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