Candice Bergen

Acting

Born May 09, 1946

From Beverly Hills, California, USA

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).

Candice Bergen

Known For

Sex and the City

Gandhi

Sweet Home Alabama

Miss Congeniality

2010

Bride Wars

Book Club

The Women

View from the Top

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Filmography — Acting

Sex and the City

Gandhi

Sweet Home Alabama

Miss Congeniality

2010

Bride Wars

Book Club

The Women

View from the Top

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Home Again

Rules Don't Apply

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Carnal Knowledge

The Romantics

The Wind and the Lion

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

Soldier Blue

The Earth Day Special

The In-Laws

The Sand Pebbles

Belushi

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

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

The Hunting Party

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Bite the Bullet

The Group

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

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Stick

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Adventurers

Starting Over

Let Them All Talk

Mary & Tim

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Magus

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

The World of Jim Henson

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Rich and Famous

The Women of SNL

The Domino Principle

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Inequality for All

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

11 Harrowhouse

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

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Oliver's Story

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Getting Straight

As They Made Us

Live for Life

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

A Night Full of Rain

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

T.R. Baskin

The Lion Roars Again

Mayflower Madam

Harvest Moon

Arthur the King

The Capote Tapes

Beautiful & Twisted

William Shatner in Concert