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
all 125
Movies 87
self 50
TV Shows 38
Voice 3
Narrator 2
Producer 1
A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special (2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
As They Made Us (2022)
And Just Like That… (2021)
The Capote Tapes (2021)
Claude Sautet: A Subtle Director (2021)
Let Them All Talk (2020)
Belushi (2020)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
The Conners (2018)
Murphy Brown (2018)
Book Club (2018)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
Home Again (2017)
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
Live from New York! (2015)
Louis Malle, le rebelle (2015)
Battle Creek (2015)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Michael J. Fox Show (2013)
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)
Inequality for All (2013)
Elusive Justice (2011)
Saturday Night Live Backstage (2011)
The Women of SNL (2010)
The Romantics (2010)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Bride Wars (2009)
The Women (2008)
Sex and the City (2008)
Conversations with Michael Eisner (2006)
William Shatner in Concert (2006)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
House (2004)
Boston Legal (2004)
Footsteps (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
The In-Laws (2003)
View from the Top (2003)
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
The Human Face (2001)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
Saturday Night Live: Christmas (1999)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
Will & Grace (1998)
Sex and the City (1998)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
The Haunted History of Halloween (1997)
The View (1997)
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
Mary & Tim (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
The Best of Saturday Night Live: Hosted by Candice Bergen (1993)
Understanding the Universe (1993)
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
Law & Order (1990)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Stella Adler: Awake and Dream! (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
Murphy Brown (1988)
Mayflower Madam (1987)
Trying Times (1987)
American Masters (1986)
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
Stick (1985)
Arthur the King (1985)
Hollywood Wives (1985)
2010 (1984)
Harty (1983)
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)
Gandhi (1982)
Rich and Famous (1981)
Starting Over (1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Oliver's Story (1978)
A Night Full of Rain (1978)
The Domino Principle (1977)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
T.R. Baskin (1971)
The Hunting Party (1971)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Getting Straight (1970)
The Adventurers (1970)
The Woody Allen Special (1969)
The Magus (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
Live for Life (1967)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
The Group (1966)
Dim Dam Dom (1965)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Oscars (1953)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Eddington
Harvest Moon
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GenderFemale
Birthday1946-05-09 (77 years old)
Birth NameCandice Patricia Bergen
Birth PlaceBeverly Hills, United States of America
Height67.5-inch
RelationshipsLouis Malle (1980-09-27 - 1995-11-23)
FatherEdgar Bergen
MotherFrances Bergen
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBeverly Hills, United States of America
Also Known AsCandice Patricia Bergen, Candy Bergen, Olga Mallsnerd
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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