Polly Bergen
American actress (1930-2014)
Polly Bergen was an American actress and singer. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in Helen Morgan . 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, was a regular panelist on the TV game show To Tell the Truth, and later in life had 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1951–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 29 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | At war with the army. | York Pictures Corp. and Screen Associates Inc. | 93 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | Warpath | Byron Haskin | ||||
| 1953 | Cry Of The Hunted. | Loew’s Incorporated | 79 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1953 | Fast company. | Loew’s Incorporated | 67 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1953 | The stooge. | Wallis-Hazen Inc. | 100 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1961 | Cape Fear. | Melville-Talbot Productions | 106 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1962 | Cape fear | Melville-Talbot Productions (Publisher) | 1:45:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling. | Melcher-Arcola Productions & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 103 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1963 | The Caretakers. | Hall Bartlett Productions Inc. | 99 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1967 | A Guide For The Married Man. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 90 min | 35mm | Color | sound |