Candice Bergen

Actor

Born May 9, 1946 in Beverly Hills, California, USA

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).

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

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

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

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Self

Miss Congeniality

Kathy Morningside

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Self

Family Guy

Murphy Brown (voice)

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Will & Grace

Candice Bergen

Sex and the City

Enid Mead

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Anne Boleyn

The View

Self

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Self

Mary & Tim

Mary Horton

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self - Guest

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

The World of Jim Henson

Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

Understanding the Universe

Narrator

Aretha Franklin: Duets

Self

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

Judge Amanda Anderlee

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Self

The Earth Day Special

Murphy Brown

Seinfeld

Murphy Brown

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

Self

Murphy Brown

Mayflower Madam

Sydney Biddle Barrows

American Masters

Self

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Self

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Ewa Berwid

Stick

Kyle

Arthur the King

Morgan Le Fay

Hollywood Wives

Elaine Conti

2010

SAL 9000 (voice)

Gandhi

Margaret Bourke-White

Rich and Famous

Merry Noel Blake

Starting Over

Jessica Potter

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Self

Oliver's Story

Marcie Bonwit

A Night Full of Rain

Lizzy

The Domino Principle

Ellie

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Bite the Bullet

Miss Jones

The Wind and the Lion

Eden Pedecaris

Dinah!

Self

11 Harrowhouse

Maren Shirell

T.R. Baskin

T. R. Baskin

The Hunting Party

Melissa Ruger

Carnal Knowledge

Susan

Soldier Blue

Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

Getting Straight

Jan

The Adventurers

Sue Ann Daley

The Woody Allen Special

Self

The Magus

Lily

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

The Day the Fish Came Out

Electra Brown

Live for Life

Candice

The Sand Pebbles

Shirley Eckert

The Group

Lakey

Dim Dam Dom

Self

The Hollywood Palace

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

The Oscars

Self

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

The Emmy Awards

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Self