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Polly Bergen

  • Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Birthday: July 14, 1930

On the surface she was an attractive, refined, polished woman but Polly Bergen possessed eyes that twinkled as if to say she's also a lot of fun. The result was a career that has carried through five decades of music, mirth and drama and a reign as a symbol of beauty. Bergen is best recalled for her numerous books on how any woman can create style on a shoe-string, her numerous musical albums and her roles in film and TV, especially the 1983 miniseries "The Winds of War" and its 1988 sequel "War and Remembrance". In the latter two productions, …more

Credits

Actor
Producer
Writer

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Had a role on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Lynette Scavo's (Felicity Huffman) mother; earned an Emmy nomination in 2008 for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 2005

    Played a recurring role on ABC's "Commander in Chief," as the mother of the US President played by Geena Davis

  • 2002

    Joined cast of the hit revival of "Cabaret" as Frau Schneider

  • 2001

    Appeared in the Off-Broadway run of "The Vagina Monologues"

  • 2001

    Returned to Broadway to play Carlotta Campion in the Broadway revival of "Follies"; earned Tony nomination

Awards

  • 2001

    Bistro Award: Major Cabaret Engagement

  • 1956

    Emmy: Best Actress--Single Performance (Lead or Support)

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