Candice Bergen
Acting • Born 1946-05-09
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).
Filmography
124 credits
Miss Congeniality
Movie • 2000
Kathy Morningside
Gandhi
Movie • 1982
Margaret Bourke-White
Bride Wars
Movie • 2009
Marion St. Claire
Sex and the City
Movie • 2008
Enid Frick
The In-Laws
Movie • 2003
Judy Tobias
The Sand Pebbles
Movie • 1966
Shirley Eckert
View from the Top
Movie • 2003
Sally Weston
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie • 2002
Mayor Kate Hennings
The Domino Principle
Movie • 1977
Ellie
Stick
Movie • 1985
Kyle
Bite the Bullet
Movie • 1975
Miss Jones
The Magus
Movie • 1968
Lily
The Women
Movie • 2008
Catherine Frazier
Soldier Blue
Movie • 1970
Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
Carnal Knowledge
Movie • 1971
Susan
The Romantics
Movie • 2010
Augusta Hayes
11 Harrowhouse
Movie • 1974
Maren Shirell
Getting Straight
Movie • 1970
Jan
The Wind and the Lion
Movie • 1975
Eden Pedecaris
The Day the Fish Came Out
Movie • 1967
Electra Brown
The Hunting Party
Movie • 1971
Melissa Ruger
Harvest Moon
Movie
Starting Over
Movie • 1979
Jessica Potter
The Group
Movie • 1966
Lakey
Live for Life
Movie • 1967
Candice
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Movie • 1993
Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventurers
Movie • 1970
Sue Ann Daley
Mayflower Madam
Movie • 1987
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Rich and Famous
Movie • 1981
Merry Noel Blake
A Night Full of Rain
Movie • 1978
Lizzy
The Capote Tapes
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Arthur the King
Movie • 1985
Morgan Le Fay
T.R. Baskin
Movie • 1971
T. R. Baskin
Oliver's Story
Movie • 1978
Marcie Bonwit
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Movie • 2013
Self
Elusive Justice
Movie • 2011
Narrator
Understanding the Universe
Movie • 1993
Narrator
Footsteps
Movie • 2003
Daisy Lowendahl
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie • 2023
Sharon
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie • 1995
Self
Inequality for All
Movie • 2013
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Movie • 2014
Donna Mitchler
Rules Don't Apply
Movie • 2016
Nadine Henly
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Beautiful & Twisted
Movie • 2015
Bernice
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Movie • 1985
Ewa Berwid
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie • 1998
Anne Boleyn
2010
Movie • 1984
SAL 9000 (voice)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Movie • 2015
Self - Actor
I am a Mennonite
Movie • 2021
Self - Interviewee
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie • 2017
Julia Meyerowitz
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Murphy Brown
William Shatner in Concert
Movie • 2006
Self
Home Again
Movie • 2017
Lillian Stewart
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Movie • 2007
Self
The Woody Allen Special
Movie • 1969
Self
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Movie • 1989
Self
Book Club
Movie • 2018
Sharon
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Movie • 1986
Self
Mary & Tim
Movie • 1996
Mary Horton
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Fern (archive footage)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Movie • 1990
Self
Let Them All Talk
Movie • 2020
Roberta
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Movie • 2019
Self
Belushi
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1999
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie • 1979
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
The Lion Roars Again
Movie • 1975
Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Movie • 1983
Self
As They Made Us
Movie • 2022
Barbara
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie • 1997
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie • 2002
Self
Show of Titles
Movie • 2021
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Passions of Louis Malle
Movie • 2003
Self - Interviewee
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Movie • 2003
Self
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Judge Amanda Anderlee
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Murphy Brown (voice)
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Murphy Brown
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV • 2005
Amanda Anderlee
Dim Dam Dom
TV • 1965
Self
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Candice Bergen
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Shirley Schmidt
The Conners
TV • 2018
Barb
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
Harty
TV • 1983
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Hollywood Wives
TV • 1985
Elaine Conti
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Gloria Ironbox (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV • 2023
Self
Battle Creek
TV • 2015
Constance (Russ' mom)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Murphy Brown
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
And Just Like That…
TV • 2021
Enid Frick
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Michael J. Fox Show
TV • 2013
Beth Henry
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Murphy Brown
TV • 2018
Murphy Brown
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
The Closer (voice)
House
TV • 2004
Arlene Cuddy
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Enid Mead
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Enid Frick
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member
Shrinking
TV • 2023
Constance