1945-05-18 ( 79 years old ) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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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.
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Movies
In Vino
2019-11-01
The Flight Before Christmas
2015-12-01
Little Boy
2015-04-23
The Christmas Pageant
2011-12-11
Final Approach
2008-05-24
In Her Shoes
2005-10-07
Ocean's Twelve
2004-12-09
Catch Me If You Can
2002-12-16
The Hungry Bachelors Club
1999-11-12
Land of the Free
1998-11-24
Unstrung Heroes
1995-09-15
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1988-09-16
Easy Money
1983-08-19
Pandemonium
1982-04-01
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982-03-01
The Million Dollar Infield
1982-02-02
Fatso
1980-02-01
House Calls
1978-03-15
The World's Greatest Lover
1977-12-18
Hearts of the West
1975-10-08
Hail
1973-07-27
Made For Each Other
1971-12-12
They Might Be Giants
1971-06-09
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