Biography
As the Emmy-winning star of TV's "Murphy Brown" (CBS, 1988-1998), Candice Bergen succeeded in making the public forget that long before embodying her sassy TV reporter alter ego, the actress had begun her career as a model and rather unsuccessful dramatic film actress before an Oscar-nominated turn in "Starting Over" (1979) paved the way for future comedic success. The beautiful Bergen was a child of Hollywood privilege, but early on made a …
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Career Milestones
| Became a Ford model in NYC; used cover-girl fees to buy cameras | ||
| Hosted the talk show "Exhale" for the Oxygen network | ||
1952 | Radio debut as guest on father's program | |
1958 | Appeared with her father on Groucho Marx's quiz show "You Bet Your Life" (NBC) as Candy Bergen | |
1966 | Film acting debut in "The Group," playing a glamorous lesbian | |
1966 | Played Shirley Eckert, an assistant school teacher in the Oscar nominated movie, "The Sand Pebbles" | |
1967 | Made adult TV episodic debut, "Coronet Blue" (CBS) | |
1968 | Wrote play, "The Freezer" (included in "Best Short Plays of 1968") | |
1971 | Acted in the Mike Nichols directed "Carnal Knowledge" | |
1975 | Starred as an American woman kidnapped in the Middle East in the period drama "The Wind and the Lion" | |
1975 | Worked as photojournalist for Life, Playboy and Esquire | |
1978 | Co-starred opposite Ryan O'Neal in "Oliver's Story," a sequel to O'Neal's 1970 hit film "Love Story" | |
1979 | Earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her comedic turn as Burt Reynolds' ex-wife in "Starting Over" | |
1981 | Teamed with Jacqueline Bisset in George Cukor's "Rich and Famous" | |
1982 | Played photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White in the Oscar-winning "Gandhi" | |
1985 | Broadway debut in the Mike Nichols directed "Hurlyburly"; replaced Sigourney Weaver in the role of Diane | |
1985 | Last feature film for 15 years, "Stick" | |
1985 | Made miniseries debut in "Hollywood Wives" (ABC) | |
1985 | TV-movie debut in "Arthur the King" (CBS) | |
1988 | TV series debut, playing controversial TV journalist "Murphy Brown" (CBS); show achieved a level of political notoriety in the 1992 presidential election when Dan Quayle mentioned the show in a campaign speech, known as the "Murphy Brown speech" | |
1996 | Made first TV-movie in nearly a decade, "Mary & Tim" (CBS) | |
2000 | Returned to features in "Miss Congeniality" as the sweet-yet-demented pageant host Kathy Morningside | |
2002 | Had a recurring role on HBO's "Sex and the City" playing Enid Frick, Carrie Bradshaw's (Parker) editor at Vogue | |
2002 | Played the NYC mayor in "Sweet Home Alabama" | |
2002 | Served as an occasional contributor to NBC's morning show "Today" | |
2003 | Appeared on NBC's "Will & Grace" as 'Candy Bergen,' an acquaintance of Karen | |
2005 | Joined the cast of ABC's "Boston Legal" as Shirley Schmidt, the third partner of Crane, Poole & Schmidt; earned Golden Globe (2005), Emmy (2006, 2008) and SAG (2006) nominations | |
2008 | Featured in Diane English's female ensemble "The Women," a remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce | |
2008 | Reprised the role of Vogue editor, Enid Frick in "Sex and the City: The Movie" | |
2009 | Co-starred opposite Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in the comedy "Bride Wars" | |
Awards
1966 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |
1979 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Starting Over |
1979 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Starting Over |
1982 | BAFTA Award for Supporting Actress in Gandhi |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Murphy Brown |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Boston Legal |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Boston Legal |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Boston Legal |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Boston Legal |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Boston Legal |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in Boston Legal |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Boston Legal |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Boston Legal |