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3 | 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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5 | She was married to Creator/JeromeCourtland, Creator/FreddieFields, and Jeffrey Endervelt and had three children, including step-daughter Creator/KathyFields. |
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7 | Bergen died in 2014 at the age of 84 from natural causes. |
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10 | !!Works by Polly Bergen: |
11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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13 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
14 | * 1949: ''Film/{{Champion}}'' as Radio and Jukebox Singer (UncreditedRole) |
15 | * 1949: ''Film/AcrossTheRioGrande'' as Cantina Singer |
16 | * 1950: ''Film/TheMen'' as Nightclub Singer (uncredited) |
17 | * 1950: ''Film/AtWarWithTheArmy'' as Helen Palmer |
18 | * 1951: ''Film/ThatsMyBoy1951'' as Betty 'Babs' Hunter |
19 | * 1951: ''Film/{{Warpath}}'' as Molly Quade |
20 | * 1951: ''Film/TheStooge'' as Mary Turner Miller |
21 | * 1953: ''Film/CryOfTheHunted'' as Janet Tunner |
22 | * 1953: ''Film/FastCompany'' as Carol Maldon |
23 | * 1953: ''Film/{{Arena|1953}}'' as Ruth Danvers |
24 | * 1953: ''Film/HalfAHero'' as Polly Bergen |
25 | * 1953: ''Film/EscapeFromFortBravo'' as Alice Owens |
26 | * 1962: ''Film/BelleSommers'' as Belle Sommers |
27 | * 1962: ''Film/CapeFear'' as Peggy Bowden |
28 | * 1963: ''Film/TheCaretakers'' as Lorna Melford |
29 | * 1963: ''Film/MoveOverDarling'' as Bianca Steele Arden |
30 | * 1964: ''Film/KissesForMyPresident'' as Leslie [=McCloud=] |
31 | * 1967: ''Film/AGuideForTheMarriedMan'' as Technical Adviser (uncredited) |
32 | * 1974: ''Film/DeathCruise'' as Sylvia Carter |
33 | * 1975: ''Film/MurderOnFlight502'' as Mona Briarly |
34 | * 1977: ''Film/{{Telethon|1977}}'' as Dorothy Goodwin |
35 | * 1978: ''Film/HowToPickUpGirls'' as Dana Greenberg |
36 | * 1978: ''Film/LilAbnerInTheDogpatchToday'' as Phyllis Shoefly |
37 | * 1981: ''Film/TheMillionDollarFace'' as Jo Burns |
38 | * 1982: ''Film/BornBeautiful'' as Marion Carmody |
39 | * 1984: ''Film/{{Velvet|1984}}'' as Mrs. Vance |
40 | * 1987: ''Film/MakingMrRight'' as Estelle Stone |
41 | * 1988: ''Film/AddictedToHisLove'' as Vivien Langford |
42 | * 1988: ''Film/SheWasMarkedForMurder'' as Laura Lee Webster |
43 | * 1989: ''Film/TheHauntingOfSarahHardy'' as Emily Stepford |
44 | * 1989: ''Film/MyBrothersWife'' as Myra Gilbert |
45 | * 1990: ''Film/CryBaby'' as Mrs. Vernon-Williams |
46 | * 1991: ''Film/LightningField'' as Carol |
47 | * 1992: ''Film/LadyAgainstTheOdds'' as Cleo Storrs |
48 | * 1993: ''Film/PerryMasonTheCaseOfTheSkinDeepScandal'' as Barbara Fox |
49 | * 1993: ''Film/ArlyHanks'' as Ruby Bee |
50 | * 1994: ''Film/LeaveOfAbsence'' as Janet (also writer and producer) |
51 | * 1995: ''Film/DrJekyllAndMsHyde'' as Mrs. Unterveldt |
52 | * 1995: ''Film/TheSurrogate'' as Sandy Gilman |
53 | * 1995: ''Film/OnceUponATimeWhenWeWereColored'' as Miss Maybry |
54 | * 1996: ''Film/InTheBlinkOfAnEye'' as Murial |
55 | * 1996: ''Film/ForHope'' as Molly Altman |
56 | * 2006: ''Film/ParadiseTexas'' as Beverly Cameron |
57 | * 2006: ''Film/AVerySeriousPerson'' as Mrs. A |
58 | * 2006: ''Film/CandlesOnBayStreet'' as Rosemary |
59 | * 2012: ''Film/StruckByLightning'' as Grandma |
60 | [[/folder]] |
61 | |
62 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
63 | * 1952: ''Series/SchlitzPlayhouse'' as Dellie |
64 | * 1954: ''Series/ThePepsiColaPlayhouse'' as Self |
65 | * 1954-1955: ''Series/TheElginHour'' as Betty West/Dawn Desmond (2 episodes) |
