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).
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- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2023 · Book Club: The Next Chapter as Sharon
- 2022 · As They Made Us as Barbara
- 2021 · And Just Like That… as Enid Frick
- 2021 · The Capote Tapes as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021 · I am a Mennonite as Interviewee
- 2020 · Let Them All Talk as Roberta
- 2020 · Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · The Conners as Barb
- 2018 · Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- 2018 · Book Club as Sharon
- 2017 · Home Again as Lillian Stewart
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Julia Meyerowitz
- 2016 · Rules Don't Apply as Nadine Henly
- 2015 · In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Actor
- 2015 · Beautiful & Twisted as Bernice
- 2015 · Louis Malle, le rebelle as Self (archiveFootage)
- 2015 · Battle Creek as Constance (Russ' mom)
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 · A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Donna Mitchler
- 2014 · Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as The Closer (voice)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Michael J. Fox Show as Beth Henry
- 2013 · Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
- 2013 · Inequality for All as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
- 2011 · Elusive Justice as Narrator
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live Backstage as
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live Backstage as Self
- 2010 · The Women of SNL as Fern (archive footage)
- 2010 · The Romantics as Augusta Hayes
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Bride Wars as Marion St. Claire
- 2008 · The Women as Catherine Frazier
- 2008 · Sex and the City as Enid Frick
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' as Self
- 2006 · William Shatner in Concert as Self
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Amanda Anderlee
- 2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2004 · House as Arlene Cuddy
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
- 2003 · Footsteps as Daisy Lowendahl
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 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 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as Murphy Brown (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Gloria Ironbox (voice)
- 1999 · Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Candice Bergen
- 1998 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies as Self
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Enid Mead
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Enid Frick
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Anne Boleyn
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1996 · Mary & Tim as Mary Horton
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1994 · The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · Understanding the Universe as Narrator
- 1993 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (Voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Judge Amanda Anderlee
- 1990 · Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Murphy Brown
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Murphy Brown
- 1989 · Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge as Self
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- 1987 · Mayflower Madam as Sydney Biddle Barrows
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985 · Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Ewa Berwid
- 1985 · Stick as Kyle
- 1985 · Arthur the King as Morgan Le Fay
- 1985 · Hollywood Wives as Elaine Conti
- 1984 · 2010 as SAL 9000 (voice)
- 1983 · Harty as Self
- 1983 · Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi as Self
- 1982 · Gandhi as Margaret Bourke-White
- 1981 · Rich and Famous as Merry Noel Blake
- 1979 · Starting Over as Jessica Potter
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1978 · Oliver's Story as Marcie Bonwit
- 1978 · A Night Full of Rain as Lizzy
- 1977 · The Domino Principle as Ellie
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1975 · Bite the Bullet as Miss Jones
- 1975 · The Wind and the Lion as Eden Pedecaris
- 1975 · The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 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
- 1969 · The Woody Allen Special as Self
- 1968 · The Magus as Lily
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Day the Fish Came Out as Electra Brown
- 1967 · Live for Life as Candice
- 1966 · The Sand Pebbles as Shirley Eckert
- 1966 · The Group as Lakey
- 1965 · Dim Dam Dom as Self
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · Harvest Moon as