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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
In a six-decade-plus career (she started out as a radio performer at age 14)... more
Trivia:
Played the first woman president in the movie Kisses for My President (1964) and played... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another
1 win
&
5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
It's sweltering hot out
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 12 July 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
23rd Annual 2009 Mac Award Winners Announced
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 May 2009, 10:36 AM, PDT)
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 12 July 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
23rd Annual 2009 Mac Award Winners Announced
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 May 2009, 10:36 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Polly Burgin
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
- "Desperate Housewives" .... Stella Wingfield (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Connect! Connect! (2009) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield
- Home Is the Place (2009) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield
- Distant Past (2007) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield
- You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (2007) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield
- Now I Know, Don't Be Scared (2007) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield
(3 more) - Candles on Bay Street (2006) (TV) .... Rosemary
- "Commander in Chief" .... Kate Allen (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Unfinished Business (2006) TV episode .... Kate Allen
- Happy Birthday, Madam President (2006) TV episode .... Kate Allen
- The Elephant in the Room (2006) TV episode .... Kate Allen
- Ties That Bind (2006) TV episode .... Kate Allen
- The Price You Pay (2006) TV episode .... Kate Allen
(5 more) - A Very Serious Person (2006) .... Mrs. A
- Paradise, Texas (2005) .... Beverly Cameron
- Early Bird (2005) (TV)
- "The Sopranos" .... Fran Felstein (1 episode, 2004)
- In Camelot (2004) TV episode .... Fran Felstein - "Twice in a Lifetime" .... Judge Deborah (2 episodes, 1999)
- Blood Brothers (1999) TV episode .... Judge Deborah
- The Blame Game (1999) TV episode .... Judge Deborah - "Touched by an Angel" .... Stella (1 episode, 1998)
- Deconstructing Harry (1998) TV episode .... Stella - For Hope (1996) (TV) .... Molly
- In the Blink of an Eye (1996) (TV) .... Murial
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) .... Miss Maybry
- The Surrogate (1995) (TV) .... Sandy Gilman
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) .... Mrs. Unterveldt
- Leave of Absence (1994) (TV)
- "Burke's Law" .... Rachel Doucet (1 episode, 1994)
- Who Killed the Starlet? (1994) TV episode .... Rachel Doucet - Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993) (TV) .... Barbara Fox
- Arly Hanks (1993) (TV) .... Ruby Bee
- "Baby Talk" .... Doris Campbell (23 episodes, 1991-1992)
- Scenes from a Marriage (1992) TV episode .... Doris Campbell
- Wedding Bell Blahs (1992) TV episode .... Doris Campbell
- Pop Goes the Question (1992) TV episode .... Doris Campbell
- He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Super (1992) TV episode .... Doris Campbell
- The Littlest Shoplifter (1992) TV episode .... Doris Campbell
(18 more) - Lady Against the Odds (1992) (TV) .... Cleo Storrs
- Lightning Field (1991) (TV) .... Carol
... aka The Lightning Incident - Steel Magnolias (1990) (TV) .... Clairee Belcher
- Cry-Baby (1990) .... Mrs. Vernon-Williams
- My Brother's Wife (1989) (TV) .... Myra Gilbert
- The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) (TV) .... Emily Stepford
- "War and Remembrance" .... Rhoda Henry (12 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Part 12 (1989) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- Part 11 (1989) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- Part 10 (1989) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- Part 9 (1989) TV episode (credit only) .... Rhoda Henry
- Part 8 (1989) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
(7 more) - Mother, Mother (1989) .... Barbara Cutler
- She Was Marked for Murder (1988) (TV) .... Laura Lee Webster
- Addicted to His Love (1988) (TV) .... Vivien Langford
... aka Sisterhood - "My Two Dads" .... Evelyn Taylor (1 episode, 1988)
- Joey's Mother-In-Law (1988) TV episode .... Evelyn Taylor - Making Mr. Right (1987) .... Estelle Stone
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dr. Jocelyn Laird (1 episode, 1985)
- School for Scandal (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Jocelyn Laird - "Hotel" .... Elizabeth Hastings (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Images (1985) TV episode .... Elizabeth Hastings - Velvet (1984) (TV) .... Mrs. Vance
- "Fantasy Island" .... Esther Brandell (1 episode, 1984)
- Lady of the House/Mrs. Bartlett's Favorites (1984) TV episode .... Esther Brandell - "The Winds of War" .... Rhoda Henry (7 episodes, 1983)
... aka Herman Wouk's The Winds of War (USA: complete title)
- Into the Maelstrom (1983) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- The Changing of the Guard (1983) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- Of Love and War (1983) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
- Defiance (1983) TV episode (credit only) .... Rhoda Henry
- Cataclysm (1983) TV episode .... Rhoda Henry
(2 more) - "The Love Boat" .... Maisie Nolan (3 episodes, 1977-1982)
- Spoonmaker Diamond, The/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon: Part 1 (1982) TV episode
- Spoonmaker Diamond, The/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon: Part 2 (1982) TV episode
- Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles (1977) TV episode .... Maisie Nolan - Born Beautiful (1982) (TV) .... Marion Carmody
- The Million Dollar Face (1981) (TV) .... Jo Burns
... aka Kiss of Gold (USA: alternative title) - How to Pick Up Girls! (1978) (TV) .... Dana Greenberg
- Telethon (1977) (TV) .... Dorothy Goodwin
- "Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue" (1977) TV mini-series .... Vera Keppler
