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

Cast

A Guide for the Married Man

(Technical Adviser (Clara Brown))

Move Over, Darling

(Bianca Steele)

Cape Fear

(Peggy Bowden)

At War with the Army

(Helen Palmer)

Cry-Baby

(Mrs. Vernon-Williams)

Cry of the Hunted

(Janet Tunner)

A Very Serious Person

(Mrs. A)

Candles on Bay Street

(Rosemary)

That's My Boy

(Betty 'Babs' Hunter)

Escape from Fort Bravo

(Alice Owens)

Death Cruise

(Sylvia Carter)

The Caretakers

(Lorna Melford)

The Stooge

(Mary Turner)

Struck by Lightning

(Grandma)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

(Barbara Fox)

Murder on Flight 502

(Mona Briarly)

In the Blink of an Eye

(Murial)

Arena

(Ruth Danvers)

Doris Day: It's Magic

(Self)

Warpath

(Molly Quade)

Kisses for My President

(Leslie McCloud)

Across The Rio Grande

(Polly Burgin)

The Lightning Incident

(Carol)

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

(Emily Thetford)

The Helen Morgan Story

(Helen Morgan)

Addicted to His Love

(Vivien Langford)

The Surrogate

(Sandy Gilman)

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

(Miss Maybry)

For Hope

(Molly Altman)

Fast Company

(Carol Maldon)

Telethon

(Dorothy Goodwin)

The Million Dollar Face

(Jo Burns)

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

The Men

(Nightclub Singer (Uncredited))

Making Mr. Right

(Estelle Stone)

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

(Self)

Leave of Absence

(Janet)

She Was Marked for Murder

(Laura Lee Webster)

An Echo of Theresa

(Suzy Hunter)

My Brother's Wife

(Myra Gilbert)

Belle Sommers

(Belle Sommers)

Born Beautiful

(Marion Carmody)

Velvet

(Mrs. Vance)

Mother, Mother

(Barbara Cutler)

How to Pick Up Girls!

(Dana Greenberg)

Champion

(Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited))

Murder, She Wrote

(Dr. Jocelyn Laird)

Thriller

(Suzy Hunter)

The Sopranos

(Fran Felstein)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

(Self)

The Love Boat

(Maisie Nolan)

Desperate Housewives

(Stella Wingfield)

Touched by an Angel

(Stella Applegate)

Hotel

(Elizabeth Hastings)

American Bandstand

(Self)

The Merv Griffin Show

(Self)

General Electric Theater

(Susan Barry)

Jake and the Fatman

(Emma Julian)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Rosemary)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Crystal Coe)

Twice in a Lifetime

(Judge Deborah)

Baby Talk

(Doris Campbell)

The Hollywood Palace

(Self - Singer / Sketch Actor)

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

(Self - Hostess)

Kraft Music Hall

The Dean Martin Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

(Self)

Ellery Queen

(Dina Carroll-Winer)

Dr. Kildare

(Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon)

The Oscars

(Self)

The Jimmy Durante Show

(Self)

Max Liebman Presents

The Blue Angel

(Co-Host)

Startime

The Polly Bergen Show

(Host)

The Dick Clark Show

(Self)

War and Remembrance

(Rhoda Henry)

The Winds of War

(Rhoda Henry)

Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

(Self)

The Bob Hope Show

(Self)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Singer)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self (archive footage))

What's My Line?

(Self - Mystery Guest)

Burke's Law

(Rachel Doucet)

Commander in Chief

(Kate Allen)

The Hollywood Palace

(Self)

The Hollywood Palace

(Self - Singer)

The Bell Telephone Hour

(Self)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

(Jennifer Randolph)

79 Park Avenue

(Vera Keppler)

What's My Line?

(Self - Panelist)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

(Self)

Tony Awards

(Self - Nominee/Performer)

Golden Globe Awards

(Self - Presenter)

Tony Awards

(Self - Presenter)

The Love Boat

(Dana Pierce)

The Danny Thomas Hour

(Self)

The Mike Douglas Show

(Self)

The Mike Douglas Show

(Self - Co-Host)

The Bell Telephone Hour

(Self - Hostess)

Wagon Train

(Kitty Allbright)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Shirley)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Dellie)

The Red Skelton Show

(Self / Myrtle)

The Red Skelton Show

(Sally Suey)

The Red Skelton Show

(Clara Appleby)

The Jack Benny Program

(Self)