Candice Bergen
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).
Acted in
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
as Sharon
As They Made Us
2022
as Barbara
And Just Like That…
2021
as Enid Frick
The Capote Tapes
2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
I am a Mennonite
2021
as Interviewee
Let Them All Talk
2020
as Roberta
Belushi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
The Conners
2018
as Barb
Murphy Brown
2018
as Murphy Brown
Book Club
2018
as Sharon
The Meyerowitz Stories
2017
as Julia Meyerowitz
Home Again
2017
as Lillian Stewart
Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Nadine Henly
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
as Self - Actor
Beautiful & Twisted
2015
as Bernice
Louis Malle, le rebelle
2015
as Self (archiveFootage)
Battle Creek
2015
as Constance (Russ' mom)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
2015
as Self
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Donna Mitchler
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
BoJack Horseman
2014
as The Closer (voice)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Michael J. Fox Show
2013
as Beth Henry
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
as Self
Inequality for All
2013
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Elusive Justice
2011
as Narrator
Saturday Night Live Backstage
2011
Saturday Night Live Backstage
2011
as Self
The Women of SNL
2010
as Fern (archive footage)
The Romantics
2010
as Augusta Hayes
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
Bride Wars
2009
as Marion St. Claire
The Women
2008
as Catherine Frazier
Sex and the City
2008
as Enid Frick
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
as Self
William Shatner in Concert
2006
as Self
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Amanda Anderlee
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
as Self
House
2004
as Arlene Cuddy
Boston Legal
2004
as Shirley Schmidt
Footsteps
2003
as Daisy Lowendahl
The In-Laws
2003
as Judy Tobias
View from the Top
2003
as Sally Weston
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
as Mayor Kate Hennings
Miss Congeniality
2000
as Kathy Morningside
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Murphy Brown (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Gloria Ironbox (voice)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Will & Grace
1998
as Candice Bergen
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998
as Self
Sex and the City
1998
as Enid Mead
Sex and the City
1998
as Enid Frick
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
as Anne Boleyn
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Mary & Tim
1996
as Mary Horton
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Understanding the Universe
1993
as Narrator
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
as Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (Voice)
Law & Order
1990
as Judge Amanda Anderlee
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Murphy Brown
Seinfeld
1989
as Murphy Brown
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989
as Self
Murphy Brown
1988
as Murphy Brown
Mayflower Madam
1987
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
American Masters
1986
as Self
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
as Ewa Berwid
Stick
1985
as Kyle
Arthur the King
1985
as Morgan Le Fay
Hollywood Wives
1985
as Elaine Conti
2010
1984
as SAL 9000 (voice)
Harty
1983
as Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983
as Self
Gandhi
1982
as Margaret Bourke-White
Rich and Famous
1981
as Merry Noel Blake
Starting Over
1979
as Jessica Potter
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Oliver's Story
1978
as Marcie Bonwit
A Night Full of Rain
1978
as Lizzy
The Domino Principle
1977
as Ellie
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Bite the Bullet
1975
as Miss Jones
The Wind and the Lion
1975
as Eden Pedecaris
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Maren Shirell
T.R. Baskin
1971
as T. R. Baskin
The Hunting Party
1971
as Melissa Ruger
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Susan
Soldier Blue
1970
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
Getting Straight
1970
as Jan
The Adventurers
1970
as Sue Ann Daley
The Woody Allen Special
1969
as Self
The Magus
1968
as Lily
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967
as Electra Brown
Live for Life
1967
as Candice
The Sand Pebbles
1966
as Shirley Eckert
The Group
1966
as Lakey
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
