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. Actress: Cry-Baby. In a six-decade-plus career (she started out as a radio performer at age 14), there are very few facets of entertainment that lovely singer/actress Polly Bergen has not conquered or, at the very least, touched upon.

Polly Bergen. Actress: Cry-Baby. In a six-decade-plus career (she started out as a radio performer at age 14), there are very few facets of entertainment that lovely singer/actress Polly Bergen has not conquered or, at the very least, touched upon.

Nellie Paulina Burgin (July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014), better known by her stage name Polly Bergen, was an American actress, singer, television host, and businesswoman. In 1958, Bergen won an Emmy Award for her role as Helen Morgan in the Playhouse 90 drama series The Helen Morgan Story.

2014年9月21日 · Polly Bergen, an outspoken actress who also gained acclaim as a nightclub singer, a cosmetics entrepreneur and a ubiquitous quiz-show panelist, did not start out as an overnight smash.

Polly Bergen was an American singer, actress, writer, and entrepreneur. She is remembered for playing the famous torch singer Helen Morgan in an episode titled ‘The Helen Morgan Story’ in ‘CBS’ network’s anthology drama series ‘Playhouse 90.’

2014年9月20日 · Polly Bergen, an actress, singer and businesswoman who won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her portrayal of the alcoholic torch singer Helen Morgan and was nominated for another 50 years...

2014年9月20日 · NEW YORK – Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen, who in a long career played the terrorized wife in the original Cape Fear and the first woman president in Kisses for My President, died...

2014年9月20日 · Polly Bergen, an actress, singer and businesswoman who won an Emmy in 1957 for her portrayal of the alcoholic torch singer Helen Morgan and was nominated for another 50 years later for her...

American actress, singer, and entrepreneur Polly Bergen was born Nellie Pauline Burgin in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 14, 1930. At the age of 14, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, where she pursued her passion for singing and began performing on the radio.