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Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin, July 14, 1930 - September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, TV host, writer, and entrepreneur best known for ''Film/CryBaby'' (1990), ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962), and ''Series/Playhouse90'' (1957).

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Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin, Burgin; July 14, 1930 - September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, TV host, writer, and entrepreneur best known for ''Film/CryBaby'' (1990), ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962), and ''Series/Playhouse90'' (1957).



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* 1962: ''Literature/ThePollyBergenBookOfBeautyFashionAndCharm''
* 1974: ''Literature/PollysPrinciples''
* 1978: ''Literature/IdLoveToButWhatllIWear''

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* 1955: ''Little Girl Blue''
* 1957: ''The Party's Over''
* 1957: ''Bergen Sings Morgan''
* 1958: ''My Heart Sings''
* 1958: ''Polly and Her Pop'' (with Bill Bergen)
* 1959: ''All Alone by the Telephone''
* 1960: ''Four Seasons of Love''
* 1960: ''Country Girl'' (with Bill Bergen)
* 1961: ''Sings the Hit Songs from Do-Re-Mi and Annie Get Your Gun''
* 1963: ''Act One, Sing Too''
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* 1962: ''Literature/ThePollyBergenBookOfBeautyFashionAndCharm''
''The Polly Bergen Book of Beauty, Fashion and Charm''
* 1974: ''Literature/PollysPrinciples''
''Polly's Principles''
* 1978: ''Literature/IdLoveToButWhatllIWear''''I'd Love to, But What'll I Wear?''
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* 1984: ''Film/{{Velvet}}'' as Mrs. Vance

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* 1984: ''Film/{{Velvet}}'' ''Film/{{Velvet|1984}}'' as Mrs. Vance



* 1991-1992: ''Series/BabyTalk'' as Doris Campbell (23 episodes)

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* 1991-1992: ''Series/BabyTalk'' ''Series/{{Baby Talk|1991}}'' as Doris Campbell (23 episodes)
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* 1985: ''Series/{{Hotel}}'' as Elizabeth Hastings

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* 1985: ''Series/{{Hotel}}'' ''Series/{{Hotel|1983}}'' as Elizabeth Hastings

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* 1951: ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' as Betty 'Babs' Hunter

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* 1951: ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' ''Film/ThatsMyBoy1951'' as Betty 'Babs' Hunter



* 1953: ''Film/{{Arena}}'' as Ruth Danvers

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* 1953: ''Film/{{Arena}}'' ''Film/{{Arena|1953}}'' as Ruth Danvers




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* 1988: ''Film/AddictedToHisLove'' as Vivien Langford
* 1988: ''Film/SheWasMarkedForMurder'' as Laura Lee Webster
* 1989: ''Film/TheHauntingOfSarahHardy'' as Emily Stepford
* 1989: ''Film/MyBrothersWife'' as Myra Gilbert
* 1990: ''Film/CryBaby'' as Mrs. Vernon-Williams
* 1991: ''Film/LightningField'' as Carol
* 1992: ''Film/LadyAgainstTheOdds'' as Cleo Storrs
* 1993: ''Film/PerryMasonTheCaseOfTheSkinDeepScandal'' as Barbara Fox
* 1993: ''Film/ArlyHanks'' as Ruby Bee
* 1994: ''Film/LeaveOfAbsence'' as Janet (also writer and producer)
* 1995: ''Film/DrJekyllAndMsHyde'' as Mrs. Unterveldt
* 1995: ''Film/TheSurrogate'' as Sandy Gilman
* 1995: ''Film/OnceUponATimeWhenWeWereColored'' as Miss Maybry
* 1996: ''Film/InTheBlinkOfAnEye'' as Murial
* 1996: ''Film/ForHope'' as Molly Altman
* 2006: ''Film/ParadiseTexas'' as Beverly Cameron
* 2006: ''Film/AVerySeriousPerson'' as Mrs. A
* 2006: ''Film/CandlesOnBayStreet'' as Rosemary
* 2012: ''Film/StruckByLightning'' as Grandma




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* 1988: ''Series/MyTwoDads'' as Evelyn Taylor
* 1988-1989: ''Series/WarAndRemembrance'' as Rhoda Henry
* 1990: ''Series/JakeAndTheFatman'' as Emma Julian
* 1991-1992: ''Series/BabyTalk'' as Doris Campbell (23 episodes)
* 1994: ''Series/BurkesLaw'' as Rachel Doucet
* 1998: ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' as Stella Applegate
* 1999: ''Series/TwiceInALifetime'' as Judge Deborah
* 2004: ''Series/TheSopranos'' as Fran Felstein
* 2005-2006: ''Series/CommanderInChief'' as Kate Allen (10 episodes)
* 2007-2011: ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' as Stella Winfield (10 episodes)



* 1964: ''Film/{{Selena|1964}}'' as Selena

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* 1964: ''Film/{{Selena|1964}}'' as SelenaSelena
* 1989: ''Film/MotherMother1989'' as Barbara Cutler
* 1990: ''Film/SteelMagnolias1990'' as Clairee Belcher

