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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 Helen Morgan (Playhouse 90).
Polly Bergen was born Nellie Paulina Burgin on July 14, 1930, in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, to William Hugh Burgin and Lucy. She grew up alongside her sister Barbra in Knoxville before moving to Los Angeles with her family. She then attended ‘Compton Junior College’ in California.
Having made an isolated film debut (as Polly Burgin) a year earlier in the Monogram western Across the Rio Grande (1949), Wallis showcased her as a decorative love interest in the slapstick vehicles of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the (then) hottest comedy team in Hollywood.
Polly Bergen (14 de julio de 1930 – 20 de septiembre de 2014) fue una actriz, cantante, y presentadora de televisión de nacionalidad estadounidense. Ganó un Premio Emmy en 1958 por su actuación como Helen Morgan en The Helen Morgan Story.
Having made an isolated film debut (as Polly Burgin) a year earlier in the Monogram western Across the Rio Grande (1949), Wallis showcased her as a decorative love interest in the slapstick vehicles of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the (then) hottest comedy team in Hollywood.
20 de sept. de 2014 · Her early credits included three comedies starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis: At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Polly Bergen was an Emmy-winning actress and singer who enjoyed success in theater, film and television for more than 60 years.
25 de mar. de 2001 · That's how the 70-year-old singer and actress Polly Bergen greeted audiences at Feinstein's at the Regency, the Manhattan cabaret where she made a surprise comeback in October.