66 | * 1956: ''Series/GeneralElectricTheater'' as Susan Barry |
67 | * 1957: ''Series/Playhouse90'' as Helen Morgan |
68 | * 1958: ''Series/LuxPlayhouse'' as Lamy |
69 | * 1960: ''Series/TheUnitedStatesSteelHour'' as Lillith Smalwood |
70 | * 1961: ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' as Crystal Coe |
71 | * 1961: ''Series/WagonTrain'' as Kitty Albright |
72 | * 1963: ''Series/TheDickPowellTheatre'' as Paula Miles |
73 | * 1963: ''Series/DrKildare'' as Janice Graham/Cathy Brandon |
74 | * 1965: ''Series/BobHopePresentsTheChryslerTheatre'' as Jennifer Randolph |
75 | * 1965-1967: ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' as Singer (2 episodes) |
76 | * 1966-1968: ''Series/TheRedSkeltonHour'' as Clara Appleby/Sally Suey (2 episodes) |
77 | * 1973: ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' as Suzy Hunter |
78 | ** 1973: ''Series/TheWideWorldOfMystery'' as Suzy Hunter |
79 | * 1976: ''Series/ElleryQueen'' as Dina Carroll-Winer |
80 | * 1977: ''Series/HaroldRobbins79ParkAvenue'' as Vera Keppler |
81 | * 1977-1982: ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' as Dana Pierce/Maisie Nolan (3 episodes) |
82 | * 1983: ''Series/TheWindsOfWar'' as Rhoda Henry |
83 | * 1984: ''Series/FantasyIsland'' as Esther Brandell |
84 | * 1985: ''Series/{{Hotel|1983}}'' as Elizabeth Hastings |
85 | * 1985: ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' as Dr. Jocelyn Laird |
86 | * 1988: ''Series/MyTwoDads'' as Evelyn Taylor |
87 | * 1988-1989: ''Series/WarAndRemembrance'' as Rhoda Henry |
88 | * 1990: ''Series/JakeAndTheFatman'' as Emma Julian |
89 | * 1991-1992: ''Series/{{Baby Talk|1991}}'' as Doris Campbell (23 episodes) |
90 | * 1994: ''Series/BurkesLaw'' as Rachel Doucet |
91 | * 1998: ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' as Stella Applegate |
92 | * 1999: ''Series/TwiceInALifetime'' as Judge Deborah |
93 | * 2004: ''Series/TheSopranos'' as Fran Felstein |
94 | * 2005-2006: ''Series/CommanderInChief'' as Kate Allen (10 episodes) |
95 | * 2007-2011: ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' as Stella Winfield (10 episodes) |
96 | [[/folder]] |
97 | |
98 | [[folder:Short film roles]] |
99 | * 1964: ''Film/{{Selena|1964}}'' as Selena |
100 | * 1989: ''Film/MotherMother1989'' as Barbara Cutler |
101 | * 1990: ''Film/SteelMagnolias1990'' as Clairee Belcher |
102 | [[/folder]] |
103 | |
104 | [[folder:Theatre roles]] |
105 | * 1953-1954: ''Theatre/JohnMurrayAndersonsAlmanac'' as Various |
106 | * 1955: ''Theatre/ChampagneComplex'' as Allyn Macy |
107 | * 1959: ''Theatre/FirstImpressions'' as Elizabeth Bennett |
108 | * 1989-1990: ''Theatre/LoveLetters'' as Melissa Gardner |
109 | * 1998-2004: ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' as Fraulein Schneider |
110 | * 2001: ''Theatre/{{Follies}}'' as Carlotta Campion |
111 | * 2003: ''Theatre/SixDanceLessonsInSixWeeks'' as Lily Harrison |
112 | [[/folder]] |
113 | |
114 | [[folder:Studio albums]] |
115 | * 1955: ''Little Girl Blue'' |
116 | * 1957: ''The Party's Over'' |
117 | * 1957: ''Bergen Sings Morgan'' |
118 | * 1958: ''My Heart Sings'' |
119 | * 1958: ''Polly and Her Pop'' (with Bill Bergen) |
120 | * 1959: ''All Alone by the Telephone'' |
121 | * 1960: ''Four Seasons of Love'' |
122 | * 1960: ''Country Girl'' (with Bill Bergen) |
123 | * 1961: ''Sings the Hit Songs from Do-Re-Mi and Annie Get Your Gun'' |
124 | * 1963: ''Act One, Sing Too'' |
125 | [[/folder]] |
126 | |
127 | [[folder:Books]] |
128 | * 1962: ''The Polly Bergen Book of Beauty, Fashion and Charm'' |
129 | * 1974: ''Polly's Principles'' |
130 | * 1978: ''I'd Love to, But What'll I Wear?'' |
131 | [[/folder]] |
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