Actress and singer Polly Bergen dies at 84
Longtime actress Polly Bergen, best known for her roles in Cape Fear and as the first woman president in 1964’s Kisses for my President, has died. According to The Associated Press, Bergen, 84, died in Saturday morning in her Southbury, Connecticut home. A smoker for much of her life, Bergen’s health began to deteriorate due to emphysema and other ailments in the 90s.
An actress with a career spanning more than 60 years, Bergen got made her film debut alongside Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in At War with the Army, and remained a presence both on screen and on stage until 2012, with roles on both The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives — the latter of which earned her an Emmy nomination.