... aka 79 Park Avenue - "Ellery Queen" .... Dina Carroll-Winer (1 episode, 1976)
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley (1976) TV episode .... Dina Carroll-Winer - Murder on Flight 502 (1975) (TV) .... Mona Briarly
- Death Cruise (1974) (TV) .... Sylvia Carter
- "Thriller" .... Suzy Hunter (1 episode, 1973)
- An Echo of Theresa (1973) TV episode .... Suzy Hunter - "Wide World Mystery" .... Suzy Hunter (1 episode, 1973)
- An Echo of Theresa (1973) TV episode .... Suzy Hunter - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Bolivar's Fiance / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode #17.12 (1967) TV episode .... Bolivar's Fiance
- Episode #16.7 (1966) TV episode .... Teacher - A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Technical Adviser (Clara Brown)
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Jennifer Randolph (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The Loving Cup (1965) TV episode .... Jennifer Randolph - Kisses for My President (1964) .... U.S. President Leslie McCloud
- Move Over, Darling (1963) .... Bianca Steele
- The Caretakers (1963) .... Lorna Melford
... aka Borderlines (UK) - "Dr. Kildare" .... Cathy Brandon / ... (1 episode, 1963)
- The Dark Side of the Mirror (1963) TV episode .... Janice Graham/Cathy Brandon - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Paula Miles (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Tissue of Hate (1963) TV episode .... Paula Miles - Belle Sommers (1962) (TV) .... Belle Sommers
- Cape Fear (1962) .... Peggy Bowden
- "Wagon Train" .... Kitty Allbright (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Kitty Allbright Story (1961) TV episode .... Kitty Allbright - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Crystal Coe (1 episode, 1961)
- You Can't Trust a Man (1961) TV episode .... Crystal Coe - "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Great Gold Mountain (1960) TV episode - "Lux Playhouse" .... Lamy (1 episode, 1958)
- The Best House in the Valley (1958) TV episode .... Lamy - "Playhouse 90" .... Helen Morgan (1 episode, 1957)
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) TV episode .... Helen Morgan - "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1 episode, 1956)
- Spring Holiday (1956) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Susan Barry (1 episode, 1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- A Letter from the Queen (1956) TV episode .... Susan Barry - "The Elgin Hour" .... Betty West / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- San Francisco Fracas (1955) TV episode .... Betty West
- Falling Star (1954) TV episode .... Dawn Desmond - "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1955)
- Rendezvous in Paris (1955) TV episode - "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" .... Host (1 episode, 1954-1955)
... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
- The Woman on the Bus (1954) TV episode .... Host - "Studio One" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Fatal in My Fashion (1954) TV episode - "The Blue Angel" (1954) TV series
- Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) .... Alice Owens
... aka Fort Bravo (USA: closing credits title) - Arena (1953) .... Ruth Danvers
- Fast Company (1953) .... Carol Maldon
- Cry of the Hunted (1953) .... Janet Tunner
- The Stooge (1952) .... Mary Turner
- "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Dellie (2 episodes, 1952)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Autumn in New York (1952) TV episode .... Dellie
- The Haunted Heart (1952) TV episode - "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Actress (1 episode, 1952)
- Episode #3.24 (1952) TV episode .... Guest Actress - Warpath (1951) .... Molly Quade
- That's My Boy (1951) .... Betty 'Babs' Hunter
- At War with the Army (1950) .... Helen Palmer
- The Men (1950) (uncredited) (singing voice) .... Nightclub singer
... aka Battle Stripe (USA: reissue title) - Across the Rio Grande (1949) (as Polly Burgin) .... Cantina Singer
- Champion (1949) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio/jukebox singer
Soundtrack:
- Candles on Bay Street (2006) (TV) (performer: "You've Got A Friend")
- The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001) (TV) (performer: "I'm Still Here")
- Move Over, Darling (1963) ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride)" (1850) (uncredited))
- "The Polly Bergen Show" (1 episode, 1958)
- Episode dated 31 May 1958 (1958) TV episode (performer: "Today I Love Everybody" (uncredited), "You'll Never Know" (uncredited), "I'm Late" (uncredited), "Cuanto le gusta" (uncredited), "Ridin' High" (uncredited)) - Half a Hero (1953) (performer: "Love")
- That's My Boy (1951) (performer: "Ballin' the Jack")
- At War with the Army (1950) (performer: "You and Your Beautiful Eyes")
- Across the Rio Grande (1949) (performer: "Across the Rio Grande")
- Champion (1949) (performer: "Never Be It Said")
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Hangup (1974) (cosmetics)
... aka Super Dude - A Touch of Class (1973) (cosmetics)
Writer:
- Leave of Absence (1994) (TV) (story)
Producer:
- Leave of Absence (1994) (TV) (co-executive producer)
Self:
- Doris Day's Best Friends (2007) (V) .... Herself
- A Conversation with Polly Bergen (2007) (V) .... Herself
- Doris & Marty (2007) (V) .... Herself
- War & Remembrance: Behind the Scenes (2004) (V) .... Herself
- The Making of 'War & Remembrance' (2004) (V) .... Herself
- The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Robert Mitchum (1999) TV episode .... Herself - "Not for Women Only" (1968) TV series .... Herself - Hostess (unknown episodes, 1976-1977)
- "Celebrity Sweepstakes" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode dated 5 August 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Herself - "Dinah's Place" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 16 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (3 episodes, 1967-1971)
