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Polly Bergen

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Polly Bergen

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Also known as Nellie Paulina Burgin, Nellie Burgin

American actress, singer, entrepreneur (1930-2014)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Polly Bergen is referenced by 329 other articles, and connects out to Commander in Chief, AllMusic and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

It sits within the topics 1930 births, 2014 deaths and 21st-century American Jews.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1930
Works
6

Top works

  • First impression
  • First impression
  • I'd love to, but what'll I wear?
  • The Polly Bergen book of beauty, fashion, and charm
  • Polly's principles; Polly Bergen tells you how you can feel and look as young as she does

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Film & TV

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Actress2019
  • Struck by Lightning — Grandma2013
  • A Very Serious Person — Mrs. A2006
  • Candles on Bay Street — Rosemary2006
  • Commander in Chief — Kate Allen2005
  • Desperate Housewives — Stella Wingfield2004
  • The Sopranos — Fran Felstein1999
  • Twice in a Lifetime — Judge Deborah1999
  • Doris Day: It's Magic — Self1998
  • In the Blink of an Eye — Murial1996

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1930
Active to
2014

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,731
Total plays
13,443

Tags

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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 2001. Her film work included 1962's Cape Fear and 1963's The Caretakers <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu

via Last.fm · Polly Bergen

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Knoxville
Place of death
Southbury
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
RCA Victor
Image
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date of death
2014-09-20
Commons category
Polly Bergen
date of birth
1930-07-14
name in native language
Polly Bergen
start of work period
1949-00-00
cause of death
heart failure
birth name
Nellie Paulina Burgin
writing language
English language
end of work period
2014-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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