Polly Bergen
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
Known For Acting
Popularity 12.985
Birthday 1930-07-14
Place of Birth Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As Nellie Paulina Burgin,
A Guide for the Married Man
1967

A Guide for the Married Man

Move Over, Darling
1963

Move Over, Darling

Cape Fear
1962

Cape Fear

At War with the Army
1950

At War with the Army

Cry-Baby
1990

Cry-Baby

Cry of the Hunted
1953

Cry of the Hunted

A Very Serious Person
2006

A Very Serious Person

Candles on Bay Street
2006

Candles on Bay Street

That's My Boy
1951

That's My Boy

Escape from Fort Bravo
1953

Escape from Fort Bravo

Death Cruise
1974

Death Cruise

The Caretakers
1963

The Caretakers

The Stooge
1951

The Stooge

Struck by Lightning
2012

Struck by Lightning

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Arena
1953

Arena

Murder on Flight 502
1975

Murder on Flight 502

Warpath
1951

Warpath

Kisses for My President
1964

Kisses for My President

Across The Rio Grande
1949

Across The Rio Grande

The Lightning Incident
1991

The Lightning Incident

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Surrogate
1995

The Surrogate

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

For Hope
1996

For Hope

Fast Company
1953

Fast Company

Telethon
1977

Telethon

Making Mr. Right
1987

Making Mr. Right

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Leave of Absence
1994

Leave of Absence

She Was Marked for Murder
1988

She Was Marked for Murder

An Echo of Theresa
1973

An Echo of Theresa

Belle Sommers
1962

Belle Sommers

My Brother's Wife
1989

My Brother's Wife

Born Beautiful
1982

Born Beautiful

Velvet
1984

Velvet

Mother, Mother
1989

Mother, Mother

How to Pick Up Girls!
1978

How to Pick Up Girls!

Doris Day: It's Magic
1998

Doris Day: It's Magic

The Million Dollar Face
1981

The Million Dollar Face

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

In the Blink of an Eye
1996

In the Blink of an Eye

The Helen Morgan Story
1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Addicted to His Love
1988

Addicted to His Love

The Men
1950

The Men

The Sopranos
1999

The Sopranos

Touched by an Angel
1994

Touched by an Angel

Desperate Housewives
2004

Desperate Housewives

Twice in a Lifetime
1999

Twice in a Lifetime

The Hollywood Palace
1964

The Hollywood Palace

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Dean Martin Show
1965

The Dean Martin Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Oscars
1953

The Oscars

The Blue Angel
1954

The Blue Angel

War and Remembrance
1988

War and Remembrance

The Winds of War
1983

The Winds of War

Thriller
1973

Thriller

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Love Boat
1977

The Love Boat

Hotel
1982

Hotel

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Jake and the Fatman

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Kraft Music Hall
1958

Kraft Music Hall

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Ellery Queen
1975

Ellery Queen

Dr. Kildare
1961

Dr. Kildare

The Jimmy Durante Show
1954

The Jimmy Durante Show

Max Liebman Presents
1954

Max Liebman Presents

Startime
1959

Startime

The Dick Clark Show
1958

The Dick Clark Show

The Polly Bergen Show

The Polly Bergen Show

Baby Talk
1991

Baby Talk

What's My Line?
1950

What's My Line?

79 Park Avenue
1977

79 Park Avenue

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

The Merv Griffin Show

American Bandstand
1957

American Bandstand

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
1957

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's My Line?
1950

What's My Line?

Commander in Chief
2005

Commander in Chief

The Hollywood Palace
1964

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace
1964

The Hollywood Palace

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards

The Bob Hope Show
1950

The Bob Hope Show

Burke's Law
1994

Burke's Law

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959

The Bell Telephone Hour