About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1930-07-14
Place of birth:
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Website:
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Polly Bergen

Overview

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

Acting
2019 Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Actor Self - Actress 58
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2013 Struck by Lightning Actor Grandma 59
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2006 Candles on Bay Street Actor Rosemary 59
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2006 A Very Serious Person Actor Mrs. A 59
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1998 Doris Day: It's Magic Actor Self N/A
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1996 For Hope Actor Molly Altman 58
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1996 In the Blink of an Eye Actor Murial 58
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1996 Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored Actor Miss Maybry 58
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1995 The Surrogate Actor Sandy Gilman 59
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1995 Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Actor 57
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1994 Leave of Absence Actor Janet 58
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1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal Actor Barbara Fox 59
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1991 The Lightning Incident Actor Carol 59
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1991 Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Actor Self 58
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1991 Baby Talk Actor Doris Campbell 70
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1990 Cry-Baby Actor Mrs. Vernon-Williams 63
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1989 My Brother's Wife Actor Myra Gilbert N/A
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1989 The Haunting of Sarah Hardy Actor Emily Thetford 58
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1989 Mother, Mother Actor Barbara Cutler 59
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1988 She Was Marked for Murder Actor Laura Lee Webster 59
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1988 War and Remembrance Actor Rhoda Henry 72
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1988 Addicted to His Love Actor Vivien Langford 59
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1987 Making Mr. Right Actor Estelle Stone 58
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1984 Velvet Actor Mrs. Vance 58
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1983 The Winds of War Actor Rhoda Henry 70
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1982 Born Beautiful Actor Marion Carmody N/A
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1981 The Million Dollar Face Actor Jo Burns N/A
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1978 How to Pick Up Girls! Actor Dana Greenberg 58
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1977 Telethon Actor Dorothy Goodwin 59
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1975 Murder on Flight 502 Actor Mona Briarly 59
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1974 Death Cruise Actor Sylvia Carter 59
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1973 An Echo of Theresa Actor Suzy Hunter N/A
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1967 A Guide for the Married Man Actor Technical Adviser (Clara Brown) 58
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1964 Kisses for My President Actor Leslie McCloud 58
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1963 Move Over, Darling Actor Bianca Steele 59
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1963 The Caretakers Actor Lorna Melford 58
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1962 Belle Sommers Actor Belle Sommers N/A
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1962 Cape Fear Actor Peggy Bowden 66
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1957 The Polly Bergen Show Actor Host N/A
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1957 The Helen Morgan Story Actor Helen Morgan N/A
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1954 The Blue Angel Actor Co-Host N/A
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1953 Escape from Fort Bravo Actor Alice Owens 59
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1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Actor Self - Hostess N/A
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1953 Arena Actor Ruth Danvers 58
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1953 Fast Company Actor Carol Maldon 59
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1953 Cry of the Hunted Actor Janet Tunner 58
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1951 Warpath Actor Molly Quade 58
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1951 The Stooge Actor Mary Turner 59
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1951 That's My Boy Actor Betty 'Babs' Hunter 58
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1950 At War with the Army Actor Helen Palmer 58
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1950 The Men Actor Nightclub Singer (Uncredited) 60
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1949 Across The Rio Grande Actor Polly Burgin 58
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1949 Champion Actor Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited) 59
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