Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress best known for her starring role on the television sitcom Murphy Brown.

She was born in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of radio ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Frances Westerman. As a child she was often referred to as "Charlie McCarthy's Little Sister", which irritated her.

She began her career as a fashion model, but soon began appearing as an actress in such films as Carnal Knowledge and Starting Over, for which she received an Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress.

Bergen was the first female guest host on Saturday Night Live.

On at least one occasion, Bergen dated Henry Kissinger.

In 1981, she married French film director Louis Malle. They had a daughter, Chloe Malle, and remained married until his death by cancer in 1995.

On Murphy Brown she played a tough television reporter. Although the show was a successful comedy, it tackled important issues: Murphy Brown became a single mother and later battled breast cancer.

On May 19, 1992, then Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. During his speech, he criticized the Murphy Brown character for ignoring the importance of fathers and bearing a child alone. His remarks caused a public discussion on family values which culminated in an episode where the television characters reacted to Quayle's comments including Brown arranging for a truck load of potatoes to be dumped in front of Quayle's residence in retaliation.

After Murphy Brown, Bergen has appeared in character roles in films, most notably Miss Congeniality as the sweet-yet-demented pageant host, Kathy Morningside.

In 2003, she appeared in the movie View from the Top.

In January, 2005, Bergen joined the cast of Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt, a founding partner in the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.


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In January, 2005, Bergen joined the cast of Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt, a founding partner in the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Directed by Edward Laemmle while she was on loan to Universal Pictures, "The Drake Case" was released posthumously in September of 1929. In 2003, she appeared in the movie View from the Top. Gladys Brockwell's final film was completed before her accident. After Murphy Brown, Bergen has appeared in character roles in films, most notably Miss Congeniality as the sweet-yet-demented pageant host, Kathy Morningside. Seriously injured, the thirty-five-year old Brockwell died a few days later in a Hollywood hospital. His remarks caused a public discussion on family values which culminated in an episode where the television characters reacted to Quayle's comments including Brown arranging for a truck load of potatoes to be dumped in front of Quayle's residence in retaliation. In late June of 1929 Gladys Brockwell and friend Thomas Drennan were involved in an automobile accident in Calabasas, California.

During his speech, he criticized the Murphy Brown character for ignoring the importance of fathers and bearing a child alone. to a multi-year contract, Brockwell's next talkie was in another supporting role to Norma Talmadge in one of only three sound films Talmadge ever made. On May 19, 1992, then Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Signed by Warner Bros. Although the show was a successful comedy, it tackled important issues: Murphy Brown became a single mother and later battled breast cancer. feature length production, The Lights of New York was filmed with microphones strategically hidden around the sets, creating the first motion picture released with fully synchronic dialogue. On Murphy Brown she played a tough television reporter. A Warner Bros.

They had a daughter, Chloe Malle, and remained married until his death by cancer in 1995. Her performance received strong reviews at the time of the film's release and as well by present-day critics of the preserved film. In 1981, she married French film director Louis Malle. Regarded as one of the finest character actors of the day who not only adapted to the new talkies but excelled in them, her first appearance in a "talkie" came in 1928 in The Lights of New York. On at least one occasion, Bergen dated Henry Kissinger. Never one of the glamorous leading ladies, by the mid 1920s she was past the age of thirty and although still given top female billing, Brockwell performed mainly in supporting roles. Bergen was the first female guest host on Saturday Night Live. Developing her craft, Brockwell moved to Hollywood where she earned herself an important role in the acclaimed 1922 version of Oliver Twist and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame the following year.

She began her career as a fashion model, but soon began appearing as an actress in such films as Carnal Knowledge and Starting Over, for which she received an Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress. She made her East Coast film debut in 1913 as Gladys Brockwell for Lubin Studios and within a short time was starring in a number of films. As a child she was often referred to as "Charlie McCarthy's Little Sister", which irritated her. By the time she reached her middle teens, she was already a veteran and taking on dramatic leading roles. She was born in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of radio ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Frances Westerman. Born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of a chorus girl who put her on stage at a very early age. Candice Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress best known for her starring role on the television sitcom Murphy Brown. Gladys Brockwell, born September 26, 1893 - died July 2, 1929, was an American actress.