Polly Bergen: movies and TV shows
Polly Bergen has 109 credits in the archive: 50 films and 59 TV series, from 1944 to 2019. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2019 · busiest year: 1951 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Self - Actress | Film | 5.0 | 88 |
| 2013 | Struck by Lightning | Grandma | Film | 6.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay Street | Rosemary | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2006 | A Very Serious Person | Mrs. A | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Kate Allen | TV | 7.6 | 74 |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Stella Wingfield | TV | 7.9 | 73 |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Fran Felstein | TV | 8.7 | 68 |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Judge Deborah | TV | 6.2 | 68 |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Murial | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Miss Maybry | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 1996 | For Hope | Molly Altman | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | Film | 4.7 | 64 | |
| 1995 | The Surrogate | Sandy Gilman | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Stella Applegate | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Rachel Doucet | TV | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1994 | Leave of Absence | Janet | Film | 4.5 | 63 |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Barbara Fox | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1991 | The Lightning Incident | Carol | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1991 | Baby Talk | Doris Campbell | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1990 | Cry-Baby | Mrs. Vernon-Williams | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1989 | My Brother's Wife | Myra Gilbert | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1989 | Mother, Mother | Barbara Cutler | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1989 | The Haunting of Sarah Hardy | Emily Thetford | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Rhoda Henry | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1988 | Addicted to His Love | Vivien Langford | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1988 | She Was Marked for Murder | Laura Lee Webster | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Emma Julian | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Estelle Stone | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Jocelyn Laird | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1984 | Velvet | Mrs. Vance | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Rhoda Henry | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1982 | Hotel | Elizabeth Hastings | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1982 | Born Beautiful | Marion Carmody | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1981 | The Million Dollar Face | Jo Burns | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1978 | How to Pick Up Girls! | Dana Greenberg | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1978 | Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today | Phyllis Shoefly | Film | — | 47 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Maisie Nolan | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Dana Pierce | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue | Vera Keppler | TV | 5.2 | 46 |
| 1977 | Telethon | Dorothy Goodwin | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 45 |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Dina Carroll-Winer | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Mona Briarly | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1974 | Death Cruise | Sylvia Carter | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Suzy Hunter | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1973 | An Echo of Theresa | Suzy Hunter | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | Self | TV | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 34 | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1964 | Kisses for My President | Leslie McCloud | Film | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jennifer Randolph | TV | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling | Bianca Steele | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1963 | The Caretakers | Lorna Melford | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Peggy Bowden | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1962 | Belle Sommers | Belle Sommers | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon | TV | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Hostess | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | TV | 5.4 | 27 | |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show | Self | TV | 6.7 | 27 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Kitty Allbright | TV | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1957 | American Bandstand | Self | TV | 8.2 | 26 |
| 1957 | The Polly Bergen Show | Host | TV | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1957 | Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party | Self | TV | — | 26 |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Helen Morgan | Film | — | 26 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 25 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Performer | TV | — | 25 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Crystal Coe | TV | 7.8 | 24 |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante Show | Self | TV | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1954 | Max Liebman Presents | TV | — | 23 | |
| 1954 | The Blue Angel | Co-Host | TV | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Self - Hostess | TV | 8.5 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Host | TV | 8.5 | 22 |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Alice Owens | Film | 6.3 | 22 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Susan Barry | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1953 | Cry of the Hunted | Janet Tunner | Film | 6.1 | 22 |
| 1953 | Arena | Ruth Danvers | Film | 5.0 | 22 |
| 1953 | Fast Company | Carol Maldon | Film | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Myrtle | TV | 7.4 | 20 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Sally Suey | TV | 7.4 | 20 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Clara Appleby | TV | 7.4 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rosemary | TV | 8.8 | 20 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Shirley | TV | 7.2 | 20 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Dellie | TV | 7.2 | 20 |
| 1951 | That's My Boy | Betty 'Babs' Hunter | Film | 5.9 | 20 |
| 1951 | Warpath | Molly Quade | Film | 6.0 | 20 |
| 1951 | The Stooge | Mary Turner | Film | 6.7 | 20 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 19 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Polly Bergen | TV | 7.8 | 19 |
| 1950 | The Men | Nightclub Singer (Uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 19 |
| 1950 | At War with the Army | Helen | Film | 5.3 | 19 |
| 1949 | Champion | Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1949 | Across The Rio Grande | Polly Burgin | Film | 4.5 | 18 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 17 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 13 |