Polly Bergen
Acting
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
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actress
Age 88 (now 84)
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Maybry
Age 65 (now 84)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Barbara Fox
Age 62 (now 84)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self
Age 60 (now 84)
Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
as Phyllis Shoefly
Age 48 (now 84)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 46 (now 84)
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
Age 36 (now 84)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Jennifer Randolph
Age 33 (now 84)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 32 (now 84)
Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party
as Self
Age 27 (now 84)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Self - Hostess
Age 23 (now 84)
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Also Known As
Nellie Paulina Burgin
IMDB
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