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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

Personal information

Birthday

1930-07-14

Birth Place

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

79 Park Avenue

1977

4.8

TV
A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man

1967

5.9

Movie
A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

2006

5.8

Movie
Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

1949

3.7

Movie
Addicted to His Love

Addicted to His Love

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
poster

American Bandstand

1957

8.4

TV
An Echo of Theresa

An Echo of Theresa

1973

0.0

Movie
Arena

Arena

1953

4.7

Movie
poster

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

1957

0.0

TV
At War with the Army

At War with the Army

1950

5.4

Movie
poster

Baby Talk

1991

6.8

TV
Belle Sommers

Belle Sommers

1962

0.0

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Born Beautiful

Born Beautiful

1982

0.0

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
Candles on Bay Street

Candles on Bay Street

2006

6.3

Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962

7.4

Movie
Champion

Champion

1949

6.6

Movie
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Commander in Chief

2005

7.6

TV
Cry of the Hunted

Cry of the Hunted

1953

5.8

Movie
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990

6.5

Movie
Death Cruise

Death Cruise

1974

5.8

Movie
poster

Desperate Housewives

2004

7.9

TV
Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

0.0

Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995

4.7

Movie
poster

Dr. Kildare

1961

5.4

TV
poster

Ellery Queen

1975

7.4

TV
Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

6.1

Movie
Fast Company

Fast Company

1953

7.0

Movie
For Hope

For Hope

1996

6.0

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
poster

Hotel

1982

6.8

TV
How to Pick Up Girls!

How to Pick Up Girls!

1978

2.0

Movie
In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye

1996

5.3

Movie
poster

Jake and the Fatman

1987

5.9

TV
Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964

7.0

Movie
poster

Kraft Music Hall

1958

4.4

TV
Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

1994

3.5

Movie
Making Mr. Right

Making Mr. Right

1987

5.0

Movie
poster

Max Liebman Presents

1954

0.0

TV
Mother, Mother

Mother, Mother

1989

2.0

Movie
Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

1963

6.5

Movie
Murder on Flight 502

Murder on Flight 502

1975

6.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
My Brother's Wife

My Brother's Wife

1989

0.0

Movie
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019

5.5

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

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996

4.2

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

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993

7.3

Movie
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

7.0

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
She Was Marked for Murder

She Was Marked for Murder

1988

4.0

Movie
poster

Startime

1959

6.0

TV
Struck by Lightning

Struck by Lightning

2013

6.2

Movie
Telethon

Telethon

1977

5.0

Movie
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

1951

5.8

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Blue Angel

1954

0.0

TV
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
The Caretakers

The Caretakers

1963

6.2

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

5.0

TV
poster

The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
poster

The Dick Clark Show

1958

5.5

TV
poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

5.3

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

1989

4.9

Movie
The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

0.0

Movie
poster

The Hollywood Palace

1964

4.5

TV
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
poster

The Jimmy Durante Show

1954

0.0

TV
The Lightning Incident

The Lightning Incident

1991

4.0

Movie
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Men

The Men

1950

7.0

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981

0.0

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

0.0

TV
poster

The Polly Bergen Show

1957

0.0

TV
poster

The Red Skelton Show

1951

7.4

TV
poster

The Sopranos

1999

8.7

TV
The Stooge

The Stooge

1951

6.6

Movie
The Surrogate

The Surrogate

1995

5.7

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The Winds of War

1983

7.3

TV
poster

Thriller

1973

6.6

TV
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
poster

Twice in a Lifetime

1999

5.5

TV
Velvet

Velvet

1984

1.0

Movie
poster

Wagon Train

1957

6.4

TV
poster

War and Remembrance

1988

8.0

TV
Warpath

Warpath

1951

5.8

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV