Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Murphy Brown, Boston Legal, Miss Congeniality
Candice Bergen began acting when she was just 19 years old, but says she didn't love acting until she found her footing in comedy - at age 42. The show that finally won her over? Her starring role for 10 years on the critically acclaimed CBS comedy MURPHY BROWN (five Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards).
Other TV credits: BOSTON LEGAL (two Emmy nominations, Golden Globe, SAG nominations), SEINFELD, LAW & ORDER, FAMILY GUY, WILL & GRACE, SEX AND THE CITY, and HOUSE, M.D. Some film credits: STARTING OVER (Oscar nomination), THE SAND PEBBLES, GETTING STRAIGHT, SOLDIER BLUE, CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, THE WIND AND THE LION, RICH AND FAMOUS, GANDHI, MISS CONGENIALITY, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, THE WOMEN, BRIDE WARS, and THE ROMANTICS.
A frequent host on NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, she was the first woman to host the show and the first host to do a second show. She guest-starred on THE MUPPET SHOW in its first year, appearing in several skits in an episode now available in a DVD collection.
Since its launch in 2008, she has been a contributor to wowOwow.com, a website for women who wish to talk and read about culture, politics, lifestyles, and other topics of interest.
Candice was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2010.
A gifted writer, she has penned numerous articles, a play and a bestselling memoir, entitled "Knock Wood" (1984). She was offered the chance to be a real journalist by 60 MINUTES but she turned down the job. She has also studied photography and worked as a photojournalist.
She made her Broadway debut in HURLYBURLY (1984), directed by Mike Nichols, and was back on stage last year at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre playing a presidential candidate's long-suffering wife in Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN (4/1/2012 - 7/1/2012) in an all-star theatrical event with James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Eric McCormack, Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean and Angela Lansbury. It marked the first major revival of this play since it received a Tony Award nomination and won the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle in 2000.
Candice Bergen at the Internet Movie Database