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).
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- Law & Order (1990) as Judge Amanda Anderlee
- Family Guy (1999) as Murphy Brown (voice)
- Family Guy (1999) as Gloria Ironbox (voice)
- House (2004) as Arlene Cuddy
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Seinfeld (1989) as Murphy Brown
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Sex and the City (1998) as Enid Mead
- Sex and the City (1998) as Enid Frick
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Boston Legal (2004) as Shirley Schmidt
- BoJack Horseman (2014) as The Closer (voice)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Will & Grace (1998) as Candice Bergen
- Shrinking (2023) as Constance
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Murphy Brown
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star