Candice Bergen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 May 1946 · 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).
Known for
Acting 84
- 2026Harvest Moon
- 2026Lorne as Self
- 2023Book Club: The Next Chapter as Sharon
- 2022As They Made Us as Barbara
- 2021The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2021I am a Mennonite as Self - Interviewee
- 2020Let Them All Talk as Roberta
- 2020Belushi as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2018Book Club as Sharon
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Julia Meyerowitz
- 2017Home Again as Lillian Stewart
- 2016Rules Don't Apply as Nadine Henly
- 2015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Actor
- 2015Beautiful & Twisted as Bernice
- 2015Louis Malle, le rebelle as Self (archive footage)
- 2014A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Donna Mitchler
- 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
- 2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
- 2013Inequality for All as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
- 2011Elusive Justice as Narrator
- 2010The Women of SNL as Fern (archive footage)
- 2010The Romantics as Augusta Hayes
- 2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- 2009Bride Wars as Marion St. Claire
- 2008The Women as Catherine Frazier
- 2008Sex and the City as Enid Frick
- 2007The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' as Self
- 2006William Shatner in Concert as Self
- 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self
- 2003Footsteps as Daisy Lowendahl
- 2003The Passions of Louis Malle as Self - Interviewee
- 2003The In-Laws as Judy Tobias
- 2003View from the Top as Sally Weston
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- 2002Sweet Home Alabama as Mayor Kate Hennings
- 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
- 2000Miss Congeniality as Kathy Morningside
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman as Anne Boleyn
- 1997Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1996Mary & Tim as Mary Horton
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1994The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- 1993Understanding the Universe as Narrator
- 1993Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self
- 1990The Earth Day Special as Murphy Brown
- 1989Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge as Self
- 1987Mayflower Madam as Sydney Biddle Barrows
- 1986Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985Murder: By Reason of Insanity as Ewa Berwid
- 1985Stick as Kyle
- 1985Arthur the King as Morgan Le Fay
- 19842010 as SAL 9000 (voice)
- 1983Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi as Self
- 1982Gandhi as Margaret Bourke-White
- 1981Rich and Famous as Merry Noel Blake
- 1979Starting Over as Jessica Potter
- 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1978Oliver's Story as Marcie Bonwit
- 1978A Night Full of Rain as Lizzy
- 1977The Domino Principle as Ellie
- 1975Bite the Bullet as Miss Jones
- 1975The Wind and the Lion as Eden Pedecaris
- 1975The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 197411 Harrowhouse as Maren Shirell
- 1971T.R. Baskin as T. R. Baskin
- 1971The Hunting Party as Melissa Ruger
- 1971Carnal Knowledge as Susan
- 1970Soldier Blue as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
- 1970Getting Straight as Jan
- 1970The Adventurers as Sue Ann Daley
- 1969The Woody Allen Special as Self
- 1968The Magus as Lily
- 1967The Day the Fish Came Out as Electra Brown
- 1967Live for Life as Candice
- 1966The Sand Pebbles as Shirley Eckert
- 1966The Group as Lakey