Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
14 Jul, 1930 (94 years old)
Death date
20 Sep, 2014

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Struck
720p
90 min 2012

Struck

Comedy Movie
Candles on Bay Street
1080p
93 min 2006

Candles on Bay Street

TV Movie Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
90 min 1995

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Comedy Movie
Leave of Absence
95 min 1994

Leave of Absence

Drama Movie
Cry-Baby
85 min 1990

Cry-Baby

Comedy Movie
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
DVD
92 min 1989

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

Horror Movie