Polly Bergen
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1930-07-14 (84 years old)
Deathday
2014-09-20
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Also known As
Nellie Paulina Burgin
Polly Bergen
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), w...
Acting
1967
as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
1963
as Bianca Steele
1962
as Peggy Bowden
1950
as Helen Palmer
1990
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
1953
as Janet Tunner
2006
as Mrs. A
2006
as Rosemary
1951
as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
1953
as Alice Owens
1974
as Sylvia Carter
1963
as Lorna Melford
1951
as Mary Turner
2013
as Grandma
1993
as Barbara Fox
1975
as Mona Briarly
1996
as Murial
1953
as Ruth Danvers
1998
as Self
1951
as Molly Quade
1964
as Leslie McCloud
1949
as Polly Burgin
1991
as Carol
1989
as Emily Thetford
1957
as Helen Morgan
1988
as Vivien Langford
1995
as Sandy Gilman
1996
as Miss Maybry
1996
as Molly Altman
1953
as Carol Maldon
1977
as Dorothy Goodwin
1981
as Jo Burns
1950
as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
1987
as Estelle Stone
1991
1994
as Janet
1988
as Laura Lee Webster
1973
as Suzy Hunter
1989
as Myra Gilbert
1962
as Belle Sommers
1982
as Marion Carmody
1984
as Mrs. Vance
1989
as Barbara Cutler
1978
as Dana Greenberg
1949
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
2019
as Self - Actress
1978
as Phyllis Shoefly
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