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Candice Bergen
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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).
Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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House
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What's My Line?
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Seinfeld
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Sex and the City
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Law & Order
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BoJack Horseman
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And Just Like That…
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The Muppet Show
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Family Guy
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The Emmy Awards
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Will & Grace
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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The Michael J. Fox Show
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The Conners
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
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Battle Creek
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The Oscars
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The Capote Tapes
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2010
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The Romantics
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The Meyerowitz Stories
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Bride Wars
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Sex and the City
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Let Them All Talk
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View from the Top
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Miss Congeniality
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Home Again
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Sweet Home Alabama
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
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Book Club
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As They Made Us
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Boston Legal
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Book Club: The Next Chapter
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Starting Over
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The Adventurers
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Oliver's Story
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Gandhi
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T.R. Baskin
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Mayflower Madam
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Murphy Brown
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Murphy Brown
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