Polly Bergen
Date of birth: 1930-07-14
Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Nellie Paulina Burgin
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
Movie Credits
A Guide for the Married Man
1967-05-25
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
Move Over, Darling
1963-12-19
Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas A
Cape Fear
1962-04-12
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y
At War with the Army
1950-12-31
Two former nightclub partners are now enlisted in the Army. Sergeant Puccinelli ranks above his form
Cry-Baby
1990-04-06
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcyc
Cry of the Hunted
1953-05-08
A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps.
A Very Serious Person
2006-04-28
Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan w
Candles on Bay Street
2006-11-26
DeeDee returns to her hometown with her 11 year old son, Trooper, 13 years after she ran off with he
That's My Boy
1951-05-31
Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his o
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953-12-04
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
Death Cruise
1974-10-30
Several couples are notified that they have won an ocean cruise, but they actually have been lured o
The Caretakers
1963-08-21
This movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their care-givers in an over-crowded ward o
The Stooge
1951-11-15
Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act
Struck by Lightning
2013-06-19
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow c
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993-02-19
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's b
Murder on Flight 502
1975-11-21
On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airlin
In the Blink of an Eye
1996-03-24
Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in pris
Arena
1953-06-24
Left by his wife, a vain rodeo star picks up a floozy and rides a bad Brahman bull.
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998-10-18
When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in her p
Warpath
1951-11-22
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He fin
Kisses for My President
1964-08-21
A hapless husband takes a back seat to his wife, the first female president of the United States.
Across The Rio Grande
1949-05-14
Outlaws attempting to kidnap Steve Blaine from a stagecoach are ran off by the sharpshooting of his
The Lightning Incident
1991-09-12
McKeon's baby is kidnapped by a devil-worshipping cult and she uses her new-found psychic abilities
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989-05-31
Sela Ward stars as beautiful, vulnerable heiress Sarah Hardy, recently wed and returning to her isol
The Helen Morgan Story
1957-05-16
Broadway legend Helen Morgan 's life as told by her mother, from her early start in second rate spea
Addicted to His Love
1988-03-27
Larry Hogan, using various aliases, meets middle-aged women through dating services and personal ads
The Surrogate
1995-10-22
Amy Winslow wants to go to art college but can't get her financial aid approved. A help wanted ad le
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996-01-26
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the d
For Hope
1996-11-17
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
Fast Company
1953-05-21
When Carol Maldon inherits her family's stable and a horse with strong racing potential, she begins
Telethon
1977-11-06
The behind-the-scenes intrigues — including, possibly, a murder — of an all-star fundraising teletho
The Million Dollar Face
1981-03-12
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition wit
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995-08-25
A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use
The Men
1950-08-25
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a ve
Making Mr. Right
1987-04-03
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991-03-10
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scen
Leave of Absence
1994-05-11
A man asks his wife for a 'leave of absence' in order to care for his mistress who is dying of cance
She Was Marked for Murder
1988-12-18
While jogging in New York Central Park, the rich widow Elena meets Eric. Although he's 10 years youn
An Echo of Theresa
1973-01-15
American businessman Brad Hunter and his wife Suzy are visiting England for the first time. Meeting
My Brother's Wife
1989-12-17
Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney f
Belle Sommers
1962-05-30
A woman recording artist with a past tries to shake off a gangster syndicate.
Born Beautiful
1982-11-01
This is the story of Betsy a model who is nearly 30. Now in the world of modeling that is considered
Velvet
1984-08-27
A female team of government agents, under the guise of owners of a popular worldwide franchise of ae
Mother, Mother
1989-01-06
A Blue Ribbon winner at the American Film Festival, this hard-hitting, dramatic production is about
How to Pick Up Girls!
1978-11-03
The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with h
Champion
1949-04-09
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who help
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019-02-27
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert
Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978-11-09
The characters from the comic strip come alive with comedy and music.
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958-12-01
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov