Claim: Boston Legal has an actress in it.

Candice Patricia Bergen -LRB- born May 9 , 1946 -RRB- 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 -LRB- 1988 -- 98 -RRB- . She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal -LRB- 2005 -- 08 -RRB- . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi -LRB- 1982 -RRB- .   Bergen began her career as a fashion model and appeared on the front cover of Vogue magazine , before making her screen debut in the 1966 film The Group . She went on to star in The Sand Pebbles -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Soldier Blue -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , Carnal Knowledge -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and The Wind and the Lion -LRB- 1975 -RRB- . She made her Broadway debut in the 1984 play Hurlyburly . From 2000 to 2002 , she appeared in three episodes of the HBO series Sex and the City . Her other film roles include Miss Congeniality -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Sweet Home Alabama -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , The Women -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Bride Wars -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . In the 2010s , she returned to Broadway to star in the revivals of The Best Man -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Love Letters -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .