Candice Bergen

Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress and former fashion model. She won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her ten seasons as the title character on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown . She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over , and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi .

Bergen was born Candice Patricia Bergren in Beverly Hills, California. Her mother, Frances Bergen , was a Powers model who was known professionally as Frances Westcott. Her father, Edgar Bergen , was a famous ventriloquist, comedian, and actor. Her paternal grandparents were Swedishborn immigrants who anglicized their surname, which was originally Berggren. As a child, Candice was irritated at being described as Charlie McCarthys little sister .

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