CB
Candice Bergen
Actor, Producer
Born May 9, 1946 (76 years)
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
| 2022 | As They Made Us · as Barbara |
| 2020 | Let Them All Talk · as Roberta |
| 2018 | Book Club · as Sharon |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Barb |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories · as Julia Meyerowitz |
| 2017 | Home Again · as Lillian Stewart |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply · as Nadine Henly |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words: Jim Henson · as Unknown |
| 2015 | Battle Creek (TV Series) · as Constance (Russ' mom) |
| 2015 | Beautiful & Twisted · as Bernice |
| 2014 | I Am Steve McQueen · as Shirley Eckert |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as The Closer (voice) |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas · as Donna Mitchler |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2013 | Inequality for All · as Murphy Brown (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals · as Narrator |
| 2011 | America in Primetime (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 2010 | The Romantics · as Augusta Hayes |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Fern (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Bride Wars · as Marion St. Claire |
| 2008 | Sex and the City · as Enid Frick |
| 2008 | The Women · as Catherine Frazier |
| 2006 | Discovery Atlas (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Judge Amanda Anderlee |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Arlene Cuddy |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Shirley Schmidt |
| 2004 | 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime · as Murphy Brown |
| 2003 | The In-Laws · as Judy Tobias |
| 2003 | View from the Top · as Sally Weston |
| 2003 | Footsteps · as Daisy Lowendahl |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama · as Mayor Kate Hennings |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality · as Kathy Morningside |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown (voice) |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Enid Mead, Vogue |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Candice Bergen |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim · as Mary Horton |
| 1995 | |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Trial Judge Amanda Anderlee |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 1987 | Mayflower Madam · as Sydney Biddle Barrows |
| 1985 | Stick · as Kyle |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity · as Ewa Berwid |
| 1985 | Hollywood Wives (TV Series) · as Elaine Conti |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact · as SAL 9000 |
| 1983 | Arthur the King · as Morgan Le Fay |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Margaret Bourke-White |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous · as Merry Noel Blake |
| 1979 | Starting Over · as Jessica Potter |
| 1978 | A Night Full of Rain · as Lizzy |
| 1978 | Oliver's Story · as Marcie Bonwit |
| 1977 | The Domino Principle · as Ellie |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Susan |
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion · as Eden Pedecaris |
| 1975 | Bite the Bullet · as Miss Jones |
| 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 | Getting Straight · as Jan |
| 1970 | The Adventurers · as Sue Ann Daley |
| 1970 | Soldier Blue · as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta' |
| 1968 | The Magus · as Lily |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out · as Electra Brown |
| 1967 | Live for Life · as Candice |
| 1966 | The Group · as Lakey |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles · as Shirley Eckert |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Unknown |