Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-05-09 (Age: 80)
Place of Birth
Beverly Hills, California, USA
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).
Filmography (81)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
As They Made Us
2022
The Capote Tapes
2021
Show of Titles
2021
I am a Mennonite
2021
Let Them All Talk
2020
Belushi
2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Book Club
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Home Again
2017
Rules Don't Apply
2016
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2015
Beautiful & Twisted
2015
