Candice Bergen Biography (1946-)

Full name, Candice Patricia Bergen; born May 9, 1946, in Beverly Hills, CA; daughter of Edgar (a ventriloquist, comedian, and actor) and Frances (a fashion model under the name Frances Westcott; maiden name, Westerman) Bergen; married Louis Malle (a film director), September 27, 1980 (died November 24, 1995); married Marshall Rose (a real estate magnate), June 15, 2000; children: (first marriage) Chloe. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency New York, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019; William Morris Agency, 151El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH, 700 San VicenteBlvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer, photographer, writer
Birth Details: May 9, 1946; Beverly Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Herself (uncredited infant role), Unusual Occupations (documentaryshort film; also known as Unusual Occupations L-6-6: Film Tot Holiday), Paramount, 1947
Lakey Eastlake, The Group, United Artists, 1966
Shirley Eckert, The Sand Pebbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Electra Brown, The Day the Fish Came Out (also known as Otan tapsaria vgikan sti steria), International Classics, 1967
Candice, Live for Life (also known as Vivere pour vivere and Vivre pour vivre), United Artists/Lopert, 1967
Herself, Flash 02 (documentary short film), 1967
Lily/Julie, The Magus, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Herself, Wedding of the Doll (documentary), 1968
Sue Ann Daley, The Adventurers, Paramount, 1970
Jan, Getting Straight, Columbia, 1970
Kathy "Cresta" Marybelle Lee, Soldier Blue, Avco Embassy, 1970
Susan, Carnal Knowledge, Avco Embassy, 1971
Title role, T. R. Baskin (also known as Date with a Lonely Girl), Paramount, 1971
Melissa Ruger, The Hunting Party, United Artists, 1971
Maren Shirell, 11 Harrowhouse (also known as Anything for Love, Eleven Harrowhouse, and Fast Fortune), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Miss Jones, Bite the Bullet, Columbia, 1975
Eden Pedecaris, The Wind and the Lion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/UnitedArtists, 1975
(Uncredited) Herself, The Lion Roars Again (documentary short film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
The Cassandra Crossing, Avco Embassy, 1976
Ellie Tucker, The Domino Principle (also known as The Domino Killings and El domino principe), Avco Embassy, 1977
Lizzy, The End of the World (in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain) (also known as A Night Full of Rain, La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia, and La fine del mundoin una notte piena di pioggia), Warner Bros., 1978
Marcie Bonwit, Oliver's Story, Paramount, 1978
Jessica Potter, Starting Over, Paramount, 1979
Merry Noel Blake, Rich and Famous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1981
Margaret Bourke-White, Gandhi (also known as Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi), Columbia, 1982
(As Olga Mallsnerd) Voice of SAL 9000, 2010 (also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact), 1984
Kyle McLaren, Stick, Universal, 1985
Herself, Frames from the Edge, 1989
Herself, Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary), Calliope Films, 1995
Interviewee, Belly Talkers (documentary), 1996
Kathy Morningside, Miss Congeniality (also known as Miss Undercover), Warner Bros., 2000
Mayor Kate Hennings, Sweet Home Alabama, Buena Vista, 2002
Sally Weston, View from the Top, Miramax, 2003
Judy Tobias, The In-Laws (also known as Ein Ungleiches Paarand Wild Wedding--Ein ungleisches Paar), Warner Bros., 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Title role, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1988-98
Narrator, Understanding, 1994
Herself, Exhale with Candice Bergen, Oxygen, 2000-
Shirley Schmidt, Boston Legal, ABC, 2004-
Judge Amanda Anderlee, a recurring role, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, NBC, 2005
Miniseries
Elaine Conti, Hollywood Wives, ABC, 1985
Herself, "Beauty," The Human Face (documentary; also known as The Human Face with John Cleese), The Learning Channel, 2001
Movies
Morgan Le Fey, Arthur the King (also known as Merlin and the Sword), CBS, 1985
Ewa Berwid, Murder: By Reason of Insanity (also known as My Sweet Victim), CBS, 1985
Sydney Biddle Barrows, Mayflower Madam, CBS, 1987
Mary Horton, Mary and Tim (also known as Tim), CBS, 1996
Daisy Lowendahl, Footsteps, CBS, 2003
Pilots
Judge Amanda Anderlee, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, NBC, 2004
Specials
The Way They Were, syndicated, 1981
Host, The Best of Brazilian Television, 1982
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary, CBS, 1986
Memories Then and Now, CBS, 1988
Herself, It's Up to Us: The Giraffe Project, PBS, 1988
Guest, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1989
CBS Premiere Review Spectacular, CBS, 1989
Host, Paris '89, TBS, 1989
CBS Comedy Bloopers, CBS, 1990
CBS Comedy Bloopers II, CBS, 1990
Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991
Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television and Radio Tribute (also known as Funny Women of Television), NBC, 1991
A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test, ABC, 1991
Aretha Franklin: Duets, Fox, 1993
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
Host, Great Television Moments: What We Watched, ABC, 1993

