Acting credits
90
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Polly Bergen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 48Series: 42
TMDB ID: 40175
IMDb ID: nm0000917
Known for: Acting
Born: July 14, 1930
Died: September 20, 2014
Age: 84
Place of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2019
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.75
Wikidata: Q267051
Also known as
Nellie Paulina Burgin
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Polly Bergen.
4.6
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actress
2019 Movie
6.2
Struck by Lightning
as Grandma
2013 Movie
6.1
Candles on Bay Street
as Rosemary
2006 Movie
5.5
A Very Serious Person
as Mrs. A
2006 Movie
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998 Movie
6.0
For Hope
as Molly Altman
1996 Movie
5.4
In the Blink of an Eye
as Murial
1996 Movie
3.6
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Maybry
1996 Movie
6.2
The Surrogate
as Sandy Gilman
1995 Movie
4.6
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995 Movie
2.7
Leave of Absence
as Janet
1994 Movie
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
as Barbara Fox
1993 Movie
4.0
The Lightning Incident
as Carol
1991 Movie
7.5
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self
1991 Movie
6.5
Cry-Baby
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
1990 Movie
My Brother's Wife
as Myra Gilbert
1989 Movie
4.4
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
as Emily Thetford
1989 Movie
2.0
Mother, Mother
as Barbara Cutler
1989 Movie
4.0
She Was Marked for Murder
as Laura Lee Webster
1988 Movie
6.0
Addicted to His Love
as Vivien Langford
1988 Movie
5.0
Making Mr. Right
as Estelle Stone
1987 Movie
5.5
Velvet
as Mrs. Vance
1984 Movie
Born Beautiful
as Marion Carmody
1982 Movie
The Million Dollar Face
as Jo Burns
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Polly Bergen.
7.6
Commander in Chief
as Kate Allen • 10 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Stella Wingfield • 10 eps
2004 Series
5.5
Twice in a Lifetime
as Judge Deborah • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.7
The Sopranos
as Fran Felstein • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.2
Touched by an Angel
as Stella Applegate • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Burke's Law
as Rachel Doucet • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.8
Baby Talk
as Doris Campbell • 23 eps
1991 Series
7.8
War and Remembrance
as Rhoda Henry • 12 eps
1988 Series
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
as Emma Julian • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Jocelyn Laird • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
The Winds of War
as Rhoda Henry • 7 eps
1983 Series
6.8
Hotel
as Elizabeth Hastings • 1 eps
1982 Series
4.8
79 Park Avenue
as Vera Keppler • 3 eps
1977 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Maisie Nolan • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
as Dina Carroll-Winer • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Suzy Hunter • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.0
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.3
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
1965 Series
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self • 3 eps
1964 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 6 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 6 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.0
Startime
2 eps
1959 Series