Name: Candice Bergen
Date of Birth: 9 May 1946 Daughter of Edgar Bergen Mother is Frances Westerman (Frances Bergen), a former model, brother is Kris Bergen a film and TV editor Born at 9:52pm-PDT First female host of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Auditioned for the role of "Elaine Robinson" in The Graduate (1967). Daughter, Chloe Malle (b. 1985) She was kicked out of the University of Pennsylvania after failing 2 subjects. She said that she failed one of those classes, art, because she simply couldn't get to her 8 am class on time. ... 2000 - New husband Marshall Rose is a New York real estate magnate. Is a vegetarian. She came to Sidney Lumet's attention for The Group (1966) when the director spotted her in a Revlon advertisement hawking lipstick. He thought she was clutching a leopard, though it was really just a leopard print pillow. Measurements: 33-24-34 (as starlet), 34-25-35 (during "Murphy Brown" (1988)) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) In the late 1960s, she was the companion of Columbia record producer Terry Melcher. In 1968, they lived together at a house at 10050 Cielo Drive, Beverly Hills. In 1969, they moved to Malibu, and the house at 10050 Cielo Drive was leased to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. On Aug. 9, 1969, it was the site of the grisly Manson murders, where Tate and four other people were murdered while Polanski was out of the country. The fact that Melcher had talked to Charles Manson about a record deal that did not go through led to initial speculation that Melcher was the intended target of the killers. However, it was later learned that Manson knew Melcher no longer lived there but wanted to "send a message". Manson had told his followers to "kill anyone they found there". The house has now been demolished. Is good friends with actress Christine Kaufmann. In 1995, after receiving her 5th Emmy Award for her role as Murphy on "Murphy Brown" (1988), she declined any future nominations for that role. She received a total of 7 consecutive nominations for the role. Is fluent in French A photographer and photojournalist as well, Candice had a brief but telling cameo as famed photographer Margaret Bourke-White in Richard Attenborough's grand-scale biopic Gandhi (1982). She made instant headlines in 1992 when then Vice President Dan Quayle criticized "Murphy Brown" (1988) for creating the storyline of Murphy having a baby out of wedlock. Quayle suffered a fair amount of backlash and ridicule for his remarks and "Murphy Brown" continued to be a highly popular show, right up to its last season in 1998. Hospitalized for high blood pressure. She stayed in hospital for a few days for observation. [September 2006] Appeared in Miss Congeniality (2000) with her "Boston Legal" (2004) co-star William Shatner. Appeared on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" (1950) game show at age 12 and actually sang with Groucho on the show. The French language dubbing of Miss Congeniality (2000), when aired in Quebec, Canada contains both hers and William Shatner's voices. She is step-mother of Manuel Cuotemoc Malle - son of her first husband Louis Malle. At nine years of age she auditioned for a role as one of the original Mousketeers on "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955). Although her father, Edgar Bergen, personally lobbied his friend Walt Disney on her behalf, she wasn't hired. Read more Candice Bergen Fans :Candice Bergen movies (actor)User Comments |
