Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin on July 14, 1930, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Nickname: The Marble City, K-Town, Big Orange Country, Knox Vegas Location Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Cities in Tennessee Tennessee Mayor Bill Haslam (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 254. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

She converted to Judaism after having married Hollywood talent agent Freddie Fields, by whom she had one biological child and two adopted children. She had previously been a Southern Baptist; a grandfather was a Baptist minister. She had two other marriages that also ended in divorce. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States cooperative ministry agency serving missionary Baptist churches around the world. ...

Just as other actresses such as Joan Collins and Luise Rainer have done, Bergen publicly revealed that she had undergone an abortion when she was a young woman. Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is an English actress and bestselling author. ... Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910 in either Düsseldorf, Germany or Vienna, Austria) is a two-time Academy Award-winning film actress. ...

Bergen was a regular panelist on the CBS television game show To Tell the Truth during its debut run. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... To Tell the Truth is an American television game show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956. ...

She played the character of Rhoda Henry in two ABC miniseries, The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The Winds of War is Herman Wouks second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

She appeared in the 2001 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies at the Belasco Theater and received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also appeared on HBO's The Sopranos. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. ... Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... The Sopranos is an American television drama broadcast on HBO about a fictional Italian-American Mafia family in Northern New Jersey not far from South Orange. ...

In 2006, Bergen was a semi-regular cast member of Commander-in-Chief as the President's mother. Her role in that series, about the first female President, is notable because Bergen herself once played a President, in the 1964 film Kisses for My President. When not working, Bergen lives quietly amongst her Hollywood pals in the Hills of Litchfield County, Connecticut. Commander in Chief is a television drama focusing on the presidential administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female President of the United States(Higly unlikely), who ascends to the role after the previous chief executive, Teddy Bridges (played by Will Lyman), dies in office... Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ...

One of her most recent appearances was on CBS's Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation Candles on Bay Street (2006), in which she played the assistant to a husband-and-wife team of veterinarians. Candles on Bay Street is a Hallmark special tv movie starring Alicia Silverstone as a single mom who returns to her hometown after a lengthy absence Tagline: A single mom, Dee-Dee, returns to her hometown after a lengthy absence, posing a potential threat to the marriage of her old... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Polly Bergen at the Internet Movie Database
• Polly Bergen at the Internet Broadway Database
• Polly Bergen—Madame President (fan site)