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Candice Bergen

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Candice Bergen

Born May 9, 1946 in Beverly Hills, California, USA46 films

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).

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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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Gandhi posterFirst watchGandhi19827.6as Margaret Bourke-WhiteIn the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Miss Congeniality poster6.5Miss Congeniality2000Bride Wars poster6.2Bride Wars2009Sex and the City poster6.5Sex and the City2008Sweet Home Alabama poster6.4Sweet Home Alabama20022010 poster6.720101984The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) poster6.5The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)2017Home Again poster6.1Home Again2017Book Club poster6.2Book Club2018

Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. TBAHarvest Moon
  2. 2023Book Club: The Next ChapterSharon
  3. 2022As They Made UsBarbara
  4. 2020Let Them All TalkRoberta
  5. 2018Book ClubSharon
  6. 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Julia Meyerowitz
  7. 2017Home AgainLillian Stewart
  8. 2016Rules Don't ApplyNadine Henly
  9. 2015Beautiful & TwistedBernice
  10. 2014A Merry Friggin' ChristmasDonna Mitchler
  11. 2010The RomanticsAugusta Hayes
  12. 2009Bride WarsMarion St. Claire
  13. 2008The WomenCatherine Frazier
  14. 2008Sex and the CityEnid Frick
  15. 2003FootstepsDaisy Lowendahl
  16. 2003The In-LawsJudy Tobias
  17. 2003View from the TopSally Weston
  18. 2002Sweet Home AlabamaMayor Kate Hennings
  19. 2000Miss CongenialityKathy Morningside
  20. 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanAnne Boleyn
  21. 1996Mary & TimMary Horton
  22. 1987Mayflower MadamSydney Biddle Barrows
  23. 1985Murder: By Reason of InsanityEwa Berwid
  24. 1985StickKyle
  25. 1985Arthur the KingMorgan Le Fay
  26. 19842010SAL 9000 (voice)
  27. 1982GandhiMargaret Bourke-White
  28. 1981Rich and FamousMerry Noel Blake
  29. 1979Starting OverJessica Potter
  30. 1978Oliver's StoryMarcie Bonwit
  31. 1978A Night Full of RainLizzy
  32. 1977The Domino PrincipleEllie
  33. 1975Bite the BulletMiss Jones
  34. 1975The Wind and the LionEden Pedecaris
  35. 197411 HarrowhouseMaren Shirell
  36. 1971T.R. BaskinT. R. Baskin
  37. 1971The Hunting PartyMelissa Ruger
  38. 1971Carnal KnowledgeSusan
  39. 1970Soldier BlueKathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
  40. 1970Getting StraightJan
  41. 1970The AdventurersSue Ann Daley
  42. 1968The MagusLily
  43. 1967The Day the Fish Came OutElectra Brown
  44. 1967Live for LifeCandice
  45. 1966The Sand PebblesShirley Eckert
  46. 1966The GroupLakey