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 f

Born

Jul 14, 1930

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Died

Sep 20, 2014

Known For

Acting

Movies

50 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

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Known For

Cape Fear

1962

as Peggy Bowden

Cry-Baby

1990

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Champion

1949

as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Struck by Lightning

2013

as Grandma

Move Over, Darling

1963

as Bianca Steele

Cape Fear

1962 • as Peggy Bowden

★ 7.5

Cry-Baby

1990 • as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

★ 6.5

Warpath

1951 • as Molly Quade

★ 6.0

Arena

1953 • as Ruth Danvers

★ 5.0

The Stooge

1951 • as Mary Turner

★ 6.7

In the Blink of an Eye

1996 • as Murial

★ 5.9

Mother, Mother

1989 • as Barbara Cutler

★ 6.0

A Guide for the Married Man

1967 • as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)

★ 5.9

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993 • as Barbara Fox

★ 7.2

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019 • as Self - Actress

★ 5.0

The Men

1950 • as Nightclub Singer (Uncredited)

★ 7.0

For Hope

1996 • as Molly Altman

★ 6.3

Born Beautiful

1982 • as Marion Carmody

★ 7.0

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995

★ 4.7

Champion

1949 • as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Struck by Lightning

2013 • as Grandma

★ 6.2

Move Over, Darling

1963 • as Bianca Steele

★ 6.7

Murder on Flight 502

1975 • as Mona Briarly

★ 5.9

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953 • as Alice Owens

★ 6.3

Leave of Absence

1994 • as Janet

★ 4.5

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996 • as Miss Maybry

★ 4.2

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991 • as Self

★ 7.5

Making Mr. Right

1987 • as Estelle Stone

★ 5.2

Telethon

1977 • as Dorothy Goodwin

★ 6.0

That's My Boy

1951 • as Betty 'Babs' Hunter

★ 5.9

At War with the Army

1950 • as Helen Palmer

★ 5.3

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 • as Self (archive footage)

How to Pick Up Girls!

1978 • as Dana Greenberg

★ 4.0

Velvet

1984 • as Mrs. Vance

★ 6.7

Belle Sommers

1962 • as Belle Sommers

★ 9.0

Fast Company

1953 • as Carol Maldon

★ 7.5

Kisses for My President

1964 • as Leslie McCloud

★ 7.6

Candles on Bay Street

2006 • as Rosemary

★ 6.1

The Million Dollar Face

1981 • as Jo Burns

★ 8.0

The Surrogate

1995 • as Sandy Gilman

★ 6.3

My Brother's Wife

1989 • as Myra Gilbert

★ 10.0

Addicted to His Love

1988 • as Vivien Langford

★ 7.0

The Lightning Incident

1991 • as Carol

★ 5.5

The Caretakers

1963 • as Lorna Melford

★ 6.4

Death Cruise

1974 • as Sylvia Carter

★ 5.8

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

1989 • as Emily Thetford

★ 4.8

Cry of the Hunted

1953 • as Janet Tunner

★ 6.1

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958 • as Self

★ 6.0

The Helen Morgan Story

1957 • as Helen Morgan

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998 • as Self

A Very Serious Person

2006 • as Mrs. A

★ 5.8

She Was Marked for Murder

1988 • as Laura Lee Webster

★ 5.5

Across The Rio Grande

1949 • as Polly Burgin

★ 4.5

An Echo of Theresa

1973 • as Suzy Hunter

★ 7.0

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Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today

1978 • as Phyllis Shoefly