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Polly Bergen was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur.
Birth Name
Nellie Paulina Burgin
Born
Monday, 14 July 1930
Died
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Struck by Lightning | Grandma | 2012 |
| Candles on Bay Street | Rosemary | 2006 |
| A Very Serious Person | Mrs. A | 2006 |
| Commander in Chief | Kate Allen | 2005 |
| Paradise, Texas | Beverly Cameron | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Stella Wingfield | 2004 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Judge Deborah | 1999 |
| The Sopranos | Fran Felstein | 1999 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Herself | 1998 |
| For Hope | Molly Altman | 1996 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Struck by Lightning | Grandma | 2012 |
| Candles on Bay Street | Rosemary | 2006 |
| A Very Serious Person | Mrs. A | 2006 |
| Commander in Chief | Kate Allen | 2005 |
| Paradise, Texas | Beverly Cameron | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Stella Wingfield | 2004 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Judge Deborah | 1999 |
| The Sopranos | Fran Felstein | 1999 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Herself | 1998 |
| For Hope | Molly Altman | 1996 |
| In the Blink of an Eye | Murial | 1996 |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Miss Maybry | 1996 |
| The Surrogate | Sandy Gilman | 1995 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | Mrs. Unterveldt | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Stella Applegate | 1994 |
| Leave of Absence | Janet | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Rachel Doucet | 1994 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal | Barbara Fox | 1993 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Lightning Field | Carol | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self | 1991 |
| Baby Talk | Doris Campbell | 1991 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1990 |
| Cry-Baby | Mrs. Vernon-Williams | 1990 |
| My Brother's Wife | Myra Gilbert | 1989 |
| The Haunting of Sarah Hardy | Emily Stepford / Emily Thetford | 1989 |
| War and Remembrance | Rhoda Henry | 1988 |
| Addicted to His Love | Vivien Langford | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Emma Julian | 1987 |
| My Two Dads | Evelyn Taylor | 1987 |
| Biography | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Making Mr. Right | Estelle Stone | 1987 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Jocelyn Laird | 1984 |
| The Winds of War | Rhoda Henry | 1983 |
| Hotel | Elizabeth Hastings | 1982 |
| The Million Dollar Face | Jo Burns | 1981 |
| How to Pick Up Girls! | Dana Greenberg | 1978 |
| Telethon | Dorothy Goodwin | 1977 |
| Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue | Vera Keppler | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Dana Pierce, Maisie Nolan | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Esther Brandell | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| Murder on Flight 502 | Mona Briarly | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Dina Carroll-Winer | 1975 |
| Death Cruise | Sylvia Carter | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | Self | 1974 |
| Thriller | Suzy Hunter | 1973 |
| The Wide World of Mystery | Suzy Hunter | 1973 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| The Ed Nelson Show | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Skitch Henderson Show | Self | 1968 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Self | 1967 |
| Personality | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self, Self - Guest Hostess | 1967 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Clara Brown) / Technical Adviser | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Fashion Hostess | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Valentine's Day | Bianca Steele Arden | 1964 |
| Kisses for My President | Leslie McCloud / U.S. President Leslie McCloud | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer, Self, Sketch Actor / Self - Singer | 1964 |
| Move Over, Darling | Bianca Steele Arden / Bianca Steele | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jennifer Randolph | 1963 |
| The Caretakers | Lorna Melford | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self, Herself | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| Belle Sommers | Belle Sommers | 1962 |
| Cape Fear | Peggy Bowden | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host, Herself, Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| Yves Montand on Broadway | Self | 1961 |
| Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Paula Miles | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Hostess, Hostess / Self - Singer, Self - Singer | 1959 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| Lux Playhouse | Lamy | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Dick Clark Show | Self - Guest | 1958 |
| The Polly Bergen Show | Self - Hostess, Self - Host, Herself - Hostess | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Kitty Allbright | 1957 |
| Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party | Self | 1957 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Helen Morgan | 1956 |
| Washington Square | Self | 1956 |
| The Jonathan Winters Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Crystal Coe | 1955 |
| Frankie Laine Time | Self | 1955 |
| The Elgin Hour | Betty West, Dawn Desmond | 1954 |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Blue Angel | Co-Host, Self / Co-Host | 1954 |
| Escape from Fort Bravo | Alice Owens | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Lillith Smalwood | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Self - Hostess, Self - Host, Self . Hostess | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Your Chevrolet Showroom | Self | 1953 |
| The George Jessel Show | Self | 1953 |
| Half a Hero | Self - Guest Appearance | 1953 |
| Arena | Ruth Danvers | 1953 |
| Fast Company | Carol Maldon | 1953 |
| Cry of the Hunted | Janet Tunner | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Susan Barry | 1953 |
| American Bandstand | Herself | 1952 |
| Warpath | Molly Quade | 1951 |
| The Stooge | Mary Turner / Mary Turner Miller | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Dellie | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Teacher, Polly Bergen, Clara Appleby | 1951 |
| That's My Boy | Betty 'Babs' Hunter | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| Star of the Family | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actress | 1950 |
| The Men | Nightclub Singer | 1950 |
| Songs for Sale | Self | 1950 |
| At War with the Army | Helen Palmer | 1950 |
| The Alan Young Show | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest, Herself - Mystery Guest #2, Herself - Panelist | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Stars | Self - Guest Actress | 1949 |
| Across the Rio Grande | Cantina Singer / Polly Burgin | 1949 |
| Champion | Radio and Jukebox Singer | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self, Singer, Self - in audience | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Leave of Absence | 1994 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support | Won |
