About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1945-05-18
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Candice Azzara

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Candice "Candy" Azzara (born May 18, 1945) is an American character actress frequently cast in Italian or Jewish roles.

Azzara was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Josephine (née Bravo) and Samuel Azzara. She was inspired to pursue acting by the film La Strada and theatre legend Eleanora Duse. She studied with Lee Strasberg and Gene Frankel and soon began appearing off-Broadway and in regional theatres.

Billed as Candy Azzara, she made her Broadway debut in Lovers and Other Strangers in 1968. Additional stage credits include Jake's Women, Cactus Flower, Any Wednesday, Barefoot in the Park, and The Moon Is Blue.

Azzara was cast as Gloria in the second pilot of All in the Family when it was entitled Those Were the Days and the family name was Justice instead of Bunker.[2] She was a regular on the sitcom Calucci's Department and had recurring roles on Caroline in the City, Who's the Boss, Soap, and Rhoda. She has guested on numerous series, including Diff'rent Strokes, The Practice, Married With Children, Kojak, Barney Miller (as a manicurist, in Season 2 Episode 3), Trapper John, M.D., L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, ER, Married with Children (1992) and Joan of Arcadia.

On screen Azzara has appeared in In Her Shoes, Ocean's Twelve, Catch Me If You Can, Easy Money, House Calls, Unstrung Heroes, Pandemonium, Fatso, and Made for Each Other.

Azzara is the aunt of actress Lana Parrilla.

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Known for

Acting

2019 In Vino Actor Aunt Clara 59
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2015 The Flight Before Christmas Actor Debbie 58
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2015 Little Boy Actor Bertha 65
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2011 The Christmas Pageant Actor Ethel Clark 59
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2009 The Storm Actor Rose 67
Fair
2008 Final Approach Actor Elizabeth Foxhaven 58
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2005 In Her Shoes Actor Sydelle Feller 61
Fair
2004 Ocean's Twelve Actor Saul Bloom's Girlfriend 65
Fair
2002 Catch Me If You Can Actor Darcy 79
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1999 The Hungry Bachelors Club Actor Hannibal Youngblood N/A
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1998 Land of the Free Actor Waitress (as Candy Azzara) 58
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1995 Unstrung Heroes Actor Joanie 58
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1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth Actor Edna Pinsly 58
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1983 Easy Money Actor Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara) 59
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1982 Pandemonium Actor Bambi 58
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1982 Divorce Wars: A Love Story Actor Sylvia Bemous 58
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1982 The Million Dollar Infield Actor Rochelle Levitas N/A
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1980 Fatso Actor Lydia 58
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1978 House Calls Actor Ellen Grady 59
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1978 How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness Actor Sheila N/A
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1977 The World's Greatest Lover Actor Anne Calassandro 58
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1975 Hearts of the West Actor Waitress 58
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1973 Calucci's Department Actor 69
Fair
1973 Hail Actor The People 59
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1971 Made For Each Other Actor Sheila 59
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1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Actor Sally (as Candy Azzara) 58
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1971 They Might Be Giants Actor Teenage Girl (uncredited) 59
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