Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Known for Acting · 121 credits

Born
1946-05-09 (age 80)
Place of birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Also known as
Candice Patricia Bergen · Candy Bergen · Olga Mallsnerd · 甘蒂絲·柏根 · کندیس برگن

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

TV Shows (39)

Law & Order
TV

Law & Order

1990

as Judge Amanda Anderlee

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

Family Guy
TV

Family Guy

1999

as Murphy Brown (voice) / Gloria Ironbox (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

House
TV

House

2004

as Arlene Cuddy

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self - Guest

Seinfeld
TV

Seinfeld

1989

as Murphy Brown

Saturday Night Live
TV

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host

The Mike Douglas Show
TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

The View
TV

The View

1997

as Self

Golden Globe Awards
TV

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Self / Self - Audience Member

Sex and the City
TV

Sex and the City

1998

as Enid Mead / Enid Frick

Boston Legal
TV

Boston Legal

2004

as Shirley Schmidt

Will & Grace
TV

Will & Grace

1998

as Candice Bergen

BoJack Horseman
TV

BoJack Horseman

2014

as The Closer (voice)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

What's My Line?
TV

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

Tony Awards
TV

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show
TV

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

Shrinking
TV

Shrinking

2023

as Constance

American Masters
TV

American Masters

1986

as Self

Murphy Brown
TV

Murphy Brown

1988

as Murphy Brown

And Just Like That…
TV

And Just Like That…

2021

as Enid Frick

The Conners
TV

The Conners

2018

as Barb

The Oscars
TV

The Oscars

1953

as Self

Dinah!
TV

Dinah!

1974

as Self

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005

as Amanda Anderlee

The Muppet Show
TV

The Muppet Show

1976

as Self - Special Guest Star

The Hollywood Palace
TV

The Hollywood Palace

1964

as Self

The Michael J. Fox Show
TV

The Michael J. Fox Show

2013

as Beth Henry

100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

Dim Dam Dom
TV

Dim Dam Dom

1965

as Self

Battle Creek
TV

Battle Creek

2015

as Constance (Russ' mom)

Harty
TV

Harty

1983

as Self

The Emmy Awards
TV

The Emmy Awards

1949

as Self

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Hollywood Wives
TV

Hollywood Wives

1985

as Elaine Conti

Murphy Brown
TV

Murphy Brown

2018

as Murphy Brown

Movies (82)

Sex and the City
Movie

Sex and the City

2008

as Enid Frick

Miss Congeniality
Movie

Miss Congeniality

2000

as Kathy Morningside

Sweet Home Alabama
Movie

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

as Mayor Kate Hennings

Gandhi
Movie

Gandhi

1982

as Margaret Bourke-White

2010
Movie

2010

1984

as SAL 9000 (voice)

Bride Wars
Movie

Bride Wars

2009

as Marion St. Claire

Carnal Knowledge
Movie

Carnal Knowledge

1971

as Susan

Book Club
Movie

Book Club

2018

as Sharon

Home Again
Movie

Home Again

2017

as Lillian Stewart

Soldier Blue
Movie

Soldier Blue

1970

as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023

as Sharon

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

as Self

Rules Don't Apply
Movie

Rules Don't Apply

2016

as Nadine Henly

View from the Top
Movie

View from the Top

2003

as Sally Weston

Stick
Movie

Stick

1985

as Kyle

The Sand Pebbles
Movie

The Sand Pebbles

1966

as Shirley Eckert

Starting Over
Movie

Starting Over

1979

as Jessica Potter

The Women
Movie

The Women

2008

as Catherine Frazier

The Earth Day Special
Movie

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Murphy Brown

The Wind and the Lion
Movie

The Wind and the Lion

1975

as Eden Pedecaris

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999

as Self

The Romantics
Movie

The Romantics

2010

as Augusta Hayes

Let Them All Talk
Movie

Let Them All Talk

2020

as Roberta

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

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

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Beautiful & Twisted
Movie

Beautiful & Twisted

2015

as Bernice

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017

as Julia Meyerowitz

Bite the Bullet
Movie

Bite the Bullet

1975

as Miss Jones

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Movie

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014

as Donna Mitchler

Inequality for All
Movie

Inequality for All

2013

as Murphy Brown (archive footage)

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

2005

as Self

The Group
Movie

The Group

1966

as Lakey

The In-Laws
Movie

The In-Laws

2003

as Judy Tobias

The Hunting Party
Movie

The Hunting Party

1971

as Melissa Ruger

Harvest Moon
Movie

Harvest Moon

The Day the Fish Came Out
Movie

The Day the Fish Came Out

1967

as Electra Brown

Show of Titles
Movie

Show of Titles

2021

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998

as Anne Boleyn

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

as Self

As They Made Us
Movie

As They Made Us

2022

as Barbara

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

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

2002

as Self

The Domino Principle
Movie

The Domino Principle

1977

as Ellie

The Women of SNL
Movie

The Women of SNL

2010

as Fern (archive footage)

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Movie

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

1986

as Self

The Adventurers
Movie

The Adventurers

1970

as Sue Ann Daley

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

as Self

11 Harrowhouse
Movie

11 Harrowhouse

1974

as Maren Shirell

The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

T.R. Baskin
Movie

T.R. Baskin

1971

as T. R. Baskin

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Movie

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

as Self

A Night Full of Rain
Movie

A Night Full of Rain

1978

as Lizzy

Getting Straight
Movie

Getting Straight

1970

as Jan

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Movie

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

as Self

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

2009

as (archive footage)

The Capote Tapes
Movie

The Capote Tapes

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

The Magus
Movie

The Magus

1968

as Lily

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Movie

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arthur the King
Movie

Arthur the King

1985

as Morgan Le Fay

Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Movie

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

as Ewa Berwid

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Movie

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

1989

as Self

Mayflower Madam
Movie

Mayflower Madam

1987

as Sydney Biddle Barrows

Rich and Famous
Movie

Rich and Famous

1981

as Merry Noel Blake

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014

as Self

Belushi
Movie

Belushi

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Footsteps
Movie

Footsteps

2003

as Daisy Lowendahl

The Lion Roars Again
Movie

The Lion Roars Again

1975

as Self

Aretha Franklin: Duets
Movie

Aretha Franklin: Duets

1993

as Self

The World of Jim Henson
Movie

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Live for Life
Movie

Live for Life

1967

as Candice

Oliver's Story
Movie

Oliver's Story

1978

as Marcie Bonwit

Mary & Tim
Movie

Mary & Tim

1996

as Mary Horton

William Shatner in Concert
Movie

William Shatner in Concert

2006

as Self

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

2015

as Self - Actor

The Woody Allen Special
Movie

The Woody Allen Special

1969

as Self

Elusive Justice
Movie

Elusive Justice

2011

as Narrator

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Movie

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

1983

as Self

Understanding the Universe
Movie

Understanding the Universe

1993

as Narrator

The Passions of Louis Malle
Movie

The Passions of Louis Malle

2003

as Self - Interviewee

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Movie

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

2007

as Self

Louis Malle, le rebelle
Movie

Louis Malle, le rebelle

2015

as Self (archive footage)

I am a Mennonite
Movie

I am a Mennonite

2021

as Self - Interviewee

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Movie

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

2013

as Self

About Candice Bergen

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… With 121 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Candice Bergen has appeared in 82 films and 39 TV shows.

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