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Polly Bergen
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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 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
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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 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
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tony Awards
What's My Line?
Murder, She Wrote
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Merv Griffin Show
Dr. Kildare
The Steve Allen Show
The Red Skelton Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jake and the Fatman
General Electric Theater
Ellery Queen
The Love Boat
The Sopranos
The Bell Telephone Hour
Desperate Housewives
Golden Globe Awards
Touched by an Angel
The Jimmy Durante Show
The Danny Thomas Hour
Startime
Kraft Music Hall
Burke's Law
The Dean Martin Show
Max Liebman Presents
The Oscars
War and Remembrance
Cry-Baby
That's My Boy
The Winds of War
Warpath
79 Park Avenue
The Stooge
The Blue Angel
The Polly Bergen Show
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