Known For
Acting
Born
May 09, 1946
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Credits
123 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Lorne
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Sharon
Shrinking
Constance
As They Made Us
Barbara
And Just Like That…
Enid Frick
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
I am a Mennonite
Self - Interviewee
Let Them All Talk
Roberta
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
The Conners
Barb
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Book Club
Sharon
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Julia Meyerowitz
Home Again
Lillian Stewart
Rules Don't Apply
Nadine Henly
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor
Beautiful & Twisted
Bernice
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Self (archive footage)
Battle Creek
Constance (Russ' mom)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Donna Mitchler
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
BoJack Horseman
The Closer (voice)
The Michael J. Fox Show
Beth Henry
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Self
Inequality for All
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Elusive Justice
Narrator
The Women of SNL
Fern (archive footage)
The Romantics
Augusta Hayes
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Bride Wars
Marion St. Claire
The Women
Catherine Frazier
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
William Shatner in Concert
Self
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Amanda Anderlee
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
House
Arlene Cuddy
Boston Legal
Shirley Schmidt
Footsteps
Daisy Lowendahl
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
The In-Laws
Judy Tobias
View from the Top
Sally Weston
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Sweet Home Alabama
Mayor Kate Hennings