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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, where she received an Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress.

Bergen was the first female host of Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live SNL is a weekly late-night ninety-minute live comedy- variety show which has been broadcasted every Saturday night on the American NBC network since 1975. It is one of the longest-running network entertainment programs in American tele.

On at least one occasion, Bergen dated Henry KissingerHenry (Heinz) Alfred Kissinger (born May 27, 1923) is a German-born American diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner who played an important part in foreign affairs through the positions he held in several Republican administrations between 1969 and 1977..

In 1981, she married French film director Louis MalleLouis Malle ( October 30, 1932 November 23, 1995) was a French film director. Malle was born in Thumeries in northern France into a wealthy family. He initially studied political science at the Sorbonne before turning to film studies instead. He worked as. They had a daughter, Chloe Malle, and remained married until his death by cancer in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja.

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 cancerBreast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. Worldwide, it is the most common form of cancer in females, affecting approximately 10% of all women at some stage of their life in the Western world. Although significant efforts are made to achieve early detecti.

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