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Candice Bergen

Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as the title character on Murphy Brown (1988–1998, 2018). 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).

Infobox

Born
Candice Patricia Bergen (1946-05-09) May 9, 1946 (age 79)Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
University of Pennsylvania (attended)
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1958–present
Spouses
mw- Louis Malle (m. 1980; died 1995) Marshall Rose (m. 2000; died 2025)
Children
Chloe Malle
Parents
Edgar BergenFrances Bergen
Awards
Full list

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1966
Role(s)
'Lakey' Eastlake
Role(s)
Shirley Eckert
1967
Role(s)
Electra Brown
Role(s)
Candice
1968
Role(s)
Lily
1970
Role(s)
Sue Ann Daley
Role(s)
Jan
Role(s)
Cresta Maribel Lee
1971
Role(s)
Susan
Role(s)
Melissa Ruger
Role(s)
T.R. Baskin
1974
Role(s)
Maren Shirell
1975
Role(s)
Eden Pedecaris
Role(s)
Miss Jones
1977
Role(s)
Ellie Tucker
1978
Role(s)
Lizzy
Role(s)
Marcie Bonwit
1979
Role(s)
Jessica Potter
1981
Role(s)
Merry Noel Blake
1982
Role(s)
Margaret Bourke-White
1984
Role(s)
SAL 9000
Notes
Voice only; credited as Olga Mallsnerd; Also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact
1985
Role(s)
Kyle McClaren
2000
Role(s)
Kathy Morningside
2002
Role(s)
Mayor Kate Hennings
2003
Role(s)
Sally Weston
Role(s)
Judy Tobias
2008
Role(s)
Enid Frick
Role(s)
Catherine Frazier
2009
Role(s)
Marion St. Claire
Notes
Also narrator
2010
Role(s)
Augusta Hayes
2014
Role(s)
Donna Mitchler
2016
Role(s)
Nadine Henly
2017
Role(s)
Julia
Role(s)
Lillian Stewart
2018
Role(s)
Sharon Myers
2020
Role(s)
Roberta
2022
Role(s)
Barbara
2023
Role(s)
Sharon Myers
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1966
The Group
'Lakey' Eastlake
The Sand Pebbles
Shirley Eckert
1967
The Day the Fish Came Out
Electra Brown
Live for Life
Candice
1968
The Magus
Lily
1970
The Adventurers
Sue Ann Daley
Getting Straight
Jan
Soldier Blue
Cresta Maribel Lee
1971
Carnal Knowledge
Susan
The Hunting Party
Melissa Ruger
Baskin
Baskin
1974
11 Harrowhouse
Maren Shirell
1975
The Wind and the Lion
Eden Pedecaris
Bite the Bullet
Miss Jones
1977
The Domino Principle
Ellie Tucker
1978
A Night Full of Rain
Lizzy
Oliver's Story
Marcie Bonwit
1979
Starting Over
Jessica Potter
1981
Rich and Famous
Merry Noel Blake
1982
Gandhi
Margaret Bourke-White
1984
2010
SAL 9000
Voice only; credited as Olga Mallsnerd; Also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact
1985
Stick
Kyle McClaren
2000
Miss Congeniality
Kathy Morningside
2002
Sweet Home Alabama
Mayor Kate Hennings
2003
View from the Top
Sally Weston
The In-Laws
Judy Tobias
2008
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
The Women
Catherine Frazier
2009
Bride Wars
Marion St. Claire
Also narrator
2010
The Romantics
Augusta Hayes
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Donna Mitchler
2016
Rules Don't Apply
Nadine Henly
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories
Julia
Home Again
Lillian Stewart
2018
Book Club
Sharon Myers
2020
Let Them All Talk
Roberta
2022
As They Made Us
Barbara
2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Sharon Myers
· Filmography › Television
1967
Role(s)
Enid Toler
Notes
Episode: "The Rebels"
1969
Role(s)
Various Roles
Notes
Television special
