As Actor
Struck by Lightning
2013
6.2
Polly Bergen
Acting
Born
July 14, 1930
Place of Birth
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Deceased
September 20, 2014
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Polly Bergen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
The Filmography
As Actor
Candles on Bay Street
2006
6.1
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A Very Serious Person
2006
5.8
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For Hope
1996
6.0
As Actor
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
5.4
As Actor
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
4.2
As Actor
The Surrogate
1995
6.2
As Actor
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
4.7
As Actor
Leave of Absence
1994
3.5
As Actor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
1993
7.3
As Actor
The Lightning Incident
1991
4.0
As Actor
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
7.5
As Actor
Cry-Baby
1990
6.5
As Actor
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
1989
4.7
As Actor
Mother, Mother
1989
2.0
As Actor
She Was Marked for Murder
1988
4.0
As Actor
Addicted to His Love
1988
6.0
As Actor
Making Mr. Right
1987
5.0
As Actor
Velvet
1984
5.5
As Actor
Telethon
1977
5.0