Candice Bergen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1946-05-09

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Candice Bergen

Biography

Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (1988–1998, 2018-2019). She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal (2005–2008). In films, Bergen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over (1979), and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi (1982). Bergen began her career as a fashion model and appeared on the cover of Vogue before she made her screen debut in the film The Group (1966). She starred in The Sand Pebbles (1966), Soldier Blue (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), and The Wind and the Lion (1975). She made her Broadway debut in the 1984 play Hurlyburly and starred in the revivals of The Best Man (2012) and Love Letters (2014). From 2002 to 2004, she appeared in three episodes of the HBO series Sex and the City. Her other film roles include Miss Congeniality (2000), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), The Women (2008), Bride Wars (2009), Book Club (2018) and Let Them All Talk (2020).

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Acting History

2023
100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter as Sharon
2022
As They Made Us as Barbara
2021
And Just Like That… as Enid Frick
2021
The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2021
Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
I am a Mennonite as Self - Interviewee
2020
Let Them All Talk as Roberta
2020
Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
The Conners as Barb
2018
Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
2018
Book Club as Sharon
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Julia Meyerowitz
2017
Home Again as Lillian Stewart
2016
Rules Don't Apply as Nadine Henly
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Actor
2015
Beautiful & Twisted as Bernice
2015
Louis Malle, le rebelle as Self (archive footage)
2015
Battle Creek as Constance (Russ' mom)
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Donna Mitchler
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
2014
BoJack Horseman as The Closer (voice)
2013
The Michael J. Fox Show as Beth Henry
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
2013
Inequality for All as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
2011
Elusive Justice as Narrator
2010
The Women of SNL as Fern (archive footage)
2010
The Romantics as Augusta Hayes
2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Bride Wars as Marion St. Claire
2008
The Women as Catherine Frazier
2008
Sex and the City as Enid Frick
2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' as Self
2006
William Shatner in Concert as Self
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Amanda Anderlee
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2004
House as Arlene Cuddy
2004
Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
2003
Footsteps as Daisy Lowendahl
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
The Passions of Louis Malle as Self - Interviewee
2003
The In-Laws as Judy Tobias
2003
View from the Top as Sally Weston
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
2002
Sweet Home Alabama as Mayor Kate Hennings
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2000
Miss Congeniality as Kathy Morningside
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1999
Family Guy as Murphy Brown (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Gloria Ironbox (voice)
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Will & Grace as Candice Bergen
1998
Sex and the City as Enid Mead
1998
Sex and the City as Enid Frick
1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Anne Boleyn
1997
The View as Self
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
1996
Mary & Tim as Mary Horton
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1994
The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
Understanding the Universe as Narrator
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
1990
Law & Order as Judge Amanda Anderlee
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
1990
The Earth Day Special as Murphy Brown
1989
Seinfeld as Murphy Brown
1989
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge as Self
1988
Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
1987
Mayflower Madam as Sydney Biddle Barrows
1986
American Masters as Self
1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Ewa Berwid
1985
Stick as Kyle
1985
Arthur the King as Morgan Le Fay
1985
Hollywood Wives as Elaine Conti
1984
2010 as SAL 9000 (voice)
1983
Harty as Self
1983
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi as Self
1982
Gandhi as Margaret Bourke-White
1981
Rich and Famous as Merry Noel Blake
1979
Starting Over as Jessica Potter
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
1978
Oliver's Story as Marcie Bonwit
1978
A Night Full of Rain as Lizzy
1977
The Domino Principle as Ellie
1976
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975
Bite the Bullet as Miss Jones
1975
The Wind and the Lion as Eden Pedecaris
1975
The Lion Roars Again as Self
1974
Dinah! as Self
1974
11 Harrowhouse as Maren Shirell
1971
T.R. Baskin as T. R. Baskin
1971
The Hunting Party as Melissa Ruger
1971
Carnal Knowledge as Susan
1970
Soldier Blue as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
1970
Getting Straight as Jan
1970
The Adventurers as Sue Ann Daley
1969
The Woody Allen Special as Self
1968
The Magus as Lily
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
The Day the Fish Came Out as Electra Brown
1967
Live for Life as Candice
1966
The Sand Pebbles as Shirley Eckert
1966
The Group as Lakey
1965
Dim Dam Dom as Self
1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
The Oscars as Self
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
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