Candice Bergen
Acting
Born May 9, 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).
Films (81)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
As They Made Us
2022
The Capote Tapes
2021
Show of Titles
2021
I am a Mennonite
2021
Let Them All Talk
2020
Belushi
2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Book Club
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Home Again
2017
Rules Don't Apply
2016
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Beautiful & Twisted
2015
Louis Malle, le rebelle
2015
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
Inequality for All
2013
Elusive Justice
2011
The Women of SNL
2010
The Romantics
2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
Bride Wars
2009
The Women
2008
Sex and the City
2008
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
William Shatner in Concert
2006
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
Footsteps
2003
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003
The In-Laws
2003
View from the Top
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
Miss Congeniality
2000
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
Mary & Tim
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Understanding the Universe
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989
Mayflower Madam
1987
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
Stick
1985
Arthur the King
1985
2010
1984
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983
Gandhi
1982
Rich and Famous
1981
Starting Over
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Oliver's Story
1978
A Night Full of Rain
1978
The Domino Principle
1977
Bite the Bullet
1975
The Wind and the Lion
1975
The Lion Roars Again
1975
11 Harrowhouse
1974
T.R. Baskin
1971
The Hunting Party
1971
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Soldier Blue
1970
Getting Straight
1970
The Adventurers
1970
The Woody Allen Special
1969
The Magus
1968
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967
Live for Life
1967
The Sand Pebbles
1966
The Group
1966