Candice Bergen
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-05-09 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
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).
Acting
(2023)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
as Sharon
(2022)
As They Made Us
as Barbara
(2021)
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
(2021)
I am a Mennonite
as Interviewee
(2020)
Let Them All Talk
as Roberta
(2020)
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
(2018)
Book Club
as Sharon
(2017)
Home Again
as Lillian Stewart
(2017)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Julia Meyerowitz
(2016)
Rules Don't Apply
as Nadine Henly
(2015)
Beautiful & Twisted
as Bernice
(2015)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Actor
(2015)
Louis Malle, le rebelle
as Self (archiveFootage)
(2014)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
as Donna Mitchler
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
(2013)
Inequality for All
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
(2013)
(2011)
Elusive Justice
as Narrator
(2010)
The Romantics
as Augusta Hayes
(2010)
The Women of SNL
as Fern (archive footage)
(2009)
Bride Wars
as Marion St. Claire
(2009)
(2008)
Sex and the City
as Enid Frick
(2008)
The Women
as Catherine Frazier
(2007)
(2006)
William Shatner in Concert
as Self
(2005)
(2003)
View from the Top
as Sally Weston
(2003)
The In-Laws
as Judy Tobias
(2003)
Footsteps
as Daisy Lowendahl
(2003)
The Passions of Louis Malle
as Self - Interviewee
(2002)
Sweet Home Alabama
as Mayor Kate Hennings
(2002)
(2000)
Miss Congeniality
as Kathy Morningside
(1999)
(1999)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1998)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Anne Boleyn
(1997)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
(1996)
Mary & Tim
as Mary Horton
(1995)
(1994)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Aretha Franklin: Duets
as Self
(1993)
Understanding the Universe
as Narrator
(1990)
The Earth Day Special
as Murphy Brown
(1990)
(1989)
(1987)
Mayflower Madam
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
(1986)
(1985)
Stick
as Kyle
(1985)
Arthur the King
as Morgan Le Fay
(1985)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Ewa Berwid
(1984)
2010
as SAL 9000 (voice)
(1983)
(1982)
Gandhi
as Margaret Bourke-White
(1981)
Rich and Famous
as Merry Noel Blake
(1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1979)
Starting Over
as Jessica Potter
(1978)
Oliver's Story
as Marcie Bonwit
(1978)
A Night Full of Rain
as Lizzy
(1977)
The Domino Principle
as Ellie
(1975)
The Wind and the Lion
as Eden Pedecaris
(1975)
Bite the Bullet
as Miss Jones
(1975)
The Lion Roars Again
as Self
(1974)
11 Harrowhouse
as Maren Shirell
(1971)
Carnal Knowledge
as Susan
(1971)
The Hunting Party
as Melissa Ruger
(1971)
T.R. Baskin
as T. R. Baskin
(1970)
Soldier Blue
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
(1970)
The Adventurers
as Sue Ann Daley
(1970)
Getting Straight
as Jan
(1969)
The Woody Allen Special
as Self
(1968)
The Magus
as Lily
(1967)
The Day the Fish Came Out
as Electra Brown
(1967)
Live for Life
as Candice
(1966)
The Sand Pebbles
as Shirley Eckert
(1966)
The Group
as Lakey