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).

Cast

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