Candice Bergen
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
Actor
as Sharon
as Self
as Barbara
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
as Interviewee
as Enid Frick
as Roberta
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Sharon
as Barb
as Murphy Brown
as Lillian Stewart
as Julia Meyerowitz
as Nadine Henly
as Self - Actor
as Bernice
as Self (archiveFootage)
as Constance (Russ' mom)
as Donna Mitchler
as Self (archive footage)
as The Closer (voice)
as Self
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
as Beth Henry
as Narrator
as Fern (archive footage)
as Augusta Hayes
as Marion St. Claire
as Self - Guest
as Catherine Frazier
as Enid Frick
as Self
as Self
as Amanda Anderlee
as Arlene Cuddy
as Shirley Schmidt
as Daisy Lowendahl
as Judy Tobias
as Sally Weston
as Self
as Mayor Kate Hennings
as Kathy Morningside
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Murphy Brown (voice)
as Gloria Ironbox (voice)
as Anne Boleyn
as Candice Bergen
as Self
as Enid Mead
as Enid Frick
as Self
as Self
as Mary Horton
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Self
as Narrator (Voice)
as Murphy Brown
as Judge Amanda Anderlee
as Murphy Brown
as Murphy Brown
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
as Self
as Ewa Berwid
as Kyle
as Morgan Le Fay
as Elaine Conti
as SAL 9000 (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Margaret Bourke-White
as Merry Noel Blake
as Jessica Potter
as Self
as Marcie Bonwit
as Lizzy
as Ellie
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Miss Jones
as Eden Pedecaris
as Self
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Maren Shirell
as Self
as T. R. Baskin
as Melissa Ruger
as Susan
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
as Jan
as Sue Ann Daley
as Self
as Lily
as Self - Guest
as Electra Brown
as Candice
as Shirley Eckert
as Lakey
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self
as Self - Winner
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Audience Member
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Executive Producer