Known For
Acting
Born
May 18, 1945
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Credits
56 titles
Candice Azzara
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
In Vino
Aunt Clara
Alex, Inc.
Auntie Louise
The Flight Before Christmas
Debbie
Little Boy
Bertha
The Christmas Pageant
Ethel Clark
Rizzoli & Isles
Mrs. Gold
The Storm
Rose
Final Approach
Elizabeth Foxhaven
In Her Shoes
Sydelle Feller
Medium
Elderly Woman
Ocean's Twelve
Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
Joan of Arcadia
Housewife God
Catch Me If You Can
Darcy
Strong Medicine
Lorraine Mills
The Hungry Bachelors Club
Hannibal Youngblood
Land of the Free
Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
Caroline in the City
Angie Spadaro
Unstrung Heroes
Joanie
ER
Mrs. Roth
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Joanne Lester
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Edna Pinsly
The Wonder Years
Mrs. Ermin
Married... with Children
Madame Inga
Roomies
L.A. Law
Aurora
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Library")
Murder, She Wrote
Marilee Coleson
E/R
Laura
Mama Malone
Night Court
Lorna Huebner
Easy Money
Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
Pandemonium
Bambi
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Sylvia Bemous
The Million Dollar Infield
Rochelle Levitas
Fatso
Lydia
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
House Calls
Trapper John, M.D.
Diff'rent Strokes
House Calls
Ellen Grady
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Sheila
The World's Greatest Lover
Anne Calassandro
The Love Boat
Carmen Rosselli
CHiPs
Cheri (as Candy Azzara)
Hearts of the West
Waitress
Fay
The Montefuscos
Barney Miller
Miss Lamota
Baretta
Rhoda