
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).
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Miss Congeniality (2000)
as Kathy Morningside

Sex and the City (2008)
as Enid Frick

Bride Wars (2009)
as Marion St. Claire

2010 (1984)
as SAL 9000 (voice)

Gandhi (1982)
as Margaret Bourke-White

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
as Mayor Kate Hennings

Carnal Knowledge (1971)
as Susan

A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
as Donna Mitchler

Book Club (2018)
as Sharon

Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
as Sharon

Lorne (2026)
as Self

The Women (2008)
as Catherine Frazier

Home Again (2017)
as Lillian Stewart

View from the Top (2003)
as Sally Weston

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
as Julia Meyerowitz

Rules Don't Apply (2016)
as Nadine Henly

Soldier Blue (1970)
as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

The In-Laws (2003)
as Judy Tobias

Let Them All Talk (2020)
as Roberta

Starting Over (1979)
as Jessica Potter

The Domino Principle (1977)
as Ellie

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

The Sand Pebbles (1966)
as Shirley Eckert

The Wind and the Lion (1975)
as Eden Pedecaris

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self

Bite the Bullet (1975)
as Miss Jones

As They Made Us (2022)
as Barbara

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

The Hunting Party (1971)
as Melissa Ruger

The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Murphy Brown

The Romantics (2010)
as Augusta Hayes

Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
as Bernice

Rich and Famous (1981)
as Merry Noel Blake

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self

Stick (1985)
as Kyle

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self

Inequality for All (2013)
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)

The Adventurers (1970)
as Sue Ann Daley

The Group (1966)
as Lakey

The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self (archive footage)

The Magus (1968)
as Lily

The Women of SNL (2010)
as Fern (archive footage)

Louis Malle, le rebelle (2015)
as Self (archive footage)

Belushi (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Show of Titles (2021)
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
as Self

Getting Straight (1970)
as Jan

The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self (uncredited)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)

Oliver's Story (1978)
as Marcie Bonwit

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self

Arthur the King (1985)
as Morgan Le Fay

Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (1989)
as Self

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)

Live for Life (1967)
as Candice

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)
as Self

A Night Full of Rain (1978)
as Lizzy

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self

Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
as Self

The Capote Tapes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

11 Harrowhouse (1974)
as Maren Shirell

Mayflower Madam (1987)
as Sydney Biddle Barrows
Harvest Moon (—)
Actor

Footsteps (2003)
as Daisy Lowendahl

Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
as Ewa Berwid

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self

T.R. Baskin (1971)
as T. R. Baskin
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi (1983)
as Self

Mary & Tim (1996)
as Mary Horton

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
as Self

Elusive Justice (2011)
as Narrator

The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
as Electra Brown
William Shatner in Concert (2006)
as Self

The Woody Allen Special (1969)
as Self

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Passions of Louis Malle (2003)
as Self - Interviewee

I am a Mennonite (2021)
as Self - Interviewee

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
as Self - Actor

The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' (2007)
as Self

Understanding the Universe (1993)
as Narrator

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013)
as Self





