Candice Bergen
Born: 1946-05-09 in Beverly Hills, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Lorne as Self
2023
- Shrinking as Constance
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- Book Club: The Next Chapter as Sharon
2022
- As They Made Us as Barbara
2021
- And Just Like That… as Enid Frick
- Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- I am a Mennonite as Self - Interviewee
- The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Let Them All Talk as Roberta
- Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
2018
- The Conners as Barb
- Book Club as Sharon
- Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
2017
- Home Again as Lillian Stewart
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Julia Meyerowitz
2016
- Rules Don't Apply as Nadine Henly
2015
- Battle Creek as Constance (Russ' mom)
- Beautiful & Twisted as Bernice
- Louis Malle, le rebelle as Self (archive footage)
- In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Actor
2014
- BoJack Horseman as The Closer (voice)
- A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Donna Mitchler
- Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
2013
- The Michael J. Fox Show as Beth Henry
- Inequality for All as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
- Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
2011
- Elusive Justice as Narrator
2010
- The Women of SNL as Fern (archive footage)
- The Romantics as Augusta Hayes
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Bride Wars as Marion St. Claire
- SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
2008
- Sex and the City as Enid Frick
- The Women as Catherine Frazier
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
- Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
2004
- House as Arlene Cuddy
- Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- View from the Top as Sally Weston
- The In-Laws as Judy Tobias
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- The Passions of Louis Malle as Self - Interviewee
- Footsteps as Daisy Lowendahl
2002
- Sweet Home Alabama as Mayor Kate Hennings
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2000
- Miss Congeniality as Kathy Morningside
1999
- Family Guy as Murphy Brown (voice)
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1998
- Sex and the City as Enid Mead
- Will & Grace as Candice Bergen
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Anne Boleyn
1997
- The View as Self
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Mary & Tim as Mary Horton
1994
- The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993
- Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- Understanding the Universe as Narrator
1992
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
1990
- Law & Order as Judge Amanda Anderlee
- The Earth Day Special as Murphy Brown
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
1989
- Seinfeld as Murphy Brown
- 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
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary as Self
1985
- Stick as Kyle
- Hollywood Wives as Elaine Conti
- Arthur the King as Morgan Le Fay
- Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Ewa Berwid
1984
- 2010 as SAL 9000 (voice)
1983
- Harty as Self
- 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
- The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
1978
- Oliver's Story as Marcie Bonwit
- 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)
- The Wind and the Lion as Eden Pedecaris
- Bite the Bullet as Miss Jones
- The Lion Roars Again as Self
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- 11 Harrowhouse as Maren Shirell
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- Carnal Knowledge as Susan
- The Hunting Party as Melissa Ruger
- T.R. Baskin as T. R. Baskin
1970
- Soldier Blue as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
- The Adventurers as Sue Ann Daley
- Getting Straight as Jan
1969
- The Woody Allen Special as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Magus as Lily
1967
- The Day the Fish Came Out as Electra Brown
- Live for Life as Candice
1966
- The Sand Pebbles as Shirley Eckert
- The Group as Lakey
1965
- Dim Dam Dom as Self
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
1962
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