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Candace Kita | |
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 Kita at Viva Glam Launch at W Hotel in Hollywood, CA | |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | http://www.candacekita.com/ |
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Candace Kita is an American actress.
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Candace Kita | |
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| Kita at Viva Glam Launch at W Hotel in Hollywood, CA | |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | http://www.candacekita.com/ |
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Candace Kita is an American actress.
Kita's first role was as a news anchor in the 1991 movie Stealth Hunters. [1] Kita's first recurring television role was in Fox's Masked Rider , from 1995 to 1996. She appeared as a series regular lead in all 40 episodes. Kita also portrayed a frantic stewardess in a music video directed by Mark Pellington for the British group, Catherine Wheel, titled, "Waydown" in 1995. In 1996, Kita also appeared in the film Barb Wire (1996) and guest starred on The Wayans Bros. . She also guest starred in Miriam Teitelbaum: Homicide with Saturday Night Live alumni Nora Dunn, Wall To Wall Records with Jordan Bridges, Even Stevens , Felicity with Keri Russell, V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson, Girlfriends , The Sweet Spot with Bill Murray, and Movies at Our House. She also had recurring roles on the FX spoof, Son of the Beach from 2001 to 2002, ABC-Family's Dance Fever and Oxygen Network's Running with Scissors . Kita also appeared in the films Little Heroes (2002) and Rennie's Landing (2001).
Kita guest starred on Method and Red and Quintuplets in 2004 and Two and a Half Men in 2005. She also appeared in Bad News Bears (2005) with Billy Bob Thornton and Greg Kinnear.
In 2005 to 2007, Kita continued work on Complete Savages . She also appeared in the independent films, Faith Happens (2006) and Falling (2008). In 2006, she was in the pilot for the television series Smith , with Ray Liotta and played a prison inmate in Pepper Dennis with Rebecca Romijn. Kita also shot a pilot with Tim Stack called The Probe (2006). In 2007, she appeared in an episode of Ugly Betty with Vanessa Williams, and had a role in the Adam Sandler and Kevin James film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry . In 2008, Kita guest starred opposite James Belushi in According to Jim and played herself on an episode of The Jace Hall Show . She is a guest star in the 100th episode and series finale of Nip/Tuck .
She has also appeared as a guest star in Revenge , Better With You , and Raising Hope among others.
Kita hosted a call-in show on Sway TV on Amazon Live. [2]
Kita was a managing editor at VIVA GLAM Magazine. [3]
Kita has been a long-time proponent of women's safety. [4] [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reality Queen | Kristy Kim | |
| 2019 | I'm F**king Fine | Brooke | Short |
| 2018 | Paris Song | Tamaki Miyuri | |
| 2017 | MMPR the Last Ranger Parody VII | Trini Kwan | |
| 2016 | Love Addict | Pamela | |
| 2014 | Circus of the Dead | Reporter Linda Ito | |
| 2014 | Dead Sea | Eve | |
| 2011 | Coffin | Camille | |
| 2009 | Natale a Beverly Hills | Gioia | |
| 2009 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | Hooters Girl | |
| 2009 | Faith Happens | Lisa | |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Coco | |
| 2004 | Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | Host of behind the scenes footage | |
| 2003 | Top Dogs: Little Heroes 3 | Chlorine | as Candace Bender |
| 2001 | Rennie's Landing | Social Services Receptionist | |
| 1996 | Barb Wire | Dancer | |
| 1991 | Stealth Hunters | News Anchor | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Judge | Episode: "I Need Some Balance" |
| 2018 | Tag Your Friend | Sakura | |
| 2017 | Confessions of a Hollywood Bartender | Star | Episode: "Welcome to Hollywood"; Unaired pilot |
| 2016 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Charnese | Episode: "Frank Falls Out the Window" |
| 2015 | 8th Annual Babes in Toyland: Live from Avalon Hollywood | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Raising Hope | Mrs. Hoo | Episode: "The Chance Who Stole Christmas" |
| 2012 | 48 Hours | Herself | Episode: "The Preacher's Passion" |
| 2012 | Naughty or Nice | News Anchor | TV movie |
| 2011 | Wonder Woman | Reporter #3 | Unaired pilot |
| 2011 | Revenge | Rosemary Cabot | Episode: "Duplicity" |
| 2011 | Better with You | Dr. Rettig | Episode: "Better with the Baby" |
| 2011 | Jailbait | Officer Earnshaw | Episode: "Chain Gang" |
| 2011 | House M.D. | Sarah | Episode: "Out of the Chute" |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Kei | Episode: "Hiro Yoshimura" |
| 2008 | According to Jim | Carmen | Episode: "The Six-Week Curse" |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Reporter #1 | Episodes: "Bananas for Betty" |
| 2006 | Smith | Stewardess | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | 'Squeaky' | Episode: "Pepper Dennis Behind Bars" |
| 2005 | Two and a Half Men | Coco | Episode: "Principal Gallagher's Lesbian Lover" |
| 2004-2005 | Complete Savages | Misty | Recurring role |
| 2004 | Quintuplets | Alison | Episode: "Get a Job" |
| 2004 | Method & Red | Sami Kim | Episode: "Dogs" |
| 2004 | The Deerings | Yoko | Unaired pilot |
| 2003 | Girlfriends | Waitress | Episode: "Inherit the Lynn" |
| 2002 | The Sweet Spot | Manicurist | Episode: "Palm Springs, California" |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | Holo-reporter | Episode: "Sunshine Girls" |
| 2001-2002 | Son of the Beach | Female Asian News Reporter | Recurring role |
| 2001 | Felicity | Contestant #1 | Episode: "Miss Conception" |
| 2001 | Even Stevens | Reporter | Episode: "Wild Child" |
| 2000 | Miriam Teitelbaum: Homicide | ||
| 2000 | Wall to Wall Records | Secretary | TV movie |
| 1995-1996 | Masked Rider | Barbara Stewart | Series regular |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | April | Episode: "It Takes a Thief" |
| 1995 | Murder She Wrote | Kim Huan's Wife | Episode "Murder a la Mode"; uncredited |
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