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Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Acting

Born May 9, 1946, 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

Appearances as themselves (52)
  • 2026Lorne — Self
  • 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self
  • 2021I am a Mennonite — Self - Interviewee
  • 2021The Capote Tapes — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020Belushi — Self (archive footage)
  • 2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth — Self
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
  • 2015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson — Self - Actor
  • 2015Louis Malle, le rebelle — Self (archive footage)
  • 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film — Self
  • 2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's — Self
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
  • 2007The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' — Self
  • 2006William Shatner in Concert — Self
  • 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live — Self
  • 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood — Self
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • 2003The Passions of Louis Malle — Self - Interviewee
  • 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories — Self
  • 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
  • The View — Self
  • 1997Who Is Henry Jaglom? — Self
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
  • 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self
  • 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
  • 1994The World of Jim Henson — Self (archive footage)
  • 1993Aretha Franklin: Duets — Self
  • 1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration — Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
  • 1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self
  • 1989Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge — Self
  • American Masters — Self
  • 1986Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary — Self
  • Harty — Self
  • 1983Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi — Self
  • 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
  • The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
  • 1975The Lion Roars Again — Self
  • Dinah! — Self
  • Film '72 — Self
  • 1969The Woody Allen Special — Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
  • 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, Self - Audience Member
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