Candice Bergen
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Family Guy
Murphy Brown (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Gloria Ironbox (voice)
1999
Series
Law & Order
Judge Amanda Anderlee
1990
Series
House
Arlene Cuddy
2004
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Seinfeld
Murphy Brown
1989
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
BoJack Horseman
The Closer (voice)
2014
Series
Boston Legal
Shirley Schmidt
2004
Series
Shrinking
Constance
2023
Series
Sex and the City
Enid Mead
1998
Series
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
1998
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
Series
Will & Grace
Candice Bergen
1998
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
1988
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
And Just Like That…
Enid Frick
2021
Series
The Conners
Barb
2018
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Film
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
2008
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Film
Miss Congeniality
Kathy Morningside
2000
Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Amanda Anderlee
2005
Film
Bride Wars
Marion St. Claire
2009
Film
Sweet Home Alabama
Mayor Kate Hennings
2002
Series
The Michael J. Fox Show
Beth Henry
2013
Film
2010
SAL 9000 (voice)
1984
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self
1964
Series
Battle Creek
Constance (Russ' mom)
2015
Series
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Home Again
Lillian Stewart
2017
Film
Gandhi
Margaret Bourke-White
1982
Series
Dim Dam Dom
Self
1965
Film
Book Club
Sharon
2018
Film
Carnal Knowledge
Susan
1971
Film
Lorne
Self
2026
Film
View from the Top
Sally Weston
2003
Harty
Self
1983
Film
Soldier Blue
Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
1970
Film
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
Film
The Women
Catherine Frazier
2008
Film
Starting Over
Jessica Potter
1979
Film
The Domino Principle
Ellie
1977
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Sharon
2023
Film
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Julia Meyerowitz
2017
Film
The Sand Pebbles
Shirley Eckert
1966
Film
Let Them All Talk
Roberta
2020
Film
Rules Don't Apply
Nadine Henly
2016
Film
A Night Full of Rain
Lizzy
1978
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
The Romantics
Augusta Hayes
2010
Series
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
2018
Film
The In-Laws
Judy Tobias
2003
Film
Bite the Bullet
Miss Jones
1975
Series
Hollywood Wives
Elaine Conti
1985
Film
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Donna Mitchler
2014
Film
The Hunting Party
Melissa Ruger
1971
Film
Stick
Kyle
1985
Film
Rich and Famous
Merry Noel Blake
1981
Film
Inequality for All
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
2013
Film
Getting Straight
Jan
1970
Film
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
2009
Film
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Film
Beautiful & Twisted
Bernice
2015
Film
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
As They Made Us
Barbara
2022
Film
The Earth Day Special
Murphy Brown
1990
Film
The Wind and the Lion
Eden Pedecaris
1975
Film
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
The Women of SNL
Fern (archive footage)
2010
Film
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Self
1989
Film
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Anne Boleyn
1998
Film
The Magus
Lily
1968
Film
The Adventurers
Sue Ann Daley
1970
Film
The Capote Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Arthur the King
Morgan Le Fay
1985
Film
The Day the Fish Came Out
Electra Brown
1967
Film
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Film
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
Film
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Film
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Film
Oliver's Story
Marcie Bonwit
1978
Film
Live for Life
Candice
1967
Film
The Group
Lakey
1966
Film
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
Ewa Berwid
1985
Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
2014
Film
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
1993
Film
11 Harrowhouse
Maren Shirell
1974
Film
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
1997
The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
Film
T.R. Baskin
T. R. Baskin
1971
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
Self
1983
Film
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor
2015
Film
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Mayflower Madam
Sydney Biddle Barrows
1987
Film
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
2005
Film
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
2003
Film
The Woody Allen Special
Self
1969
Film
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
1990
Film
Footsteps
Daisy Lowendahl
2003
William Shatner in Concert
Self
2006
Film
I am a Mennonite
Self - Interviewee
2021
Film
Mary & Tim
Mary Horton
1996
Harvest Moon
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Film
Elusive Justice
Narrator
2011
Film
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
2007
Film
Understanding the Universe
Narrator
1993
Film
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Self
2013