Post by Forever Xena on Oct 30, 2005 1:29:46 GMT -6
Oct. 29, 2005
Bergen tapped first mom for ABC's 'Chief'
Polly Bergen has been tapped to play the mother of the first female U.S. president on ABC's "Commander in Chief." Bergen is taking on the role of Kate Allen, mom to Mackenzie Allen (Geena Davis), in the freshman drama series, which is produced by Touchstone Television in association with Steven Bochco Prods. Her first episode will be the Nov. 29 Thanksgiving-themed installment. Bergen actually had a role playing the first female president in the 1964 movie "Kisses for My President" opposite Fred MacMurray. Her other credits include ABC's 1988 miniseries "War and Remembrance" and the network's 1983 mini "The Winds of War." She is repped by Joel Dean at TalentWorks and manager Jan MacCormack. "Chief," created by Rod Lurie, airs at 9 p.m. Tuesdays. It's executive produced by Steven Bochco, Dee Johnson, Lurie and Marc Frydman. (Kimberly Speight)
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