Polly Bergen
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: July 14, 1930
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Known For
The Sopranos
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
American Bandstand
American Bandstand was an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run DMC—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances at 110. The show's popularity helped Dick Clark become an American media mogul and inspired similar long-running music programs, such as Soul Train and Top of the Pops. Clark eventually assumed ownership of the program through his Dick Clark Productions company.
Desperate Housewives
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Herman Wouk. It is the sequel to highly successful The Winds of War.
The Jack Benny Program
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
Commander in Chief
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Filmography
as Self - Actress
as Grandma
as Rosemary
as Mrs. A
as Kate Allen
as Stella Wingfield
as Judge Deborah
as Fran Felstein
as Self
as Molly Altman
as Murial
as Miss Maybry
as Sandy Gilman
as Stella Applegate
as Janet
as Rachel Doucet
as Barbara Fox
as Carol
as Doris Campbell
as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
as Myra Gilbert
as Emily Thetford
as Barbara Cutler
as Laura Lee Webster
as Rhoda Henry
as Vivien Langford
as Emma Julian
as Estelle Stone
as Dr. Jocelyn Laird
as Mrs. Vance
as Rhoda Henry
as Marion Carmody
as Elizabeth Hastings
as Jo Burns
as Dana Greenberg
as Dorothy Goodwin
as Vera Keppler
as Maisie Nolan
as Dana Pierce
as Mona Briarly
as Dina Carroll-Winer
as Sylvia Carter
as Suzy Hunter
as Suzy Hunter
as Self
as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
as Leslie McCloud
as Self
as Bianca Steele
as Lorna Melford
as Self
as Belle Sommers
as Peggy Bowden
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon
as Self
as Self - Hostess
as Self
as Self
as Kitty Allbright
as Self
as Helen Morgan
as Self
as Self - Nominee/Performer
as Self - Presenter
as Crystal Coe
as Alice Owens
as Ruth Danvers
as Carol Maldon
as Janet Tunner
as Self
as Susan Barry
as Rosemary
as Molly Quade
as Mary Turner
as Shirley
as Dellie
as Self / Myrtle
as Sally Suey
as Clara Appleby
as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
as Helen Palmer
as Self
as Self
as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self - Panelist
as Polly Burgin
as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Presenter