Portrait of Polly Bergen

Acting

Polly Bergen

Career

Active from 1951 to 2006, busiest in 1953 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cape Fear
Cape Fear
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Polly Bergen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Emotional 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Epic Historical Drama 2
  • Ensemble Cast Performance 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 51
Struck by Lightning
Struck by Lightning (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Grandma

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Candles on Bay Street
Candles on Bay Street (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rosemary

A Very Serious Person
A Very Serious Person (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. A

Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Kate Allen

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Stella Wingfield

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 60
The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Fran Felstein

Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Judge Deborah

For Hope
For Hope (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Molly Altman

In the Blink of an Eye
In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Murial

The Surrogate
The Surrogate (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sandy Gilman

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Stella Applegate

Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

as Janet

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Rachel Doucet

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Barbara Fox

The Lightning Incident
The Lightning Incident (1991)

as Carol

Baby Talk
Baby Talk (1991)
GoodWatch score 25

TV show ยท as Doris Campbell

Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Vernon-Williams

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 67
Mother, Mother
Mother, Mother (1989)

as Barbara Cutler

My Brother's Wife
My Brother's Wife (1989)

as Myra Gilbert

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy
The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Emily Thetford

War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Rhoda Henry

Addicted to His Love
Addicted to His Love (1988)

as Vivien Langford

She Was Marked for Murder
She Was Marked for Murder (1988)

as Laura Lee Webster

Making Mr. Right
Making Mr. Right (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Estelle Stone

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Emma Julian

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Dr. Jocelyn Laird

Velvet
Velvet (1984)

as Mrs. Vance

The Winds of War
The Winds of War (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Rhoda Henry

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Hastings

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 63
How to Pick Up Girls!
How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)

as Dana Greenberg

Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today
Li'l Abner in Dogpatch Today (1978)

as Phyllis Shoefly

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Dana Pierce / Maisie Nolan

Telethon
Telethon (1977)

as Dorothy Goodwin

79 Park Avenue
79 Park Avenue (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Vera Keppler

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mona Briarly

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dina Carroll-Winer

Death Cruise
Death Cruise (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sylvia Carter

An Echo of Theresa
An Echo of Theresa (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Suzy Hunter

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Suzy Hunter

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 64
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Technical Adviser

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Kisses for My President
Kisses for My President (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

as Leslie McCloud

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bianca Steele

The Caretakers
The Caretakers (1963)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lorna Melford

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Jennifer Randolph

Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Peggy Bowden

Belle Sommers
Belle Sommers (1962)

as Belle Sommers

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Janice Graham / Cathy Brandon

1950s

20 titles ยท average score 66
Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Kitty Allbright

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)

as Helen Morgan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Crystal Coe

The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1954)

TV show ยท as Co-Host

Cry of the Hunted
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Janet Tunner

Arena
Arena (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ruth Danvers

Escape from Fort Bravo
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alice Owens

Fast Company
Fast Company (1953)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carol Maldon

The Stooge
The Stooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mary Turner

That's My Boy
That's My Boy (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Betty 'Babs' Hunter

Warpath
Warpath (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Molly Quade

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Sally Suey / Myrtle

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 70
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)

Across The Rio Grande
Across The Rio Grande (1949)

as Polly Burgin