Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July , â€" September , )
was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and
entrepreneur.She won an Emmy Award in 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 . Her film work
included Cape Fear () and The Caretakers (), for which she was
nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion
Picture â€" 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 StoriesBergen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Lucy
(née Lawhorne; â€") and William Hugh Burgin (â€"), a construction
engineer. Bill Bergen, as he was later known, had singing talent and
appeared with his daughter in several episodes of her -episode
comedy/variety show The Polly Bergen Show, which aired during the â€"
television season to much fanfare and led to their duet Columbia LP
Polly and Her Pop.
was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and
entrepreneur.She won an Emmy Award in 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 . Her film work
included Cape Fear () and The Caretakers (), for which she was
nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion
Picture â€" 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 StoriesBergen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Lucy
(née Lawhorne; â€") and William Hugh Burgin (â€"), a construction
engineer. Bill Bergen, as he was later known, had singing talent and
appeared with his daughter in several episodes of her -episode
comedy/variety show The Polly Bergen Show, which aired during the â€"
television season to much fanfare and led to their duet Columbia LP
Polly and Her Pop.
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