Candice Bergen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-05-09 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Candice Bergen

Biography

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

    Family Guy

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • House

    House

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • The View

    The View

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Book Club: The Next Chapter

    Book Club: The Next Chapter

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • The Wind and the Lion

    The Wind and the Lion

  • The Michael J. Fox Show

    The Michael J. Fox Show

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • A Night Full of Rain

    A Night Full of Rain

  • T.R. Baskin

    T.R. Baskin

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • A Merry Friggin' Christmas

    A Merry Friggin' Christmas

  • Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

  • Rules Don't Apply

    Rules Don't Apply

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • The Women

    The Women

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Murder: By Reason of Insanity

    Murder: By Reason of Insanity

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • Bride Wars

    Bride Wars

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • View from the Top

    View from the Top

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Day the Fish Came Out

  • As They Made Us

    As They Made Us

  • Harty

    Harty

  • The Magus

    The Magus

  • Home Again

    Home Again

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

  • Battle Creek

    Battle Creek

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Starting Over

    Starting Over

  • Harvest Moon

    Harvest Moon

  • 2010

    2010

  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

  • Mayflower Madam

    Mayflower Madam

  • Live for Life

    Live for Life

  • The Group

    The Group

  • Mary & Tim

    Mary & Tim

  • Soldier Blue

    Soldier Blue

  • 11 Harrowhouse

    11 Harrowhouse

  • Inequality for All

    Inequality for All

  • Hollywood Wives

    Hollywood Wives

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • Rich and Famous

    Rich and Famous

  • Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Stick

    Stick

  • Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

    Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

  • Getting Straight

    Getting Straight

  • Aretha Franklin: Duets

    Aretha Franklin: Duets

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • The Romantics

    The Romantics

  • The Woody Allen Special

    The Woody Allen Special

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

  • Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • Elusive Justice

    Elusive Justice

  • Beautiful & Twisted

    Beautiful & Twisted

  • Understanding the Universe

    Understanding the Universe

  • The Passions of Louis Malle

    The Passions of Louis Malle

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • I am a Mennonite

    I am a Mennonite

  • Louis Malle, le rebelle

    Louis Malle, le rebelle

  • William Shatner in Concert

    William Shatner in Concert

  • Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

    Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's