Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Nellie Paulina Burgin

Birth Date

7/14/1930 (Age 84)

Birth Place

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Death Date

9/20/2014

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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...

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Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

11

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Bianca Steele

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Rhoda Henry

Rhoda Henry

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Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

3 films together

Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis

3 films together

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

1 film together

J. Lee Thompson

J. Lee Thompson

1 film together

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

1 film together

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