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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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Filmography
all 94
Movies 50
TV Shows 44
self 23
Commander in Chief (2005)
Paradise Texas (2005)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
For Hope (1996)
The Surrogate (1995)
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
Baby Talk (1991)
Cry-Baby (1990)
My Brother's Wife (1989)
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
Mother, Mother (1989)
She Was Marked for Murder (1988)
War and Remembrance (1988)
Addicted to His Love (1988)
Making Mr. Right (1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Velvet (1984)
The Winds of War (1983)
Born Beautiful (1982)
How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)
Telethon (1977)
79 Park Avenue (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
Death Cruise (1974)
Thriller (1973)
An Echo of Theresa (1973)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Kisses for My President (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Caretakers (1963)
Belle Sommers (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
The Elgin Hour (1954)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
Arena (1953)
Fast Company (1953)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Warpath (1951)
The Stooge (1951)
That's My Boy (1951)
At War with the Army (1950)
The Men (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Across The Rio Grande (1949)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Polly Bergen Show
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-07-14
Deathday2014-09-20 (84 years old)
Birth NameNellie Paulina Burgin
Birth PlaceKnoxville, Tennessee, USA
RelationshipsFreddie Fields (1956-01-01 - 1975-01-01), Jerome Courtland (1950-01-01 - 1955-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsNellie Paulina Burgin
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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