Laughing Matters (also known as Funny Business), Showtime,1993
Voice of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, A Century of Women (documentary; also known as A Family of Women), TBS, 1994
CBS Sneak Peek II, CBS, 1994
Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994
Herself, The World of Jim Henson (documentary), HBO, 1994
Herself, All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Streets Forever! (alsoknown as Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Streets Forever), ABC, 1994
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, HBO, 1995
The Murphy Brown Special, CBS, 1995
Host, Images of Life: Photographs That Changed the World, CBS, 1996
Night of about 14 CBS Stars (also known as CBS Fall Preview), Comedy Central, 1996
The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala (also known as An AmericanGala), CBS, 1997
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Jacqueline Bisset (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
Artists and Entertainers: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1998
CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Faith Ford (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise, NBC, 1998
Host, Influences: From Yesterday to Today, 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Diane von Furstenberg (documentary), Lifetime,2000
Herself, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2001
Murphy Brown: TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Host, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions, CBS, 2002
The 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the PerformingArts, CBS, 2003
Herself, The Passions of Louis Malle (documentary), 2003
Herself, CBS at 75: A Primetime Celebration, CBS, 2003
Great Women of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special, NBC, 2003
Hollywood Home Movies (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Awards Presentations
Copresenter, The 39th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1967
Presenter, The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1970
Copresenter, The 45th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1973
Copresenter, The 46th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1974
Copresenter, The 576h Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1989
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
Presenter, The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
Herself, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, 1991
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1992
Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards (also known as The 48th AnnualPrimetime Emmy Awards), ABC, 1996
American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the 8th American Teacher Awards, 1998
Herself, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Herself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Episodic
You Bet Your Life, NBC, 1957
The Hollywood Palace, 1964
Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1965
Enid, "The Rebel," Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967
"The Woody Allen Special," The Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1969
Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990
Commentator, Today Show, NBC, 1975
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990
Herself, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1976
Barbara, "Moving Day," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1987, 1988
CBS This Morning, CBS, 1988
Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1988 and 1989
Good Morning America, ABC, 1988 and 1989
The Pat Sajak Show, CBS, 1989
The Phil Donahue Show, syndicated, 1989
"TV's 50th Anniversary Special," Today Show, NBC, 1989
Murphy Brown, "The Keys," Seinfeld, NBC, 1992
Narrator, "Little Penguin's Tale," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, 1992
Herself, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000
Interviewee, "Edgar Bergen: His Many Voices," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 1995
Murphy Brown, "Murphy's Law," Ink, CBS, 1996
Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997
60 Minutes, CBS, 1998
Voice of Gloria Ironbox, "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2000
Voice of Murphy Brown, "A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Bucks," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2000
Enid Mead, Vogue, "A `Vogue' Idea," Sex and the City, HBO,2002
Enid Mead, Vogue, "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002
The View, ABC, 2002, 2003
Herself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2003
Herself, "Strangers with Candice," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
Live with Regis and Kelly, 2003
The Early Show, 2003
Enid Frick, "Splat!," Sex and the City, HBO, 2004
Judge Amanda Anderlee, "The Brotherhood," Law & Order, NBC, 2004
Reader, Between the Lines, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Television Work
Series
Co-executive producer, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1996-98
Executive producer, Exhale with Candice Bergen, Oxygen, 2000-
Movies
Co-executive producer, Mary and Tim (also known as Tim), CBS, 1996
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Sabrina Fair, Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, 1967
(Broadway debut) Darlene, Hurlyburly, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1985
Radio Appearances
(Radio debut) The Chase and Sanborn Show Starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, 1952
WRITINGS
Books
Knock Wood (autobiography), Linden Press, 1984
Stage Plays
The Freezer, published in Best Short Plays of 1968, 1968
Contributor of articles and photographs to periodicals, including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Interview, Life, National Geographic, Playboy, and Vogue.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, Volume 142, Gale, 1994
Gruen, John, Close Up, Viking, 1968, pp. 32-35
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000
Newsmakers 90, Issue 1, Gale, 1990, pp. 22-25
Reed, Rex, Travolta to Keaton, Morrow, 1979, pp. 134-38
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

American Film, October, 1981, pp. 67-70
Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1984, pp. 1, 17
Cosmopolitan, October, 1993, p. 182
Good Housekeeping, January, 1996, p. 80; May, 1997, p. 122
New York Times, April 13, 1984
People Weekly, April 9, 1984, p. 97; May 11, 1992, p. 14; December11, 1995, pp. 73-75; May 25, 1998, p. 54; October 4, 1999, p. 116; May 8, 2000, p. 168; July 3, 2000, p. 74
Rolling Stone, January 26, 1989
Time, May 11, 1992, pp. 59-60
TV Guide, May 18, 1996, p. 18

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