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Candice Bergen Biography

Birth Name:
Candice Patricia Bergen
Birth Place:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Profession
Actor, model, writer, photojournalist, commercial spokesperson

Fast Facts

  • Left the University of Pennsylvania in 1965 after flunking art and opera; received an honorary degree in 1992
  • First female host of Saturday Night Live, on November 8, 1975
  • Got into a well-publicized war of words in 1992 with Vice President Dan Quayle, who criticized her Murphy Brown character's unwed motherhood as undermining traditional family values
  • After winning her fifth Emmy for Murphy Brown, took herself out of the running for future consideration; she was nominated seven times for the role
  • Besides acting and modeling, was also a photojournalist whose work appeared in Life, Esquire and Playboy magazines, and turned down an offer from 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt to be a correspondent for the newsmagazine

Awards

  • 2019Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2006Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1996People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1996People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1995Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1995Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1994Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1993Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1993Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1993People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1993People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1992People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1992People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1992Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1992Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1992Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1991Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1991Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1991Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1991Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1990Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1990Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1990Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1990Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1989Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1989Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1989Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1980Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1979Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1967Golden Globe-New Star of the Year - Actress: nominated

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