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 · Book Club: The Next Chapter as Sharon
- 2021 · And Just Like That… as Enid Frick
- 2020 · Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · The Conners as Barb
- 2018 · Book Club as Sharon
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Julia Meyerowitz
- 2017 · Home Again as Lillian Stewart
- 2014 · A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Donna Mitchler
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as The Closer (voice)
- 2013 · The Michael J. Fox Show as Beth Henry
- 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
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Amanda Anderlee
- 2004 · House as Arlene Cuddy
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 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 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 · Sex and the City as Enid Mead
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Enid Frick
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Law & Order as Judge Amanda Anderlee
- 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
- 1982 · Gandhi as Margaret Bourke-White
- 1981 · Rich and Famous as Merry Noel Blake
- 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 Self - Host
- 1975 · The Wind and the Lion as Eden Pedecaris
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1974 · 11 Harrowhouse as Maren Shirell
- 1970 · Soldier Blue as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
- 1970 · The Adventurers as Sue Ann Daley
- 1968 · The Magus as Lily
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 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
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
- Future · Harvest Moon as
- 2023 · 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
- 2022 · As They Made Us as Barbara
- 2021 · The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2021 · I am a Mennonite as Interviewee
- 2020 · Let Them All Talk as Roberta
- 2019 · Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2018 · Murphy Brown as Murphy Brown
- 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)
- 2014 · Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
- 2013 · Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
- 2013 · Inequality for All as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
- 2011 · Elusive Justice as Narrator
- 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)
- 2007 · The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' as Self
- 2006 · William Shatner in Concert as Self
- 2005 · Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2003 · Footsteps as Daisy Lowendahl
- 2003 · The Passions of Louis Malle as Self - Interviewee
- 2003 · The In-Laws as Judy Tobias
- 2002 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
- 1999 · Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1998 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Anne Boleyn
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1996 · Mary & Tim as Mary Horton
- 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 · Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Murphy Brown
- 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
- 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
- 1975 · Bite the Bullet as Miss Jones
- 1975 · The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1971 · T.R. Baskin as T. R. Baskin
- 1971 · The Hunting Party as Melissa Ruger
- 1971 · Carnal Knowledge as Susan
- 1970 · Getting Straight as Jan
- 1969 · The Woody Allen Special as Self
- 1967 · The Day the Fish Came Out as Electra Brown
- 1967 · Live for Life as Candice
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self