Candice Bergen
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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
Credits
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
as Mayor Kate Hennings
Sex and the City (2008)
as Enid Frick
Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Kathy Morningside
Lorne (2026)
as Self
2010 (1984)
as SAL 9000 (voice)
Starting Over (1979)
as Jessica Potter
Bride Wars (2009)
as Marion St. Claire
Gandhi (1982)
as Margaret Bourke-White
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
as Susan
Home Again (2017)
as Lillian Stewart
Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
as Sharon
The Domino Principle (1977)
as Ellie
Stick (1985)
as Kyle
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
as Donna Mitchler
The Women (2008)
as Catherine Frazier
Book Club (2018)
as Sharon
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
as Julia Meyerowitz
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
as Shirley Eckert
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
as Nadine Henly
Soldier Blue (1970)
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
View from the Top (2003)
as Sally Weston
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Murphy Brown
The Adventurers (1970)
as Sue Ann Daley
Arthur the King (1985)
as Morgan Le Fay
The In-Laws (2003)
as Judy Tobias
As They Made Us (2022)
as Barbara
Bite the Bullet (1975)
as Miss Jones
The Romantics (2010)
as Augusta Hayes
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
as Eden Pedecaris
Show of Titles (2021)
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Inequality for All (2013)
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
The Hunting Party (1971)
as Melissa Ruger
Rich and Famous (1981)
as Merry Noel Blake
Let Them All Talk (2020)
as Roberta
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Fern (archive footage)
The Group (1966)
as Lakey
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
as Bernice
Belushi (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Getting Straight (1970)
as Jan
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)
as Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
as Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
Live for Life (1967)
as Candice
Mayflower Madam (1987)
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
as Anne Boleyn
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
as Self
The Passions of Louis Malle (2003)
as Self - Interviewee
T.R. Baskin (1971)
as T. R. Baskin
Louis Malle, le rebelle (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Oliver's Story (1978)
as Marcie Bonwit
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
The Magus (1968)
as Lily
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
as Electra Brown
A Night Full of Rain (1978)
as Lizzy
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007)
as Self
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
as Self - Actor
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I am a Mennonite (2021)
as Self - Interviewee
William Shatner in Concert (2006)
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self
11 Harrowhouse (1974)
as Maren Shirell
Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
as Ewa Berwid
Footsteps (2003)
as Daisy Lowendahl
The Capote Tapes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Woody Allen Special (1969)
as Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self
Elusive Justice (2011)
as Narrator
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
Harvest Moon (—)
Actor
Understanding the Universe (1993)
as Narrator
Mary & Tim (1996)
as Mary Horton
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)
as Self