8.7
TV
Acting
Polly Bergen
- Born
- Died
- (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Credits
- 100 titles
Biography
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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Signature work
Known For
8.7
TV
7.9
TV
Desperate Housewives
6.5
Movie
Cry-Baby
7.4
Movie
Cape Fear
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
6.2
Movie
Struck by Lightning
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
7.2
TV
Touched by an Angel
6.7
Movie
Move Over, Darling
6.3
Movie
Escape from Fort Bravo
5.4
Movie
At War with the Army
4.7
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
6.2
TV
Jake and the Fatman
7.3
TV
The Winds of War
5.2
Movie
Making Mr. Right
6.0
Movie
A Guide for the Married Man
7.5
TV
Ellery Queen
Acting credits 100
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast Film | Self - Actress |
| 2013 | Struck by Lightning Film | Grandma |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay Street Film | Rosemary |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Person Film | Mrs. A |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief TV | Kate Allen (10 ep) |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives TV | Stella Wingfield (10 ep) |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime TV | Judge Deborah (2 ep) |
| 1999 | The Sopranos TV | Fran Felstein (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's Magic Film | Self |
| 1996 | For Hope Film | Molly Altman |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye Film | Murial |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored Film | Miss Maybry |
| 1995 | The Surrogate Film | Sandy Gilman |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Film | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Stella Applegate (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Leave of Absence Film | Janet |
| 1994 | Burke's Law TV | Rachel Doucet (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal Film | Barbara Fox |
| 1991 | The Lightning Incident Film | Carol |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Film | Self |
| 1991 | Baby Talk TV | Doris Campbell (23 ep) |
| 1990 | Cry-Baby Film | Mrs. Vernon-Williams |
| 1989 | My Brother's Wife Film | Myra Gilbert |
| 1989 | The Haunting of Sarah Hardy Film | Emily Thetford |
| 1989 | Mother, Mother Film | Barbara Cutler |
| 1988 | She Was Marked for Murder Film | Laura Lee Webster |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance TV | Rhoda Henry (12 ep) |
| 1988 | Addicted to His Love Film | Vivien Langford |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | Emma Julian (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right Film | Estelle Stone |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Dr. Jocelyn Laird (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Velvet Film | Mrs. Vance |
| 1983 | The Winds of War TV | Rhoda Henry (7 ep) |
| 1982 | Born Beautiful Film | Marion Carmody |
| 1982 | Hotel TV | Elizabeth Hastings (1 ep) |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar Face Film | Jo Burns |
| 1978 | Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today Film | Phyllis Shoefly |
| 1978 | How to Pick Up Girls! Film | Dana Greenberg |
| 1977 | Telethon Film | Dorothy Goodwin |
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue TV | Vera Keppler (3 ep) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Maisie Nolan, Dana Pierce (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy Film | (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 Film | Mona Briarly |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen TV | Dina Carroll-Winer (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Death Cruise Film | Sylvia Carter |
| 1973 | Thriller TV | Suzy Hunter (1 ep) |
| 1973 | An Echo of Theresa Film | Suzy Hunter |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man Film | Technical Adviser |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Kisses for My President Film | Leslie McCloud |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling Film | Bianca Steele |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV | Jennifer Randolph (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Caretakers Film | Lorna Melford |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (6 ep) |
| 1962 | Belle Sommers Film | Belle Sommers |
| 1962 | Cape Fear Film | Peggy Bowden |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self, Self - Co-Host (6 ep) |