
Highest rated as cast or director
Boston Legal
2004 · 5 Seasons
Gandhi
1982
The Sand Pebbles
1966
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Murphy Brown
1988 · 10 Seasons
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).
Acted in 67
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown · 13 episodes
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2010
The Women of SNL
Fern (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
- 2008
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
Footsteps
Daisy Lowendahl
- 2002
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Anne Boleyn
- 1996
Mary & Tim
Mary Horton
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Mayflower Madam
Sydney Biddle Barrows
- 1985
- 1984
- 1982
- 1981
Rich and Famous
Merry Noel Blake
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Oliver's Story
Marcie Bonwit
A Night Full of Rain
Lizzy
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
11 Harrowhouse
Maren Shirell
- 1971
T.R. Baskin
T. R. Baskin
- 1970
Getting Straight
Jan
The Adventurers
Sue Ann Daley
1960s
- 1968
The Magus
Lily
- 1967
The Day the Fish Came Out
Electra Brown
Live for Life
Candice
- 1966
Produced 2
2010s
- 2018
Murphy Brown
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1988
Appearances50
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
- 2021
I am a Mennonite
Self - Interviewee
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor
Louis Malle, le rebelle
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
- 2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Self
- 2011
Elusive Justice
Narrator
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
- 2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
- 2003
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
- 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
- 1996
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
- 1994
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
Understanding the Universe
Narrator
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
- 1992
- 1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
1980s
- 1989
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
Self
- 1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1970s
- 1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
The Woody Allen Special
Self
- 1968
- 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Self · 1 episode
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 episode
- 1944





