- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 9, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
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 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)…
Filmography
movieLorne
2026 · Self
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
movieBook Club: The Next Chapter
2023 · Sharon
tvShrinking
2023 · Constance
movieAs They Made Us
2022 · Barbara
tvAnd Just Like That…
2021 · Enid Frick
movieThe Capote Tapes
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieShow of Titles
2021 · "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
movieI am a Mennonite
2021 · Self - Interviewee
movieLet Them All Talk
2020 · Roberta
movieBelushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
tvThe Conners
2018 · Barb
tvMurphy Brown
2018 · Murphy Brown, Executive Producer
movieBook Club
2018 · Sharon
movieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Julia Meyerowitz
movieHome Again
2017 · Lillian Stewart
movieRules Don't Apply
2016 · Nadine Henly
movieIn Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · Self - Actor
movieBeautiful & Twisted
2015 · Bernice
movieLouis Malle, le rebelle
2015 · Self (archive footage)
tvBattle Creek
2015 · Constance (Russ' mom)
movieA Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014 · Donna Mitchler
movieRichard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 · Self
tvBoJack Horseman
2014 · The Closer (voice)
tvThe Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Beth Henry
movieScatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013 · Self
movieInequality for All
2013 · Murphy Brown (archive footage)
movieElusive Justice
2011 · Narrator
movieThe Women of SNL
2010 · Fern (archive footage)
movieThe Romantics
2010 · Augusta Hayes
movieSNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 · (archive footage)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieBride Wars
2009 · Marion St. Claire
movieThe Women
2008 · Catherine Frazier
movieSex and the City
2008 · Enid Frick
movieThe Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007 · Self
William Shatner in Concert
movieWilliam Shatner in Concert
2006 · Self
tvLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Amanda Anderlee
movieLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Self
tvHouse
2004 · Arlene Cuddy
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Shirley Schmidt
movieFootsteps
2003 · Daisy Lowendahl
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieThe Passions of Louis Malle
2003 · Self - Interviewee
movieThe In-Laws
2003 · Judy Tobias
movieView from the Top
2003 · Sally Weston
movieEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Self
movieSweet Home Alabama
2002 · Mayor Kate Hennings
movieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
movieMiss Congeniality
2000 · Kathy Morningside
movieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Murphy Brown (voice), Gloria Ironbox (voice)
movieHollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvWill & Grace
1998 · Candice Bergen
tvSex and the City
1998 · Enid Mead, Enid Frick
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Anne Boleyn
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieWho Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Self
movieMary & Tim
1996 · Mary Horton
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
movieThe World of Jim Henson
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
movieUnderstanding the Universe
1993 · Narrator
movieAretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Self
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Judge Amanda Anderlee
movieSing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 · Self
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990 · Murphy Brown
tvSeinfeld
1989 · Murphy Brown
movieHelmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989 · Self
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · Murphy Brown, Co-Executive Producer
movieMayflower Madam
1987 · Sydney Biddle Barrows
tvAmerican Masters
1986 · Self
movieLooney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 · Self
movieMurder: By Reason of Insanity
1985 · Ewa Berwid
movieStick
1985 · Kyle
movieArthur the King
1985 · Morgan Le Fay
tvHollywood Wives
1985 · Elaine Conti
movie2010
1984 · SAL 9000 (voice)
Harty
tvHarty
1983 · Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
movieMr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983 · Self
movieGandhi
1982 · Margaret Bourke-White
movieRich and Famous
1981 · Merry Noel Blake
movieStarting Over
1979 · Jessica Potter
movieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self
movieOliver's Story
1978 · Marcie Bonwit
movieA Night Full of Rain
1978 · Lizzy
movieThe Domino Principle
1977 · Ellie
tvThe Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host
movieBite the Bullet
1975 · Miss Jones
movieThe Wind and the Lion
1975 · Eden Pedecaris
The Lion Roars Again
movieThe Lion Roars Again
1975 · Self
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movie11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Maren Shirell
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieT.R. Baskin
1971 · T. R. Baskin
movieThe Hunting Party
1971 · Melissa Ruger
movieCarnal Knowledge
1971 · Susan
movieSoldier Blue
1970 · Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
movieGetting Straight
1970 · Jan
movieThe Adventurers
1970 · Sue Ann Daley
movieThe Woody Allen Special
1969 · Self
movieThe Magus
1968 · Lily
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Day the Fish Came Out
1967 · Electra Brown
movieLive for Life
1967 · Candice
movieThe Sand Pebbles
1966 · Shirley Eckert
movieThe Group
1966 · Lakey
tvDim Dam Dom
1965 · Self
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self, Self - Audience Member
Harvest Moon
movieHarvest Moon
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