1975–2023
Role(s)
Saturday Night Live
Notes
Herself
1976
Role(s)
Episode: "Candice Bergen"
1985
Role(s)
Elaine Conti
Notes
Television mini series
Role(s)
Morgan le Fay
Notes
Television film
1987
Role(s)
Barbara
Notes
Episode: "Moving Day"
Role(s)
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Notes
Television film
1988–1998; 2018
Role(s)
Murphy Brown
Notes
Murphy Brown
1992
Role(s)
herself as Murphy Brown
Notes
Episode: "The Keys"
1994–1995
Role(s)
Understanding
Notes
Narrator
1996
Role(s)
Mary Horton
Notes
Television film
1997
Ink
Role(s)
Murphy Brown
Notes
Episode: "Murphy's Law"
2000
Role(s)
Gloria Ironbachs/Murphy Brown
Notes
Episodes: "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar"/"A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks"
2002–2004
Role(s)
Sex and the City
Notes
Enid Frick
2003
Role(s)
Daisy Lowendahl
Notes
TV film
2004
Role(s)
Judge Amanda Anderlee
Notes
Episode: "The Brotherhood"
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Episode: "Strangers with Candice"
2005
Role(s)
Judge Amanda Anderlee
Notes
3 episodes
2005–2008
Role(s)
Boston Legal
Notes
Shirley Schmidt
2011
Role(s)
Arlene Cuddy
Notes
3 episodes
2013
Role(s)
Beth Henry
Notes
Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2015
Role(s)
Bernice Novack
Notes
TV film; Also known as The Novack Murders
Role(s)
Constance
Notes
Episode: "Mama's Boy"
2016
Role(s)
The Closer (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Stop the Presses"
2021
Role(s)
Barb
Notes
3 episodes
2023
Role(s)
Enid Frick
Notes
Episode: "Alive!"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1967
Coronet Blue
Enid Toler
Episode: "The Rebels"
1969
The Woody Allen Special
Various Roles
Television special
1975–2023
Saturday Night Live
Herself
9 episodes
1976
The Muppet Show
Episode: "Candice Bergen"
1985
Hollywood Wives
Elaine Conti
Television mini series
Merlin and the Sword
Morgan le Fay
Television film
Murder: By Reason of Insanity [es]
Ewa Berwid
1987
Trying Times
Barbara
Episode: "Moving Day"
Mayflower Madam
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Television film
1988–1998; 2018
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
260 episodes; also executive producer
1992
Seinfeld
herself as Murphy Brown
Episode: "The Keys"
1994–1995
Understanding
Narrator
4 episodes
1996
Mary & Tim
Mary Horton
Television film
1997
Ink
Murphy Brown
Episode: "Murphy's Law"
2000
Family Guy
Gloria Ironbachs/Murphy Brown
Episodes: "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar"/"A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks"
2002–2004
Sex and the City
Enid Frick
3 episodes
2003
Footsteps
Daisy Lowendahl
TV film
2004
Law & Order
Judge Amanda Anderlee
Episode: "The Brotherhood"
Will & Grace
Herself
Episode: "Strangers with Candice"
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Judge Amanda Anderlee
3 episodes
2005–2008
Boston Legal
Shirley Schmidt
84 episodes
2011
House
Arlene Cuddy
3 episodes
2013
The Michael J. Fox Show
Beth Henry
Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2015
Beautiful & Twisted
Bernice Novack
TV film; Also known as The Novack Murders
Battle Creek
Constance
Episode: "Mama's Boy"
2016
BoJack Horseman
The Closer (voice)
Episode: "Stop the Presses"
2021
The Conners
Barb
3 episodes
2023
And Just Like That...
Enid Frick
Episode: "Alive!"