!Theatre Roles
* 1953-1954: ''Theatre/JohnMurrayAndersonsAlmanac'' as Various
* 1955: ''Theatre/ChampagneComplex'' as Allyn Macy
* 1959: ''Theatre/FirstImpressions'' as Elizabeth Bennett
* 1989-1990: ''Theatre/LoveLetters'' as Melissa Gardner
* 1998-2004: ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' as Fraulein Schneider
* 2001: ''Theatre/{{Follies}}'' as Carlotta Campion
* 2003: ''Theatre/SixDanceLessonsInSixWeeks'' as Lily Harrison

!Books
* 1962: ''Literature/ThePollyBergenBookOfBeautyFashionAndCharm''
* 1974: ''Literature/PollysPrinciples''
* 1978: ''Literature/IdLoveToButWhatllIWear''
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Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin, July 14, 1930 - September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, TV host, writer, and entrepreneur best known for ''Film/CryBaby'' (1990), ''Film/CapeFear'' (1962), and ''Series/Playhouse90'' (1957).

She was married to Creator/JeromeCourtland, Creator/FreddieFields, and Jeffrey Endervelt and had three children, including step-daughter Creator/KathyFields.

Bergen died in 2014 at the age of 84 from natural causes.

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!Filmography

!!Film Roles
* 1949: ''Film/{{Champion}}'' as Radio and Jukebox Singer (UncreditedRole)
* 1949: ''Film/AcrossTheRioGrande'' as Cantina Singer
* 1950: ''Film/TheMen'' as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
* 1950: ''Film/AtWarWithTheArmy'' as Helen Palmer
* 1951: ''Film/ThatsMyBoy'' as Betty 'Babs' Hunter
* 1951: ''Film/{{Warpath}}'' as Molly Quade
* 1951: ''Film/TheStooge'' as Mary Turner Miller
* 1953: ''Film/CryOfTheHunted'' as Janet Tunner
* 1953: ''Film/FastCompany'' as Carol Maldon
* 1953: ''Film/{{Arena}}'' as Ruth Danvers
* 1953: ''Film/HalfAHero'' as Polly Bergen
* 1953: ''Film/EscapeFromFortBravo'' as Alice Owens
* 1962: ''Film/BelleSommers'' as Belle Sommers
* 1962: ''Film/CapeFear'' as Peggy Bowden
* 1963: ''Film/TheCaretakers'' as Lorna Melford
* 1963: ''Film/MoveOverDarling'' as Bianca Steele Arden
* 1964: ''Film/KissesForMyPresident'' as Leslie [=McCloud=]
* 1967: ''Film/AGuideForTheMarriedMan'' as Technical Adviser (uncredited)
* 1974: ''Film/DeathCruise'' as Sylvia Carter
* 1975: ''Film/MurderOnFlight502'' as Mona Briarly
* 1977: ''Film/{{Telethon|1977}}'' as Dorothy Goodwin
* 1978: ''Film/HowToPickUpGirls'' as Dana Greenberg
* 1978: ''Film/LilAbnerInTheDogpatchToday'' as Phyllis Shoefly
* 1981: ''Film/TheMillionDollarFace'' as Jo Burns
* 1982: ''Film/BornBeautiful'' as Marion Carmody
* 1984: ''Film/{{Velvet}}'' as Mrs. Vance
* 1987: ''Film/MakingMrRight'' as Estelle Stone

!!Television Roles
* 1952: ''Series/SchlitzPlayhouse'' as Dellie
* 1954: ''Series/ThePepsiColaPlayhouse'' as Self
* 1954-1955: ''Series/TheElginHour'' as Betty West/Dawn Desmond (2 episodes)
* 1956: ''Series/GeneralElectricTheater'' as Susan Barry
* 1957: ''Series/Playhouse90'' as Helen Morgan
* 1958: ''Series/LuxPlayhouse'' as Lamy
* 1960: ''Series/TheUnitedStatesSteelHour'' as Lillith Smalwood
* 1961: ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' as Crystal Coe
* 1961: ''Series/WagonTrain'' as Kitty Albright
* 1963: ''Series/TheDickPowellTheatre'' as Paula Miles
* 1963: ''Series/DrKildare'' as Janice Graham/Cathy Brandon
* 1965: ''Series/BobHopePresentsTheChryslerTheatre'' as Jennifer Randolph
* 1965-1967: ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' as Singer (2 episodes)
* 1966-1968: ''Series/TheRedSkeltonHour'' as Clara Appleby/Sally Suey (2 episodes)
* 1973: ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' as Suzy Hunter
** 1973: ''Series/TheWideWorldOfMystery'' as Suzy Hunter
* 1976: ''Series/ElleryQueen'' as Dina Carroll-Winer
* 1977: ''Series/HaroldRobbins79ParkAvenue'' as Vera Keppler
* 1977-1982: ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' as Dana Pierce/Maisie Nolan (3 episodes)
* 1983: ''Series/TheWindsOfWar'' as Rhoda Henry
* 1984: ''Series/FantasyIsland'' as Esther Brandell
* 1985: ''Series/{{Hotel}}'' as Elizabeth Hastings
* 1985: ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' as Dr. Jocelyn Laird

!Shorts
* 1964: ''Film/{{Selena|1964}}'' as Selena

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