabeth Hastings
- 1981 · The Million Dollar Face as Jo Burns
- 1978 · How to Pick Up Girls! as Dana Greenberg
- 1977 · Telethon as Dorothy Goodwin
- 1977 · 79 Park Avenue as Vera Keppler
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Maisie Nolan
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Dana Pierce
- 1975 · Murder on Flight 502 as Mona Briarly
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as Dina Carroll-Winer
- 1974 · Death Cruise as Sylvia Carter
- 1973 · Thriller as Suzy Hunter
- 1973 · An Echo of Theresa as Suzy Hunter
- 1967 · The Danny Thomas Hour as Self
- 1967 · A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
- 1965 · The Dean Martin Show as
- 1964 · Kisses for My President as Leslie McCloud
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer / Sketch Actor
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1963 · Move Over, Darling as Bianca Steele
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Jennifer Randolph
- 1963 · The Caretakers as Lorna Melford
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Belle Sommers as Belle Sommers
- 1962 · Cape Fear as Peggy Bowden
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self - Hostess
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as
- 1958 · The Dick Clark Show as Self
- 1957 · The Polly Bergen Show as Host
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Kitty Allbright
- 1957 · Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party as Self
- 1957 · American Bandstand as Self
- 1957 · The Helen Morgan Story as Helen Morgan
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Crystal Coe
- 1954 · The Jimmy Durante Show as Self
- 1954 · Max Liebman Presents as
- 1954 · The Blue Angel as Co-Host
- 1953 · Escape from Fort Bravo as Alice Owens
- 1953 · The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Self - Hostess
- 1953 · Arena as Ruth Danvers
- 1953 · Fast Company as Carol Maldon
- 1953 · Cry of the Hunted as Janet Tunner
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Susan Barry
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rosemary
- 1951 · Warpath as Molly Quade
- 1951 · The Stooge as Mary Turner
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Shirley
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Dellie
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Self / Myrtle
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Sally Suey
- 1951 · The Red Skelton Show as Clara Appleby
- 1951 · That's My Boy as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
- 1950 · At War with the Army as Helen Palmer
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Self
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · The Men as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · Across The Rio Grande as Polly Burgin
- 1949 · Champion as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Singer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter