Candice Bergen
Acting
🎂 1946-05-09
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).
Cast credits(123)
Judge Amanda Anderlee
1990
Murphy Brown (voice)
1999
Gloria Ironbox (voice)
1999
Arlene Cuddy
2004
Murphy Brown
1989
Self
1962
Enid Mead
1998
Enid Frick
1998
Self
2019
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Self - Host
1975
Self - Guest
2009
The Closer (voice)
2014
Self
1961
Self - Presenter
1956
Shirley Schmidt
2004
Candice Bergen
1998
Enid Frick
2021
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Audience Member
1944
Self
1997
Self
2003
Murphy Brown
1988
Barb
2018
Self
1986
Self
1953
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Self
1974
Self - Guest
1968
Enid Frick
2008
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Amanda Anderlee
2005
Kathy Morningside
2000
Beth Henry
2013
Self
2023
Mayor Kate Hennings
2002
Marion St. Claire
2009
Margaret Bourke-White
1982
Constance (Russ' mom)
2015
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
1964
Donna Mitchler
2014
SAL 9000 (voice)
1984
Sharon
2018
Self - Guest
1996
Self
2019
Judy Tobias
2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Nadine Henly
2016
Sharon
2023
Catherine Frazier
2008
Lillian Stewart
2017
Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
1970
Augusta Hayes
2010
Self
1965
Julia Meyerowitz
2017
Narrator (Voice)
1992
Sally Weston
2003
Lily
1968
Shirley Eckert
1966
Fern (archive footage)
2010
Eden Pedecaris
1975
Susan
1971
Murphy Brown
1990
Self
1983
Ellie
1977
Merry Noel Blake
1981
Melissa Ruger
1971
Roberta
2020
Self (archive footage)
1994
Bernice
2015
Self
2014
Mary Horton
1996
Self (archive footage)
1994
Morgan Le Fay
1985
Narrator
1993
Self (archive footage)
2020
Self
1995
Self
1989
Barbara
2022
Ewa Berwid
1985
Self
2006
Miss Jones
1975
Self
2002
Electra Brown
1967
T. R. Baskin
1971
Murphy Brown
2018
Self
1999
Narrator
2011
Lakey
1966
Jessica Potter
1979
Anne Boleyn
1998
(archive footage)
2009
Marcie Bonwit
1978
Candice
1967
Kyle
1985
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
Sue Ann Daley
1970
Self
1997
Elaine Conti
1985
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
2013
Self
1975
Self
1993
Jan
1970
Daisy Lowendahl
2003
Maren Shirell
1974
Self
1986
Interviewee
2021
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self
1949
Self
2007
Lizzy
1978
Self
1979
Self
1990
Self - Interviewee
2003
Self
1969
Self - Actor
2015
Self
1983
Self (archiveFootage)
2015
Sydney Biddle Barrows
1987
Self
2005
Self
2013