Acting · geboren 1930-07-14 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Polly Bergen

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

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• Die Sopranos (1999) – Fran Felstein
• Desperate Housewives (2004) – Stella Wingfield
• Cry-Baby (1990) – Mrs. Vernon-Williams
• Ein Köder für die Bestie (1962) – Peggy Bowden
• Mord ist ihr Hobby (1984) – Dr. Jocelyn Laird
• Alfred Hitchcock präsentiert (1955) – Crystal Coe
• Vom Blitz getroffen (2013) – Grandma
• Love Boat (1977) – Maisie Nolan
• Ein Hauch von Himmel (1994) – Stella Applegate
• Zwischen Frauen und Seilen (1949) – Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
• Eine zuviel im Bett (1963) – Bianca Steele
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
• Die Männer (1950) – Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
• Verrat im Fort Bravo (1953) – Alice Owens
• Oscar Verleihung (1953) – Self
• Krach mit der Kompanie (1950) – Helen
• Dr. Jekyll und Ms. Hyde (1995)
• Fatman – Der Dicke und ich (1987) – Emma Julian
• Making Mr. Right - Ein Mann à la Carte (1987) – Estelle Stone
• Der Feuersturm (1983) – Rhoda Henry
• Leitfaden für Seitensprünge (1967) – Technical Adviser
• Ellery Queen (1975) – Dina Carroll-Winer
• Welcome, Mrs. President (2005) – Kate Allen
• Der Prügelknabe (1951) – Mary Turner
• Feuersturm und Asche (1988) – Rhoda Henry
• Wagon Train (1957) – Kitty Allbright
• What's My Line? (1950) – Self
• That's My Boy (1951) – Betty 'Babs' Hunter
• Hotel (1982) – Elizabeth Hastings
• Licht der Hoffnung (2006) – Rosemary
• The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) – Self
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) – Self - Presenter
• The Dean Martin Show (1965)
• Dr. Kildare (1961) – Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
• The Red Skelton Show (1951) – Myrtle
• Murder on Flight 502 (1975) – Mona Briarly
• A Very Serious Person (2006) – Mrs. A
• The Jack Benny Program (1950) – Polly Bergen
• Im Bann des Todes (1989) – Emily Thetford
• Am Marterpfahl der Sioux (1951) – Molly Quade