Acting · Brooklyn, New York, U.S. · Born May 18, 1945
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.
MovieIn Vino
2019
as Aunt Clara
TVAlex, Inc.
2018
as Auntie Louise
MovieThe Flight Before Christmas
2015
as Debbie
MovieLittle Boy
2015
as Bertha
MovieThe Christmas Pageant
2011
as Ethel Clark
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Mrs. Gold
TVThe Storm
2009
as Rose
MovieFinal Approach
2008
as Elizabeth Foxhaven
MovieIn Her Shoes
2005
as Sydelle Feller
TVMedium
2005
as Elderly Woman
MovieOcean's Twelve
2004
as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
TVJoan of Arcadia
2003
as Housewife God
MovieCatch Me If You Can
2002
as Darcy
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Lorraine Mills
MovieThe Hungry Bachelors Club
1999
as Hannibal Youngblood
MovieLand of the Free
1998
as Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Angie Spadaro
MovieUnstrung Heroes
1995
as Joanie
TVER
1994
as Mrs. Roth
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Joanne Lester
MovieDoin' Time on Planet Earth
1988
as Edna Pinsly
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Mrs. Ermin
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Madame Inga
TVRoomies
1987
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Aurora
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Library")
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Marilee Coleson
TVE/R
1984
as Laura
TVMama Malone
1984
TVNight Court
1984
as Lorna Huebner
MovieEasy Money
1983
as Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
MoviePandemonium
1982
as Bambi
MovieDivorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
as Sylvia Bemous
MovieThe Million Dollar Infield
1982
as Rochelle Levitas
MovieFatso
1980
as Lydia
TVTenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
TVHouse Calls
1979
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
MovieHouse Calls
1978
as Ellen Grady
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
as Sheila
MovieThe World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Anne Calassandro
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Carmen Rosselli
TVCHiPs
1977
as Cheri (as Candy Azzara)
MovieHearts of the West
1975
as Waitress
Fay
1975
The Montefuscos
1975
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Miss Lamota
TVBaretta
1975
TVRhoda
1974
TVKojak
1973
as Milly Blasky
Calucci's Department
1973
MovieHail
1973
as The People
MovieMade For Each Other
1971
as Sheila
MovieWho Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971
as Sally (as Candy Azzara)
MovieThey Might Be Giants
1971
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
