Candice Azzara
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 18, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Candice Azzara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
In Vino
Movie · as Aunt Clara
Alex, Inc.
TV · as Auntie Louise · 1 ep
Little Boy
Movie · as Bertha
The Flight Before Christmas
Movie · as Debbie
The Christmas Pageant
Movie · as Ethel Clark
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Mrs. Gold · 1 ep
The Storm
TV · as Rose · 2 eps
Final Approach
Movie · as Elizabeth Foxhaven
In Her Shoes
Movie · as Sydelle Feller
Medium
TV · as Elderly Woman · 1 ep
Ocean's Twelve
Movie · as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
Joan of Arcadia
TV · as Housewife God · 1 ep
Catch Me If You Can
Movie · as Darcy
Strong Medicine
TV · as Lorraine Mills · 1 ep
The Hungry Bachelors Club
Movie · as Hannibal Youngblood
Land of the Free
Movie · as Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
Unstrung Heroes
Movie · as Joanie
Caroline in the City
TV · as Angie Spadaro · 14 eps
ER
TV · as Mrs. Roth · 1 ep
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Joanne Lester · 1 ep
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Movie · as Edna Pinsly
Dance 'Til Dawn
Movie · as Florist
The Wonder Years
TV · as Mrs. Ermin · 1 ep
Roomies
TV · 1 ep
Married... with Children
TV · as Madame Inga · 1 ep
L.A. Law
TV · as Aurora · 2 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "The Library") · 1 ep
Night Court
TV · as Lorna Huebner · 1 ep
E/R
TV · as Laura · 1 ep
Mama Malone
TV · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Marilee Coleson · 1 ep
Easy Money
Movie · as Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
Pandemonium
Movie · as Bambi
The Million Dollar Infield
Movie · as Rochelle Levitas
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Movie · as Sylvia Bemous
Fatso
Movie · as Lydia
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
TV · 1 ep
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
House Calls
TV · 1 ep
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Movie · as Sheila
House Calls
Movie · as Ellen Grady
Diff'rent Strokes
TV · 1 ep
The World's Greatest Lover
Movie · as Anne Calassandro
CHiPs
TV · as Cheri (as Candy Azzara) · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Carmen Rosselli · 2 eps
Hearts of the West
Movie · as Waitress
Baretta
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Miss Lamota, Audrey McManus · 2 eps
Fay
TV · 1 ep
The Montefuscos
TV · 1 ep
Rhoda
TV · 5 eps
Hail
Movie · as The People
Calucci's Department
TV · 12 eps
Kojak
TV · as Milly Blasky, Agnes · 1 ep
They Might Be Giants
Movie · as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Made For Each Other
Movie · as Sheila
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Movie · as Sally