Candida Royalle

Biography

Candida Royalle, born Candice Vandala, grew up in New York City and trained in dance and music before entering the adult film industry in 1974. Candida starred in about 25 Golden Age films before retiring from performing in 1984 - after which she became the first woman to start her own studio, Femme Productions, and was one of the earliest female directors. In her later years, she, with the help of a private investigator, managed to track down her birth mother, who had abandoned her at 18 months, but she had already passed away from ovarian cancer. Not long after, Royalle was herself diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which she succumbed to on September 7, 2015.

Movies & TV Shows

1. 10 (1979) — Party Guest (uncredited)
2. I, the Jury (1982) — Orgy Participant (uncredited)
3. Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1999) — Self
4. Baby Rosemary (1976) — Tracy
5. Femmes de Sade (1976) — Girl at Party
6. Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls (1978) — Gino
7. Taxi Girls (1979) — Last Hooker into Cell
8. Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story (1981) — Juanita (archive footage)
9. The Tale of Tiffany Lust (1981) — Guest #19
10. Hard Soap, Hard Soap (1977) — Linda Lou
11. Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism (2009) — Self - Interviewee
12. Champagne for Breakfast (1980) — Lesbian
13. Sex Appeal (1986) — Hooker
14. This Is America Part 2 (1980) — Plato's Retreat Swinger
15. The Real Linda Lovelace (2001) — Self
16. Ballgame (1980) — Lolita Wanamaker
17. Ultra Flesh (1980) — Third Female Sex Performer
18. Sunny (1979) — Sunny / Prostitute
19. Sexcapades (1983) — Makeup
20. The Ultimate Pleasure (1977) — Hooker with Jim
21. Jungle Blue (1978) — Orgy Girl
22. The Playgirl (1983)
23. Outlaw Ladies (1981) — Zelda
24. Blue Ecstasy (1980) — Melissa
25. Carnal Haven (1978) — Debbie
26. Fascination (1980) — Victoria Gordon
27. Inside Her Sex (2014) — Herself
28. Hot Rackets (1979) — Liz Adler
29. The Word (1990)
30. Seka's Oriental Massage (2003) — (archive footage)
31. October Silk (1980) — Renée
32. That Lucky Stiff (1980) — Massage Parlour Girl
33. Honey Pie (1976) — Dance Student
34. Olympic Fever (1981) — Olympic Swimmer
35. Candice (2019) — Herself
36. Urban Heat (1984) — Dancer
37. Sensual Escape (1988) — Person in Restaurant
38. The Naked Feminist (2004) — Self
39. Easy Alice (1976) — Girl in Laundromat
40. Night Hunger (1983) — The Starlet

Directed

1. Eyes of Desire (1998) — Director
2. Christine's Secret (1986) — Director
3. Sensual Escape (1988) — Director
4. One Size Fits All (1998) — Director
5. Three Daughters (1986) — Director
6. Candida Royalle's The Gift (1997) — Director
7. Candida Royalle's Under the Covers (2007) — Director
8. Eyes of Desire 2 (1999) — Director
9. Stud Hunters (2003) — Director