Candice Bergen is the child of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and actress Frances Bergen. She was born and raised in Hollywood and then went to boarding school in Washington D.C. and later Switzerland. Candice Bergen was married to French film director Louis Malle from 1980 until his death 15 years later. They had a daughter together. In 2000, she married to New York real estate mogul Marshall Rose.
Candice Bergen was spotted by
director Sidney Lumet in a Revlon commercial. He cast Candice her first film role in THE GROUP [1966]. She then starred, along with Jack Nicholson and Anne-Margaret, in the Mike Nichols movie, CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, in which she play a svelt co-ed and later disappointed wife, in the chronicle of the joyless relationships of two friends over a 30 year period.
Candice Bergen was nominated for an Best Supporting Actress Oscar in the 1979 movie, STARTING OVER, with Burt Reynolds, in which she plays his wife who has second thoughts about divorcing him.
In 1982, Bergen played real life photo journalist Margaret Bourke-White in the movie GHANDI. In real life, she has been a photographer and photo journalist
In 1988, Candice Bergen began starring in the hit television comedy, MURPHY BROWN, a weekly look at the misadventures of a sarcastic, acerbic, slugger journalist. The popular show ran from 1988 to 1998. Bergen received 5 Emmys for her role and in 1995, she declined any further nominations for the same role.
In the 2000 movie, MISS CONGENIALITY, starring Sandra Bullock, Candice Bergen played former beauty queen and beauty pageant host, Kathy Morningside.
In the popular television series, SEX AND THE CITY, Candice Bergen made several guest appearances from 2002-2004, as Enid Frick, no-nonsense task-master editor of Vogue magazine, with whom the main character, played by Sara Jessica Parker, often got into hot water with. She reprised her role in the movie, SEX AND THE CITY in 2008.
Candice Bergen starred in 91 episodes of the crime drama, BOSTON LEGAL, from 2005-2008, with William Shatner and James Spader.
With her characteristic dry humor, Bergen remarked, "Acting has never done anything for me except encourage my vanity and provoke my arrogance." In 1984, her autobiography, "Knock Wood" was published. She also quipped, "I may not be the greatest actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little."
Candice Bergen’s film credits include;
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