Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

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...

Known For

Cry-Baby

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

Cape Fear

as Peggy Bowden

Cast Credits

For Hope

as Molly Altman

The Surrogate

as Sandy Gilman

Cry-Baby

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

My Brother's Wife

as Myra Gilbert

Mother, Mother

as Barbara Cutler

She Was Marked for Murder

as Laura Lee Webster

Addicted to His Love

as Vivien Langford

Making Mr. Right

as Estelle Stone

Velvet

as Mrs. Vance

Born Beautiful

as Marion Carmody

How to Pick Up Girls!

as Dana Greenberg

Telethon

as Dorothy Goodwin

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Murder on Flight 502

as Mona Briarly

Death Cruise

as Sylvia Carter

An Echo of Theresa

as Suzy Hunter

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)

Kisses for My President

as Leslie McCloud