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Candice Azzara

Candice Azzara

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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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  • BIRTH 18/05/1945
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 10
  • MOVIES 10

Shows (10)

ER
ER
Mrs. Roth
Medium
Medium
Elderly Woman
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
Mrs. Ermin
Night Court
Night Court
Lorna Huebner
CHiPs
CHiPs
Cheri (as Candy Azzara)
Alex, Inc.
Alex, Inc.
Auntie Louise
The Storm
The Storm
Rose
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Sweetheart
Kojak
Kojak
Agnes / Milly Blasky
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Audrey McManus / Miss Lamota

Movies (10)

Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
Darcy
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
Sydelle Feller
Little Boy
Little Boy
Bertha
The Flight Before Christmas
The Flight Before Christmas
Debbie
Unstrung Heroes
Unstrung Heroes
Joanie
Pandemonium
Pandemonium
Bambi
The Hungry Bachelors Club
The Hungry Bachelors Club
Hannibal Youngblood
The Christmas Pageant
The Christmas Pageant
Ethel Clark
Final Approach
Final Approach
Elizabeth Foxhaven