Candice Bergen
Acting
1946-05-09 · 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).
Filmography
Lorne
2026 · Movie
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Series
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023 · Movie
Shrinking
2023 · Series
As They Made Us
2022 · Movie
And Just Like That…
2021 · Series
The Capote Tapes
2021 · Movie
Show of Titles
2021 · Movie
I am a Mennonite
2021 · Movie
Let Them All Talk
2020 · Movie
Belushi
2020 · Movie
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
The Conners
2018 · Series
Murphy Brown
2018 · Series
Book Club
2018 · Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Movie
Home Again
2017 · Movie
Rules Don't Apply
2016 · Movie
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015 · Movie
Beautiful & Twisted
2015 · Movie
Louis Malle, le rebelle
2015 · Movie
Battle Creek
2015 · Series
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014 · Movie
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 · Movie
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013 · Series
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013 · Movie
Inequality for All
2013 · Movie
Elusive Justice
2011 · Movie
The Women of SNL
2010 · Movie
The Romantics
2010 · Movie
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Bride Wars
2009 · Movie
The Women
2008 · Movie
Sex and the City
2008 · Movie
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007 · Movie
William Shatner in Concert
2006 · Movie
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Series
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Movie
House
2004 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
Footsteps
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003 · Movie
The In-Laws
2003 · Movie
View from the Top
2003 · Movie
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Movie
Sweet Home Alabama
2002 · Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Movie
Miss Congeniality
2000 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Family Guy
1999 · Series
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999 · Movie
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Movie
Mary & Tim
1996 · Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Series
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Movie
Understanding the Universe
1993 · Movie
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 · Movie
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989 · Movie
Murphy Brown
1988 · Series
Mayflower Madam
1987 · Movie
American Masters
1986 · Series
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 · Movie
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985 · Movie
Stick
1985 · Movie
Arthur the King
1985 · Movie
Hollywood Wives
1985 · Series
2010
1984 · Movie
Harty
1983 · Series
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983 · Movie
Gandhi
1982 · Movie
Rich and Famous
1981 · Movie
Starting Over
1979 · Movie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Movie
Oliver's Story
1978 · Movie
A Night Full of Rain
1978 · Movie
The Domino Principle
1977 · Movie
The Muppet Show
1976 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Bite the Bullet
1975 · Movie
The Wind and the Lion
1975 · Movie
The Lion Roars Again
1975 · Movie
Dinah!
1974 · Series
11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Movie
Film '72
1971 · Series
T.R. Baskin
1971 · Movie
The Hunting Party
1971 · Movie
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Movie
Soldier Blue
1970 · Movie
Getting Straight
1970 · Movie
The Adventurers
1970 · Movie
The Woody Allen Special
1969 · Movie
The Magus
1968 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967 · Movie
Live for Life
1967 · Movie
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · Movie
The Group
1966 · Movie
Dim Dam Dom
1965 · Series
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
What's My Line?
1950 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Harvest Moon
Movie