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).
82 movies · 40 shows
Lorne
2026·6.8
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023·6.3
As They Made Us
2022·5.3
The Capote Tapes
2021·5.9
Show of Titles
2021·0.0
I am a Mennonite
2021·0.0
Let Them All Talk
2020·5.6
Belushi
2020·7.0
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019·6.5
Book Club
2018·6.2
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017·6.5
Home Again
2017·6.1
Rules Don't Apply
2016·5.8
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015·7.0
Beautiful & Twisted
2015·5.4
Louis Malle, le rebelle
2015·7.0
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014·5.4
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014·4.8
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013·6.1
Inequality for All
2013·7.5
Elusive Justice
2011·9.0
The Women of SNL
2010·5.2
The Romantics
2010·4.9
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009·7.4
Bride Wars
2009·6.3
The Women
2008·5.1
Sex and the City
2008·6.5
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007·0.0
William Shatner in Concert
2006·4.5
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005·8.0
Footsteps
2003·5.8
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003·10.0
The In-Laws
2003·5.6
View from the Top
2003·5.6
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003·7.1
Sweet Home Alabama
2002·6.4
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002·7.7
Miss Congeniality
2000·6.5
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999·6.9
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999·9.0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998·7.7
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997·6.8
Mary & Tim
1996·6.8
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995·8.0
The World of Jim Henson
1994·7.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994·7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993·7.0
Understanding the Universe
1993·0.0
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993·8.3
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990·10.0
The Earth Day Special
1990·6.1
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
1989·6.0
Mayflower Madam
1987·4.3
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986·7.2
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
1985·5.7
Stick
1985·5.5
Arthur the King
1985·3.5
2010
1984·6.7
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983·0.0
Gandhi
1982·7.6
Rich and Famous
1981·5.4
Starting Over
1979·6.4
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979·6.2
Oliver's Story
1978·4.8
A Night Full of Rain
1978·5.3
The Domino Principle
1977·5.9
Bite the Bullet
1975·6.5
The Wind and the Lion
1975·6.5
The Lion Roars Again
1975·6.5
11 Harrowhouse
1974·5.8
T.R. Baskin
1971·5.1
The Hunting Party
1971·6.1
Carnal Knowledge
1971·6.6
Soldier Blue
1970·6.8
Getting Straight
1970·6.3
The Adventurers
1970·4.7
The Woody Allen Special
1969·4.8
The Magus
1968·5.7
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967·4.8
Live for Life
1967·6.4
The Sand Pebbles
1966·7.2
The Group
1966·5.7