Acting · Beverly Hills, California, USA · Born May 9, 1946
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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TV100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
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MovieBook Club: The Next Chapter
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MovieAs They Made Us
2022
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TVAnd Just Like That…
2021
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MovieThe Capote Tapes
2021
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MovieShow of Titles
2021
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MovieI am a Mennonite
2021
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MovieLet Them All Talk
2020
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MovieBelushi
2020
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MovieAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
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TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
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TVThe Conners
2018
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TVMurphy Brown
2018
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MovieBook Club
2018
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MovieThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
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2017
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MovieRules Don't Apply
2016
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MovieIn Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
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2015
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2015
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TVBattle Creek
2015
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2014
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MovieRichard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
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TVBoJack Horseman
2014
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TVThe Michael J. Fox Show
2013
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MovieScatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
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MovieInequality for All
2013
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MovieElusive Justice
2011
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2010
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MovieThe Romantics
2010
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2009
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TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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MovieBride Wars
2009
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2008
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2008
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William Shatner in Concert
2006
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2005
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2004
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2004
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2003
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2003
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MovieThe Passions of Louis Malle
2003
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2003
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2003
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2003
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MovieSweet Home Alabama
2002
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2002
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MovieMiss Congeniality
2000
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1999
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TVFamily Guy
1999
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MovieHollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
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TVWill & Grace
1998
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TVSex and the City
1998
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1998
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TVThe View
1997
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1997
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1996
as Mary Horton
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
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MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
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MovieThe World of Jim Henson
1994
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MovieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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MovieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
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MovieUnderstanding the Universe
1993
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MovieAretha Franklin: Duets
1993
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1992
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TVLaw & Order
1990
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MovieSing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
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MovieThe Earth Day Special
1990
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TVSeinfeld
1989
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1989
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TVMurphy Brown
1988
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MovieMayflower Madam
1987
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TVAmerican Masters
1986
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MovieLooney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
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MovieMurder: By Reason of Insanity
1985
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1985
as Kyle
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1985
as Morgan Le Fay
TVHollywood Wives
1985
as Elaine Conti
Movie2010
1984
as SAL 9000 (voice)
Harty
1983
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Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
1983
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MovieGandhi
1982
as Margaret Bourke-White
MovieRich and Famous
1981
as Merry Noel Blake
MovieStarting Over
1979
as Jessica Potter
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
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MovieOliver's Story
1978
as Marcie Bonwit
MovieA Night Full of Rain
1978
as Lizzy
MovieThe Domino Principle
1977
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TVThe Muppet Show
1976
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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MovieBite the Bullet
1975
as Miss Jones
MovieThe Wind and the Lion
1975
as Eden Pedecaris
The Lion Roars Again
1975
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TVDinah!
1974
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Movie11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Maren Shirell
Film '72
1971
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MovieT.R. Baskin
1971
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MovieThe Hunting Party
1971
as Melissa Ruger
MovieCarnal Knowledge
1971
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MovieSoldier Blue
1970
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
MovieGetting Straight
1970
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MovieThe Adventurers
1970
as Sue Ann Daley
MovieThe Woody Allen Special
1969
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MovieThe Magus
1968
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TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
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MovieThe Day the Fish Came Out
1967
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MovieLive for Life
1967
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MovieThe Sand Pebbles
1966
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1966
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TVDim Dam Dom
1965
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TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVTony Awards
1956
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TVThe Oscars
1953
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TVWhat's My Line?
1950
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TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
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TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
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Harvest Moon
