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Polly Bergen
0 FOLLOWERS • 36 CREDITS • JUL 14, 1930 - SEP 20, 2014 • 84
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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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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The Oscars
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Murder, She Wrote
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What's My Line?
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The Merv Griffin Show
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Dr. Kildare
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The Steve Allen Show
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Jake and the Fatman
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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General Electric Theater
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Ellery Queen
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The Love Boat
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The Sopranos
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The Bell Telephone Hour
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Desperate Housewives
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Golden Globe Awards
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Touched by an Angel
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The Jimmy Durante Show
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Kraft Music Hall
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Burke's Law
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The Dean Martin Show
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Max Liebman Presents
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War and Remembrance
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Cry-Baby
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That's My Boy
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The Winds of War
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Warpath
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79 Park Avenue
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The Stooge
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The Blue Angel
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Startime
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The Polly Bergen Show
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