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), 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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- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Stella Wingfield
- The Sopranos (1999) as Fran Felstein
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Love Boat (1977) as Maisie Nolan
- The Love Boat (1977) as Dana Pierce
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Dr. Jocelyn Laird
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee / Performer
- Wagon Train (1957) as Kitty Allbright
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Hotel (1982) as Elizabeth Hastings
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Jennifer Randolph
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Emma Julian
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Stella Applegate
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Myrtle
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Sally Suey
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Clara Appleby
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Panelist
- The Oscars (1953) as Self