Made professional singing debut

Made film debut in "At War With the Army"

Regularly sang on "The Alan Young Show"

Recorded first album, "Little Girl Blue"

Made dramatic TV debut in an episode of "Schlitz Playhouse" (CBS)

Made stage debut on Broadway in "John Murray Anderson's Almanac"

Hosted "The Best in Mystery"; sang on "The Blue Angel" series

Hosted "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse" (ABC)

Was panelist on "To Tell The Truth" (CBS)

Starred in NBC variety series "The Polly Bergen Show"

Appeared in the original "Cape Fear" opposite Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum

Won plaudits for dramatic turn in "The Caretakers"

Formed the Polly Bergen Co., creating and selling cosmetics

Made TV-movie debut, "Death Cruise"

Starred in TV miniseries "79 Park Avenue"

Earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Rhoda Henry in the ABC miniseries, "The Winds of War"

Reprised role of Rhoda Henry in "War and Remembrance" (ABC)

Co-starred in John Waters' "Cry-Baby"

Regular cast member of "Baby Talk"

Produced "Leave of Absence" for NBC

Resumed singing career and began making nightclub appearances

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

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

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

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

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