- Episode dated 2 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 23 September 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 25 September 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Herself - Polly Bergen Musical Special (1971) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 28 September 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - "The Game Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 22 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.34 (1969) TV episode .... Herself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Herself - Singer / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1968)
- Episode #6.7 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
- Episode #5.19 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
- Episode #4.2 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor - "The Danny Thomas Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- America, I Love You (1968) TV episode .... Herself - "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself / ... (4 episodes, 1966-1967)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 28 December 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 13 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
- Episode dated 27 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "Toast of the Town" .... Herself / ... (7 episodes, 1954-1967)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #21.8 (1967) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #19.2 (1965) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #13.14 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #11.10 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #10.38 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
(2 more) - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
- Episode dated 6 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 27 December 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 5 April 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Herself - Host / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1966)
... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
- Gershwin, a Portrait (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess
- Weavers of Song (1962) TV episode .... Herself - Singer
- Almanac for February (1961) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- The Music Makers (1960) TV episode .... Herself - Host
- The Music of George Gershwin (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Singer - "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1966)
- Episode dated 9 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 28 January 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 3 April 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 31 August 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "Password" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.3 (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
- Polly Bergen vs. Barry Sullivan (1962) TV episode .... Herself - Yves Montand on Broadway (1961) (TV) .... Herself
- "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 22 June 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself - The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Effects
- "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1958-1961)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #5.28 (1961) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #4.18 (1960) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.22 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - "To Tell the Truth" .... Herself / ... (166 episodes, 1956-1961)
- Episode dated 13 March 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/Panelist
- Episode dated 6 March 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/Panelist
- Episode dated 20 February 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/Panelist
- Episode dated 13 February 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/panelist
- Episode dated 6 February 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself/panelist
(161 more) - "The Garry Moore Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode #3.7 (1960) TV episode .... Herself - "Startime" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Well, What About You? (1960) TV episode .... Herself
- The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Herself - The 13th Annual Tony Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "The Dick Clark Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode #2.11 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - "The Polly Bergen Show" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- Episode dated 31 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Herself/Hostess
- Episode dated 14 December 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Hostess - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.16 (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Singer - "The Jonathan Winters Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Atlantic City Holiday (1956) (TV) .... Herself
- Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (1956) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Jimmy Durante Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode #2.8 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - "Frankie Laine Time" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode #1.6 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - "Your Hit Parade" .... Herself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 17 September 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Herself - Guest Performer - "The George Jessel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #1.29 (1954) TV episode .... Herself - Half a Hero (1953) .... Herself - Guest Appearance
- "Songs for Sale" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
- Episode dated 17 May 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 24 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Herself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #1.22 (1951) TV episode .... Herself - Actress
Archive Footage:
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"Desperate Housewives"
- Special: Secrets, Lies and Suicide (2007) TV episode .... Stella Wingfield -
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #10.40 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Was CEO & president of her own cosmetic & skin care line based out of New York
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Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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