Candice Bergen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • House

    House

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Beautiful & Twisted

    Beautiful & Twisted

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • A Night Full of Rain

    A Night Full of Rain

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Book Club: The Next Chapter

    Book Club: The Next Chapter

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

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

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

  • Home Again

    Home Again

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Women

    The Women

  • A Merry Friggin' Christmas

    A Merry Friggin' Christmas

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Harvest Moon

    Harvest Moon

  • The Magus

    The Magus

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • The Group

    The Group

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Battle Creek

    Battle Creek

  • The Michael J. Fox Show

    The Michael J. Fox Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • 11 Harrowhouse

    11 Harrowhouse

  • Bride Wars

    Bride Wars

  • Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Mary & Tim

    Mary & Tim

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Harty

    Harty

  • Mayflower Madam

    Mayflower Madam

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • Rules Don't Apply

    Rules Don't Apply

  • 2010

    2010

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • The Wind and the Lion

    The Wind and the Lion

  • Getting Straight

    Getting Straight

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • Stick

    Stick

  • View from the Top

    View from the Top

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

  • As They Made Us

    As They Made Us

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • Murder: By Reason of Insanity

    Murder: By Reason of Insanity

  • Soldier Blue

    Soldier Blue

  • Live for Life

    Live for Life

  • T.R. Baskin

    T.R. Baskin

  • In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

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

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

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • Rich and Famous

    Rich and Famous

  • Inequality for All

    Inequality for All

  • Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

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

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Day the Fish Came Out

  • Aretha Franklin: Duets

    Aretha Franklin: Duets

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • Hollywood Wives

    Hollywood Wives

  • Starting Over

    Starting Over

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Romantics

    The Romantics

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • The Woody Allen Special

    The Woody Allen Special

  • Louis Malle, le rebelle

    Louis Malle, le rebelle

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

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

  • William Shatner in Concert

    William Shatner in Concert

  • The Passions of Louis Malle

    The Passions of Louis Malle

  • Elusive Justice

    Elusive Justice

  • Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

  • I am a Mennonite

    I am a Mennonite

  • Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

    Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

  • The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

  • Understanding the Universe

    Understanding the Universe