Polly Bergen
Known for Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Cry-Baby
1990
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
Cape Fear
1962
as Peggy Bowden
The Men
1950
as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Bianca Steele
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Murial
The Stooge
1951
as Mary Turner
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
Champion
1949
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Cry of the Hunted
1953
as Janet Tunner
At War with the Army
1950
as Helen Palmer
That's My Boy
1951
as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953
as Alice Owens
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Actress
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
Candles on Bay Street
2006
as Rosemary
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Miss Maybry
Arena
1953
as Ruth Danvers
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
as Barbara Fox
Struck by Lightning
2013
as Grandma