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Candice Bergen
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 9, 1946 (79 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).
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).
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Candice Bergen Filmography
| 2023 | Book Club: The Next Chapter · as Sharon |
| 2023 | Shrinking (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2022 | As They Made Us · as Barbara |
| 2021 | And Just Like That... (TV Series) · as Enid Frick |
| 2020 | Let Them All Talk · as Roberta |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Barb |
| 2018 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 2018 | Book Club · as Sharon |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories · as Julia Meyerowitz |
| 2017 | Home Again · as Lillian Stewart |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply · as Nadine Henly |
| 2015 | Battle Creek (TV Series) · as Constance (russ' Mom) |
| 2015 | Beautiful & Twisted · as Bernice |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas · as Donna Mitchler |
| 2014 | I Am Steve McQueen · as Shirley Eckert |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as The Closer (voice) |
| 2013 | Inequality for All · as Murphy Brown (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Beth Henry |
| 2011 | Elusive Justice: The Search for Nazi War Criminals · as Narrator |
| 2011 | America in Primetime (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Fern (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | The Romantics · as Augusta Hayes |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Bride Wars · as Marion St. Claire |
| 2008 | The Women · as Catherine Frazier |
| 2008 | Sex and the City · as Enid Frick |
| 2006 | Discovery Atlas (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Amanda Anderlee |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Arlene Cuddy |
| 2004 | 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime · as Murphy Brown |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Shirley Schmidt |
| 2003 | Footsteps · as Daisy Lowendahl |
| 2003 | The In-Laws · as Judy Tobias |
| 2003 | View from the Top · as Sally Weston |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama · as Mayor Kate Hennings |
| 2000 | Miss Congeniality · as Kathy Morningside |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Gloria Ironbox (voice) |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as Anne Boleyn |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Enid Mead |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim · as Mary Horton |
| 1996 | Ink (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Judge Amanda Anderlee |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Murphy Brown |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Murphy Brown |
| 1987 | Mayflower Madam · as Sydney Biddle Barrows |
| 1987 | Trying Times (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity · as Ewa Berwid |
| 1985 | Stick · as Kyle |
| 1985 | Arthur the King · as Morgan Le Fay |
| 1985 | Hollywood Wives (TV Series) · as Elaine Conti |
| 1984 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact · as Sal 9000 (voice) |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Margaret Bourke-White |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous · as Merry Noel Blake |
| 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 |
| 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 | T.R. Baskin · as T. R. Baskin |
| 1971 | The Hunting Party · as Melissa Ruger |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge · as Susan |
| 1970 | Soldier Blue · as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'cresta' |
| 1970 | Getting Straight · as Jan |
| 1970 | The Adventurers · as Sue Ann Daley |
| 1968 | The Magus · as Lily |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out · as Electra Brown |
| 1967 | Live for Life · as Candice |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue (TV Series) · as Enid Toler |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles · as Shirley Eckert |
| 1966 | The Group · as Lakey |
| 2024 | Claude Lelouch La vie en mieux · as Self |
| 2024 | TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sean Connery vs James Bond · as Self - The Wind And The Lion |
| 2021 | History of the Sitcom (TV Series) · as Self - Actress |
| 2021 | Claude Sautet, le calme et la dissonance · as Self |
| 2021 | I Am a Mennonite · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth · as Self |
| 2019 | The Capote Tapes · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind · as Self - Girlfriend Of Terry Melcher |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self |
| 2018 | CBS Fall Preview · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words (2015) (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | Live from New York! · as Self - Featuring |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The 66th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The West Block (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Rock Center with Brian Williams (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live Backstage · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | CBS at 75 · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | TV Tales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | The Human Face (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Gandhi' - A Photo Montage · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Candice Bergen |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | CBS: The First 50 Years · as Self |
| 1998 | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | The Haunted History of Halloween · as Self |
| 1997 | The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1996 | 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | Who Is Henry Jaglom? · as Self |
| 1995 | The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | Comic Relief VI · as Self |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration · as Self(segment "monster In The Mirror") |
| 1993 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1993 | Bob Hope: The First 90 Years · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1991 | The 63rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Favorite Films |
| 1991 | The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Host & Winner |
| 1990 | Comic Relief IV · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1990 | The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 · as Self - Nominee |
| 1989 | Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge · as Self |
| 1989 | The 61st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | The 60th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Best of Chevy Chase · as Self |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1984 | The New Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The 52nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The 46th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1973 | Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The 45th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1972 | The 44th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1970 | The 42nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Actress (segment: Candice Bergen-Murphy Brown) |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The American Sportsman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | You Bet Your Life (TV Series) · as Self - Edgar's Daughter |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Co-Executive Producer |