Candice Bergen

 Candice   Bergen  ( b . 1 9 4 6 ) is an actress who won 5 Emmy Award s for playing the lead character in the sitcom Murphy Brown, from 1 9 88 t o 1 99 8. She ' s the daughter o f Edgar Bergen & Frances Bergen. She most recent l y appeared regularly wit h William Shatner on Boston Legal.


 * 1 9 7 5 - Performed " Have Your self a Merry Little Christ ma s " with King Ploobis & the Land of Gorch character s o n Saturday Night Live, as part of a sketch title d " Ploobis ' Chris t mas Party ".
 * 1 9 7 6 - Guest star on episode 11 5 of The Muppet Show where she, among other thing s , had various image s painted of her self , & then was paint ed her self ( by Animal , natural l y ) , & san g a long w i t h Gonzo , Blue Frackle , & other s to " You Gotta Have Friend s ".
 * 1 9 7 9 - Appeared in the special The Muppet s Go Holly wood.
 * 1 9 8 9 - 1 99 0 - Made several guest appearance s on  SESAME STREET .


 * In her Murphy Brown guise, she interviewed  OSCAR THE GROUCH .
 * 1 segment feature d Elmo interviewing " Miss Bergen ".
 * She also voice d  the character Murphy Brown bag.
 * Lip - synched to " C is for Cookie " to a very startle d Maria.
 * Appeared in the celebrity edition of "  Monster  in the Mirror ".


 * 1 99 0 - Feature d in the special Sing !  SESAME   STREET  Remem ber s Joe Raposo & His Music, i n a song montage o f " Sing ".
 * 1 99 6 - Bergen contribute d a " Tortellini Salad " recipe for Miss Piggy ’ s cook book, In the Kitchen with  Miss   Piggy .

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 * Candice Bergen on I M D b