Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Acting

Born: 1930-07-14 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Died: 2014-09-20

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019

Self - Actress

Struck by Lightning

Struck by Lightning

2013

Grandma

Candles on Bay Street

Candles on Bay Street

2006

Rosemary

A Very Serious Person

A Very Serious Person

2006

Mrs. A

Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

Self

For Hope

For Hope

1996

Molly Altman

In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye

1996

Murial

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996

Miss Maybry

The Surrogate

The Surrogate

1995

Sandy Gilman

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995

Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

1994

Janet

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993

Barbara Fox

The Lightning Incident

The Lightning Incident

1991

Carol

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Self

Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990

Mrs. Vernon-Williams

My Brother's Wife

My Brother's Wife

1989

Myra Gilbert

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

1989

Emily Thetford

Mother, Mother

Mother, Mother

1989

Barbara Cutler

She Was Marked for Murder

She Was Marked for Murder

1988

Laura Lee Webster

Addicted to His Love

Addicted to His Love

1988

Vivien Langford