Candice Bergen
Born May 09, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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).
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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Filmography
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
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as Sharon
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Age: 77
Show of Titles
2021
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as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
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Age: 75
Book Club
2018
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as Sharon
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Age: 72
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
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as Julia Meyerowitz
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Age: 71
Home Again
2017
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as Lillian Stewart
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Age: 71
Rules Don't Apply
2016
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as Nadine Henly
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Age: 70
The Romantics
2010
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as Augusta Hayes
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Age: 64
Bride Wars
2009
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as Marion St. Claire
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Age: 62
The Women
2008
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as Catherine Frazier
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Age: 62
Sex and the City
2008
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as Enid Frick
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Age: 62
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 61
The In-Laws
2003
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as Judy Tobias
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Age: 57
View from the Top
2003
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as Sally Weston
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Age: 56
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
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as Mayor Kate Hennings
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Age: 56
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
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as Self
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Age: 56
Miss Congeniality
2000
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as Kathy Morningside
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Age: 54
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 48
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
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as Self
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Age: 47
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
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as Self
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Age: 44
2010
1984
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as SAL 9000 (voice)
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Age: 38
Gandhi
1982
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as Margaret Bourke-White
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Age: 36
Rich and Famous
1981
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as Merry Noel Blake
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Age: 35
Starting Over
1979
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as Jessica Potter
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Age: 33
The Wind and the Lion
1975
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as Eden Pedecaris
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Age: 29
Carnal Knowledge
1971
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as Susan
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Age: 25
Getting Straight
1970
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as Jan
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Age: 24
The Woody Allen Special
1969
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as Self
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Age: 23
The Sand Pebbles
1966
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as Shirley Eckert
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Age: 20