Acting
Candice Bergen
EN, FR, EL cinema · 83 credits
Born
9 May 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Also known as Candice Patricia Bergen · Candy Bergen · Olga Mallsnerd
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).
Known for
Filmography
Lorne
as Self
As They Made Us
as Barbara
The Capote Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
I am a Mennonite
as Self - Interviewee
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Let Them All Talk
as Roberta
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
Book Club
as Sharon
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Julia Meyerowitz
Home Again
as Lillian Stewart
Rules Don't Apply
as Nadine Henly
Beautiful & Twisted
as Bernice
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
as Self - Actor
Louis Malle, le rebelle
as Self (archive footage)
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
as Donna Mitchler
Inequality for All
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Elusive Justice
as Narrator
The Romantics
as Augusta Hayes
The Women of SNL
as Fern (archive footage)
Bride Wars
as Marion St. Claire
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
Sex and the City
as Enid Frick
The Women
as Catherine Frazier
The In-Laws
as Judy Tobias
View from the Top
as Sally Weston
Footsteps
as Daisy Lowendahl
The Passions of Louis Malle
as Self - Interviewee
Sweet Home Alabama
as Mayor Kate Hennings
Miss Congeniality
as Kathy Morningside
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary & Tim
as Mary Horton
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Understanding the Universe
as Narrator
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The Earth Day Special
as Murphy Brown
Mayflower Madam
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
Stick
as Kyle
Arthur the King
as Morgan Le Fay
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
as Ewa Berwid
2010
as SAL 9000 (voice)
Gandhi
as Margaret Bourke-White
Rich and Famous
as Merry Noel Blake
Starting Over
as Jessica Potter
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
A Night Full of Rain
as Lizzy
Oliver's Story
as Marcie Bonwit
The Domino Principle
as Ellie
Bite the Bullet
as Miss Jones
The Wind and the Lion
as Eden Pedecaris
11 Harrowhouse
as Maren Shirell
Carnal Knowledge
as Susan
The Hunting Party
as Melissa Ruger
T.R. Baskin
as T. R. Baskin
Soldier Blue
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
The Adventurers
as Sue Ann Daley
The Magus
as Lily
The Day the Fish Came Out
as Electra Brown
Live for Life
as Candice
The Sand Pebbles
as Shirley Eckert
The Group
as Lakey