Candice Azzara
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.
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- 2019 · In Vino as Aunt Clara
- 2018 · Alex, Inc. as Auntie Louise
- 2015 · The Flight Before Christmas as Debbie
- 2015 · Little Boy as Bertha
- 2011 · The Christmas Pageant as Ethel Clark
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Mrs. Gold
- 2009 · The Storm as Rose
- 2008 · Final Approach as Elizabeth Foxhaven
- 2005 · In Her Shoes as Sydelle Feller
- 2005 · Medium as Elderly Woman
- 2004 · Ocean's Twelve as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
- 2003 · Joan of Arcadia as Housewife God
- 2002 · Catch Me If You Can as Darcy
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Lorraine Mills
- 1999 · The Hungry Bachelors Club as Hannibal Youngblood
- 1998 · Land of the Free as Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
- 1995 · Caroline in the City as Angie Spadaro
- 1995 · Unstrung Heroes as Joanie
- 1994 · ER as Mrs. Roth
- 1989 · Doogie Howser, M.D. as
- 1988 · Doin' Time on Planet Earth as Edna Pinsly
- 1988 · The Wonder Years as Mrs. Ermin
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Madame Inga
- 1987 · Roomies as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Sweetheart
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Marilee Coleson
- 1984 · E/R as Laura
- 1984 · Mama Malone as
- 1984 · Night Court as Lorna Huebner
- 1983 · Easy Money as Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
- 1982 · Pandemonium as Bambi
- 1982 · Divorce Wars: A Love Story as Sylvia Bemous
- 1982 · The Million Dollar Infield as Rochelle Levitas
- 1980 · Fatso as Lydia
- 1980 · Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as
- 1979 · House Calls as
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1978 · Diff'rent Strokes as
- 1978 · House Calls as Ellen Grady
- 1978 · How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness as Sheila
- 1977 · The World's Greatest Lover as Anne Calassandro
- 1977 · CHiPs as Cheri (as Candy Azzara)
- 1975 · Hearts of the West as Waitress
- 1975 · Fay as
- 1975 · The Montefuscos as
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Miss Lamota
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Audrey McManus
- 1975 · Baretta as
- 1974 · Rhoda as
- 1973 · Kojak as Milly Blasky
- 1973 · Kojak as Agnes
- 1973 · Calucci's Department as
- 1973 · Hail as The People
- 1971 · Made For Each Other as Sheila
- 1971 · Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Sally (as Candy Azzara)
- 1971 · They Might Be Giants as Teenage Girl (uncredited)