Polly Bergen
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-07-14 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Died
2014-09-20
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
Most Known For
The Sopranos
as Fran Felstein
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Desperate Housewives
as Stella Wingfield
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Jocelyn Laird
The Love Boat
as Maisie Nolan
The Love Boat
as Dana Pierce
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Myrtle
The Red Skelton Show
as Sally Suey
The Red Skelton Show
as Clara Appleby
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Touched by an Angel
as Stella Applegate
Wagon Train
as Kitty Allbright
Hotel
as Elizabeth Hastings
Dr. Kildare
as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
The Oscars
as Self