References

  1. Bergen 2014, p. 25.
  2. "Candice Bergen"
    https://www.allmovie.com/artist/candice-bergen-p5591
  3. Bergen 2014, pp. 58–59.
  4. "So when I was born, it was only natural that I was known in the press not as Candice Bergen, but as "Charlie's sister."
  5. "Bergen & McCarthy 55-12-25 Christmas (Guest Candice Bergen)", listed on Golden Age OTR's playlist on Live365.com
  6. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/what-was-donald-trump-like-in-college-10-facts-you-didnt-know/articleshow/120879608.cms
  7. "Candice Bergen Says Her Date with Donald Trump When She Was 18 'Was Really a Dud'"
    https://people.com/movies/candice-bergen-says-her-date-with-donald-trump-when-she-was-18-was-really-a-dud/
  8. Seattle Times
    https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920614/1497120/bergen-is-wimpy-compared-to-alter-ego-murphy
  9. "Alumni"
    https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/
  10. The New York Times
  11. Los Angeles Times
  12. Los Angeles Times
  13. Los Angeles Times
  14. Variety
  15. Chicago Sun-Times
  16. Peter Waymark. "Richard Burton top draw in British cinemas." Times [London, England] 30 Dec. 1971: 2. The Times Digital
  17. At the Movies Flatley, Guy. New York Times 10 Dec 1976: 62.
  18. Los Angeles Times
  19. 'The Cool, Elegant Woman?: This Isn't Me The Times of India 22 Mar 1981: 16.
  20. British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1982&category=Film&award=Supporting+Actress
  21. The New York Times
  22. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l6lw6je7lo
  23. "Then & Now: Dan Quayle"
    http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/08/cnn25.tan.quayle/index.html
  24. "Candice Bergen agrees with Quayle"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071103143433/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/07/11/showbuzz/index.html
  25. Candice Bergen, Straight Up: Murphy Brown explains herself—not that she has to. Rewriting Murphy's Law Everything that c
  26. More Intriguing Guests, More Stimulating Conversation, and More Candice Bergen; "Exhale With Candice Bergen" Returns To
  27. "Candice Bergen's Casting Problem" Hepola, Sarah. New York Times 25 May 2003: 2.9
  28. The Sondheim Review
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1076-450X
  29. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/arts/murphy-brown-canceled-cbs.html
  30. Chicago Tribune
  31. "A FINE ROMANCE | Kirkus Reviews"
    https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/candice-bergen/a-fine-romance/
  32. Hartford Courant
    https://www.courant.com/2000/06/18/candice-bergens-exhale-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air/
  33. Variety
    https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/carter-takes-oxygen-slot-exits-incorrect-1117750468/
  34. "Candice Bergen is painting on purses—for $1,000 each"
    https://nypost.com/2016/06/03/candice-bergen-is-painting-on-purses-for-1000-each/
  35. "Happily back at work Bergenbagging!! My first hamster!!"
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BW-kYhgBq4S/
  36. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/candice-bergen-designer-handbags-art
  37. BergenBags
    http://bergenbags.com/
  38. www.instagram.com
    https://www.instagram.com/bergenbags/
  39. /www.Charitybuzz.com
    https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/personalized-painting-by-candice-bergen-on-your-bag-1488505
  40. "Candice Bergen Will Hand Paint Your Dog's Face on Your Favorite Bag"
    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/a14429250/candice-bergen-bergen-bags/
  41. "Vogue's Chloe Malle Makes a Fashion Pilgrimage to Charlotte With BergenBags and Of Rare Origin"
    https://www.vogue.com/article/chloe-malle-candice-bergen-capitol-north-carolina-celebrity-fashion-photo-diary
  42. "Candice Bergen adds her artwork to handbags"
    http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/article138461553.html
  43. Candice Bergen Went On A Date With Teenage Donald Trump
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBt0uzNQEXU
  44. McGovern, George S., Grassroots: The Autobiography of George McGovern, New York: Random House, 1977, pp. 173, 247
  45. Closer
    https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/candice-bergen-reveals-her-ventriloquist-father-left-his-dummy-10-000-and-her-nothing-when-he-died-55555/
  46. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/13/style/candice-bergen-happy-to-settle-down.html
  47. CBS News
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/candice-bergen-and-her-fine-romances/
  48. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rich-in-love-candice-bergens-sumptuous-life/2015/04/08/7c7b12a8-da0a-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html
  49. TMZ
    https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/17/candice-bergen-husband-marshall-rose-dead/
  50. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/2020/12/30/the-conners-candice-bergen-cast-ben-mother-season-3/
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