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).
Known for
Family Guy
Murphy Brown (voice)
Family Guy
Gloria Ironbox (voice)
Law & Order
Judge Amanda Anderlee
House
Arlene Cuddy
Seinfeld
Murphy Brown
Sex and the City
Enid Mead
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
Will & Grace
Candice Bergen
BoJack Horseman
The Closer (voice)
Boston Legal
Shirley Schmidt
Golden Globe Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Beautiful & Twisted
Bernice
Dinah!
Self
And Just Like That…
Enid Frick
The Conners
Barb
American Masters
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
A Night Full of Rain
Lizzy
The Oscars
Self
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Sharon
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Miss Congeniality
Kathy Morningside
Sweet Home Alabama
Mayor Kate Hennings
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Home Again
Lillian Stewart
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
The Women
Catherine Frazier
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Donna Mitchler
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Amanda Anderlee
Harvest Moon
The Magus
Lily
Book Club
Sharon
Footsteps
Daisy Lowendahl
The Group
Lakey
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Gandhi
Margaret Bourke-White
Battle Creek
Constance (Russ' mom)
The Michael J. Fox Show
Beth Henry
The Hollywood Palace
Self
11 Harrowhouse
Maren Shirell
Bride Wars
Marion St. Claire
Dim Dam Dom
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Mary & Tim
Mary Horton
Harty
Self
Mayflower Madam
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
Rules Don't Apply
Nadine Henly
2010
SAL 9000 (voice)
The Adventurers
Sue Ann Daley
The Wind and the Lion
Eden Pedecaris
Getting Straight
Jan
The In-Laws
Judy Tobias
The Sand Pebbles
Shirley Eckert
Stick
Kyle
View from the Top
Sally Weston
Oliver's Story
Marcie Bonwit
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Bite the Bullet
Miss Jones
The Emmy Awards
Self
Let Them All Talk
Roberta
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Anne Boleyn
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Julia Meyerowitz
The Hunting Party
Melissa Ruger
The Domino Principle
Ellie
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
As They Made Us
Barbara
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
The Women of SNL
Fern (archive footage)
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Ewa Berwid
Soldier Blue
Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
Live for Life
Candice
T.R. Baskin
T. R. Baskin
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Rich and Famous
Merry Noel Blake
Inequality for All
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Day the Fish Came Out
Electra Brown
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
Carnal Knowledge
Susan
Hollywood Wives
Elaine Conti
Starting Over
Jessica Potter
The Earth Day Special
Murphy Brown
The Romantics
Augusta Hayes
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Arthur the King
Morgan Le Fay
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Self
The Lion Roars Again
Self
The Woody Allen Special
Self
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Self (archiveFootage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
William Shatner in Concert
Self
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
Elusive Justice
Narrator
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I am a Mennonite
Interviewee
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
Understanding the Universe
Narrator
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The View
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest