Polly Bergen
Actor
- Born
- July 14, 1930 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Died
- September 20, 2014 (age 84)
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
Cry-Baby
April 6, 1990
Cape Fear
April 12, 1962
Struck by Lightning
June 19, 2013
Champion
April 9, 1949
Move Over, Darling
December 19, 1963
The Men
August 25, 1950
Escape from Fort Bravo
December 4, 1953
At War with the Army
December 31, 1950
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
August 25, 1995
Making Mr. Right
April 3, 1987
A Guide for the Married Man
May 25, 1967
The Stooge
November 15, 1951
Acting50
- 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actress
- 2013Struck by Lightning as Grandma
- 2006Candles on Bay Street as Rosemary
- 2006A Very Serious Person as Mrs. A
- 1998Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
- 1996For Hope as Molly Altman
- 1996In the Blink of an Eye as Murial
- 1996Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Miss Maybry
- 1995The Surrogate as Sandy Gilman
- 1995Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde