As the Emmy-winning star of TV’s “Murphy Brown” (CBS, 1988-1998), Candice Bergen succeeded in making the... (Learn more)
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Candice Bergen’s 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 - 1998 | 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 - 2004 | 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 - 0 | 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" |
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