Polly Bergen
Acting
Born: 1930-07-14 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Desperate Housewives
Stella Wingfield
The Sopranos
Fran Felstein
The Love Boat
Maisie Nolan
The Love Boat
Dana Pierce
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Jocelyn Laird
The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
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Wagon Train
Kitty Allbright
The Merv Griffin Show
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Golden Globe Awards
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Touched by an Angel
Stella Applegate
The Red Skelton Show
Myrtle
The Red Skelton Show
Sally Suey
The Red Skelton Show
Clara Appleby
Dr. Kildare
Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
Jake and the Fatman
Emma Julian
Hotel
Elizabeth Hastings
What's My Line?
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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American Bandstand
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crystal Coe
The Bob Hope Show
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The Jack Benny Program
Polly Bergen
The Oscars
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The Dean Martin Show
Kraft Music Hall
Commander in Chief
Kate Allen
Ellery Queen
Dina Carroll-Winer
The Hollywood Palace
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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War and Remembrance
Rhoda Henry
The Dick Clark Show
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Thriller
Suzy Hunter
Startime
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Twice in a Lifetime
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