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
Filmography (100 titles)
5.0MovieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Actress · 2019
6.2MovieStruck by Lightning
Grandma · 2013
6.1MovieCandles on Bay Street
Rosemary · 2006
5.8MovieA Very Serious Person
Mrs. A · 2006
7.6ShowCommander in Chief
Kate Allen · 2005
7.9ShowDesperate Housewives
Stella Wingfield · 2004
6.2ShowTwice in a Lifetime
Judge Deborah · 1999
8.7ShowThe Sopranos
Fran Felstein · 1999
MovieDoris Day: It's Magic
Self · 1998
6.3MovieFor Hope
Molly Altman · 1996
5.9MovieIn the Blink of an Eye
Murial · 1996
4.2MovieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Miss Maybry · 1996
6.3MovieThe Surrogate
Sandy Gilman · 1995
4.7MovieDr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
7.2ShowTouched by an Angel
Stella Applegate · 1994
4.5MovieLeave of Absence
Janet · 1994
6.8ShowBurke's Law
Rachel Doucet · 1994
7.2MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Barbara Fox · 1993
5.5MovieThe Lightning Incident
Carol · 1991
7.5MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self · 1991
7.0ShowBaby Talk
Doris Campbell · 1991
6.5MovieCry-Baby
Mrs. Vernon-Williams · 1990
10.0MovieMy Brother's Wife
Myra Gilbert · 1989
4.8MovieThe Haunting of Sarah Hardy
Emily Thetford · 1989
6.0MovieMother, Mother
Barbara Cutler · 1989
5.5MovieShe Was Marked for Murder
Laura Lee Webster · 1988
7.9ShowWar and Remembrance
Rhoda Henry · 1988
7.0MovieAddicted to His Love
Vivien Langford · 1988
6.2ShowJake and the Fatman
Emma Julian · 1987
5.2MovieMaking Mr. Right
Estelle Stone · 1987