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Candice Azzara

Candice Azzara

Acting

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.

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Acting

Poster for Catch Me If You Can
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Catch Me If You Can

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Catch Me If You Can
Darcy
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In Her Shoes

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In Her Shoes
Sydelle Feller
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into HappinessMOVIE
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How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness

How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Sheila
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House Calls

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House Calls
Ellen Grady
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Easy Money

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Easy Money
Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
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Pandemonium

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Pandemonium
Bambi
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They Might Be Giants

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They Might Be Giants
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
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The Million Dollar Infield

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The Million Dollar Infield
Rochelle Levitas
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The World's Greatest Lover

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The World's Greatest Lover
Anne Calassandro
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Divorce Wars: A Love Story

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Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Sylvia Bemous

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