Candice Azzara

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Candice Azzara
Born (1945-05-18) May 18, 1945 (age 80) [1]
United States
Other namesCandy Azzara
Occupation Actress
Years active1965–present

Candice Azzara {born May 18, 1945) [1] is an American character actress. [2]

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Career

In the summer of 1965, she appeared as Eve in On the First Day, a one-act play written by David Graeme and directed by Charles Merlis at the 41st Street Playhouse in Manhattan. 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 .

She has starred in such films as House Calls , [3] Fatso , [4] Pandemonium , [2] Easy Money , [5] Catch Me If You Can , [2] Ocean's Twelve , [2] In Her Shoes [6] and Little Boy . [2]

Azzara was cast as Gloria in the second pilot of All in the Family , when it was titled "Those Were the Days" and the family name was Justice instead of Bunker. [7] She was a regular on the sitcoms Calucci's Department and House Calls , [8] had recurring roles on Caroline in the City , [2] Who's the Boss? , Soap [2] and Rhoda . [2] She has guested on numerous series, including Diff'rent Strokes , The Wonder Years , The Practice , Kojak , Barney Miller , [2] Trapper John, M.D. , L.A. Law , CHiPs , Soap , One Day at a Time , The Love Boat , Night Court , Remington Steele , Murder, She Wrote , [2] ER , Married... with Children [2] and Joan of Arcadia .

Partial filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 They Might Be Giants Teenage GirlUncredited
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Sally
Made for Each Other Sheila
1972 Hail The People
1975 Hearts of the West Waitress
1977 The World's Greatest Lover Anne Calassandro
1978 House Calls Ellen Grady
1980 Fatso Lydia
1982 Pandemonium Bambi
1983 Easy Money Rose Monahan Capuletti
1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth Edna Pinsky
1995 Unstrung Heroes Joanie
1998 Land of the Free Waitress
1999 The Hungry Bachelors Club Hannibal Youngblood
2002 Catch Me If You Can Darcy
2004 One Last Ride Gina's Mother
Ocean's Twelve Saul Bloom's Wife
2005 In Her Shoes Sydelle Feller
Bocce BallsAunt Tilly
2014CatchTere QuintanaShort
2015 Little Boy Bertha
2017In VinoAunt Clara

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 N.Y.P.D. Sally1 episode
1973 Calucci's Department Shirley Balukis11 episodes
Kojak Milly Blasky, Agnes2 episodes
1974 Rhoda Sharon Kruger, Alice Barth5 episodes
1975 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Rosalie1 episode
WivesMary MargaretTV movie
The Montefuscos Blossom Bazussi1 episode
1975 Fay Al Cassidy's wife, Joyce2 episodes
Barney Miller Audrey McManus, Miss Lambert, Miss Lamota3 episodes
1976 The Practice Naomi, The Madame2 episodes
1977 CHiPs Cheri1 episodes
Baretta Rusty1 episode
1978 Diff'rent Strokes Delores1 episode
1979 House Calls Ellen Grady, Louella Grady2 episodes
Soap Millie6 episodes
Trapper John, M.D. Sherry1 episode
1982 Remington Steele Jackie1 episode
1984 Night Court Lorna Huebner1 episode
Murder, She Wrote Marilee Coleson1 episode
1986 L.A. Law Sweetheart2 episodes
1987 Roomies Josephine1 episode
Married... with Children Madame Inga1 episode
1988 The Wonder Years Mrs. Ermin1 episode
1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. Joanne Lester1 episode
1994 ER Mrs. Roth1 episode
1995 Caroline in the City Angie Spadaro14 episodes
2003 Joan of Arcadia Housewife God1 episode
2010 Medium Elderly Woman1 episode
Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Gold1 episode
Shake It Up Funeral Attendee1 episode
2011 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Bianca2 episodes
2018 Alex, Inc. Aunt Louise1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 "On This Day in History. Friday, May 18th. The 138th day of 2001. There are 227 days left in the year". The New York Times . May 18, 2001.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Candice Azzara Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet (March 15, 1978). "Screen: 'House Calls':Divorcee's Love Story". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ O'Conner, Patricia T. (June 12, 1988). "HOME VIDEO/NEW RELEASES". The New York Times. p. 34.
  5. ↑ Maslin, Janet (August 19, 1983). "SCREEN: 'EASY MONEY'". The New York Times. p. C8.
  6. ↑ Clark, Jason (October 2, 2005). "Review: In Her Shoes". Slant Magazine .
  7. ↑ Gallo, Phil (October 16, 1998). "All in the Family (Those Were the Days)". Variety . Archived from the original on June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (December 17, 1979). "TV: 'House Calls,' Situation Comedy, in Premiere". The New York Times . p. C21.


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