Polly Bergen
Actor
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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Filmography
Cape Fear
as Peggy Bowden 1962
Struck by Lightning
as Grandma 2013
Move Over, Darling
as Bianca Steele 1963
Champion
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited) 1949
The Men
as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited) 1950
Escape from Fort Bravo
as Alice Owens 1953
At War with the Army
as Helen Palmer 1950
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
Making Mr. Right
as Estelle Stone 1987
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown) 1967
The Stooge
as Mary Turner 1951
Candles on Bay Street
as Rosemary 2006
That's My Boy
as Betty 'Babs' Hunter 1951
Murder on Flight 502
as Mona Briarly 1975
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
as Emily Thetford 1989
A Very Serious Person
as Mrs. A 2006