Candice Bergen
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-05-09
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography
Lorne
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Shrinking
As They Made Us
And Just Like That…
The Capote Tapes
Show of Titles
I am a Mennonite
Let Them All Talk
Belushi
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Conners
Murphy Brown
Book Club
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Home Again
Rules Don't Apply
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Beautiful & Twisted
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Battle Creek
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
BoJack Horseman
The Michael J. Fox Show
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Inequality for All
Elusive Justice
The Women of SNL
The Romantics
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Bride Wars
The Women
Sex and the City
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
William Shatner in Concert
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
House
Boston Legal
Footsteps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Passions of Louis Malle
The In-Laws
View from the Top
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Sweet Home Alabama
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Miss Congeniality
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Family Guy
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Will & Grace
Sex and the City
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
The View
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Mary & Tim
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The World of Jim Henson
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Understanding the Universe
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Law & Order
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
The Earth Day Special
Seinfeld
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Murphy Brown
Mayflower Madam
American Masters
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Stick
Arthur the King
Hollywood Wives
2010
Harty
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Gandhi
Rich and Famous
Starting Over
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Oliver's Story
A Night Full of Rain
The Domino Principle
The Muppet Show
Saturday Night Live
Bite the Bullet
The Wind and the Lion
The Lion Roars Again
Dinah!
11 Harrowhouse
Film '72
T.R. Baskin
The Hunting Party
Carnal Knowledge
Soldier Blue
Getting Straight
The Adventurers
The Woody Allen Special
The Magus
The Dick Cavett Show
The Day the Fish Came Out
Live for Life
The Sand Pebbles
The Group
Dim Dam Dom
The Hollywood Palace
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards
The Oscars
What's My Line?
The Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Harvest Moon