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Candice Azzara

Candice Azzara

Actor · Born 1945-05-18 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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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 Childr…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Catch Me If You Can (2002) — Darcy
  2. Ocean's Twelve (2004) — Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
  3. In Her Shoes (2005) — Sydelle Feller
  4. Married... with Children (1987) — Madame Inga
  5. The Wonder Years (1988) — Mrs. Ermin
  6. ER (1994) — Mrs. Roth
  7. Medium (2005) — Elderly Woman
  8. Little Boy (2015) — Bertha
  9. Rizzoli & Isles (2010) — Mrs. Gold
  10. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Marilee Coleson
  11. Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
  12. The Twilight Zone (1985) — (segment "The Library")
  13. The Love Boat (1977) — Carmen Rosselli
  14. CHiPs (1977) — Cheri (as Candy Azzara)
  15. Easy Money (1983) — Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
  16. Kojak (1973) — Milly Blasky
  17. Night Court (1984) — Lorna Huebner
  18. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) — Joanne Lester
  19. Joan of Arcadia (2003) — Housewife God
  20. L.A. Law (1986) — Aurora
  21. The Flight Before Christmas (2015) — Debbie
  22. Barney Miller (1975) — Miss Lamota
  23. They Might Be Giants (1971) — Teenage Girl (uncredited)
  24. Baretta (1975)
  25. Fatso (1980) — Lydia
  26. The World's Greatest Lover (1977) — Anne Calassandro
  27. Caroline in the City (1995) — Angie Spadaro
  28. Unstrung Heroes (1995) — Joanie
  29. Pandemonium (1982) — Bambi
  30. Rhoda (1974)
  31. Alex, Inc. (2018) — Auntie Louise
  32. The Storm (2009) — Rose
  33. House Calls (1978) — Ellen Grady
  34. Final Approach (2008) — Elizabeth Foxhaven
  35. Hearts of the West (1975) — Waitress
  36. Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
  37. Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) — Sally (as Candy Azzara)
  38. Strong Medicine (2000) — Lorraine Mills
  39. The Christmas Pageant (2011) — Ethel Clark
  40. In Vino (2019) — Aunt Clara