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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • House

    House

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • And Just Like That…

    And Just Like That…

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Mary & Tim

    Mary & Tim

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Sweet Home Alabama

    Sweet Home Alabama

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Michael J. Fox Show

    The Michael J. Fox Show

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Stick

    Stick

  • T.R. Baskin

    T.R. Baskin

  • Miss Congeniality

    Miss Congeniality

  • Beautiful & Twisted

    Beautiful & Twisted

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • The Women

    The Women

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Battle Creek

    Battle Creek

  • Bride Wars

    Bride Wars

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Inequality for All

    Inequality for All

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

  • 2010

    2010

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • Home Again

    Home Again

  • Aretha Franklin: Duets

    Aretha Franklin: Duets

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Book Club

    Book Club

  • Elusive Justice

    Elusive Justice

  • Harty

    Harty

  • Rules Don't Apply

    Rules Don't Apply

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • Soldier Blue

    Soldier Blue

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • A Merry Friggin' Christmas

    A Merry Friggin' Christmas

  • Mayflower Madam

    Mayflower Madam

  • The Sand Pebbles

    The Sand Pebbles

  • View from the Top

    View from the Top

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Book Club: The Next Chapter

    Book Club: The Next Chapter

  • The Wind and the Lion

    The Wind and the Lion

  • Hollywood Wives

    Hollywood Wives

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • Let Them All Talk

    Let Them All Talk

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • The Romantics

    The Romantics

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

  • The Group

    The Group

  • Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

    Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

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

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

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

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

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

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

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • Starting Over

    Starting Over

  • Rich and Famous

    Rich and Famous

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • 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

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

  • 11 Harrowhouse

    11 Harrowhouse

  • I am a Mennonite

    I am a Mennonite

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • The Capote Tapes

    The Capote Tapes

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • As They Made Us

    As They Made Us

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • The Magus

    The Magus

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • Getting Straight

    Getting Straight

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

    Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge

  • Murder: By Reason of Insanity

    Murder: By Reason of Insanity

  • Live for Life

    Live for Life

  • A Night Full of Rain

    A Night Full of Rain

  • The Day the Fish Came Out

    The Day the Fish Came Out

  • Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

  • Harvest Moon

    Harvest Moon

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

    Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

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

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

  • Louis Malle, le rebelle

    Louis Malle, le rebelle

  • Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

  • The Passions of Louis Malle

    The Passions of Louis Malle

  • In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

    In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

  • The Woody Allen Special

    The Woody Allen Special

  • William Shatner in Concert

    William Shatner in Concert

  • The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

    The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'

  • Understanding the Universe

    Understanding the Universe

  • Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

    Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's