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 vari…
Also known as
Nellie Paulina Burgin
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV
The Sopranos
1999 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV
Wagon Train
1957 · TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV