Candice Bergen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 9, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
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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Filmography
Harvest Moon
Movie
Lorne
Movie · as Self
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie · as Sharon
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shrinking
TV · as Constance · 1 ep
As They Made Us
Movie · as Barbara
The Capote Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I am a Mennonite
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Show of Titles
Movie · as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
And Just Like That…
TV · as Enid Frick · 1 ep
Let Them All Talk
Movie · as Roberta
Belushi
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Book Club
Movie · as Sharon
The Conners
TV · as Barb · 3 eps
Murphy Brown
TV · as Murphy Brown · 13 eps
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie · as Julia Meyerowitz
Home Again
Movie · as Lillian Stewart
Rules Don't Apply
Movie · as Nadine Henly
Beautiful & Twisted
Movie · as Bernice
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie · as Self - Actor
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Battle Creek
TV · as Constance (Russ' mom) · 1 ep
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Movie · as Donna Mitchler
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie · as Self
BoJack Horseman
TV · as The Closer (voice) · 1 ep
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Movie · as Self
Inequality for All
Movie · as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
The Michael J. Fox Show
TV · as Beth Henry · 1 ep
Elusive Justice
Movie · as Narrator
The Romantics
Movie · as Augusta Hayes
The Women of SNL
Movie · as Fern (archive footage)
Bride Wars
Movie · as Marion
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie · as (archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Sex and the City
Movie · as Enid Frick
The Women
Movie · as Catherine Frazier
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Movie · as Self
William Shatner in Concert
Movie · as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie · as Self
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Amanda Anderlee · 3 eps
Boston Legal
TV · as Shirley Schmidt · 91 eps
House
TV · as Arlene Cuddy · 3 eps
The In-Laws
Movie · as Judy Tobias
View from the Top
Movie · as Sally Weston
Footsteps
Movie · as Daisy Lowendahl
The Passions of Louis Malle
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie · as Mayor Kate Hennings
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie · as Self
Miss Congeniality
Movie · as Kathy Morningside
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Family Guy
TV · as Murphy Brown (voice), Gloria Ironbox (voice) · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie · as Anne Boleyn
Will & Grace
TV · as Candice Bergen · 1 ep
Sex and the City
TV · as Enid Mead, Enid Frick · 2 eps
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Mary & Tim
Movie · as Mary Horton
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self
The World of Jim Henson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Movie · as Self
Understanding the Universe
Movie · as Narrator
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Murphy Brown
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Movie · as Self
Law & Order
TV · as Judge Amanda Anderlee · 1 ep
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Movie · as Self
Seinfeld
TV · as Murphy Brown · 1 ep
Murphy Brown
TV · as Murphy Brown · 247 eps
Mayflower Madam
Movie · as Sydney Biddle Barrows
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stick
Movie · as Kyle
Arthur the King
Movie · as Morgan Le Fay
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Movie · as Ewa Berwid
Hollywood Wives
TV · as Elaine Conti · 3 eps
2010
Movie · as SAL 9000 (voice)
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Movie · as Self
Harty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gandhi
Movie · as Margaret Bourke-White
Rich and Famous
Movie · as Merry Noel Blake
Starting Over
Movie · as Jessica Potter
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
A Night Full of Rain
Movie · as Lizzy
Oliver's Story
Movie · as Marcie Bonwit
The Domino Principle
Movie · as Ellie
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Bite the Bullet
Movie · as Miss Jones
The Wind and the Lion
Movie · as Eden Pedecaris
The Lion Roars Again
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (uncredited) · 4 eps
11 Harrowhouse
Movie · as Maren Shirell
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carnal Knowledge
Movie · as Susan
The Hunting Party
Movie · as Melissa Ruger
T.R. Baskin
Movie · as T. R. Baskin
Film '72
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Soldier Blue
Movie · as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
Getting Straight
Movie · as Jan
The Adventurers
Movie · as Sue Ann Daley
The Woody Allen Special
Movie · as Self
The Magus
Movie · as Lily
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Day the Fish Came Out
Movie · as Electra Brown
Live for Life
Movie · as Candice
The Sand Pebbles
Movie · as Shirley Eckert
The Group
Movie · as Lakey
Dim Dam Dom
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self, Self - Audience Member · 7 eps