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

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Candice Azzara
Born	(1945-05-18) May 18, 1945 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968–present

She is the aunt of actress Lana Parrilla.

Azzara was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Josephine (née Bravo) and Samuel Azzara.[2] She was inspired to pursue acting by the film La Strada and theatre legend Eleonora Duse.^{[citation needed]} She studied with Lee Strasberg and Gene Frankel and soon began appearing off-Broadway and in regional theatres.^{[citation needed]} 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.

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.[3] She was a regular on the sitcom Calucci's Department and had recurring roles on Caroline in the City, Who's the Boss?, Soap,[1] and Rhoda.[1] She has guested on numerous series, including Diff'rent Strokes, The Wonder Years, The Practice, Kojak, Barney Miller,[1] Trapper John, M.D., L.A. Law, CHiPs, Soap, One Day At A Time, The Love Boat, Night Court, Remington Steele, Murder, She Wrote,[1] ER, Married... with Children[1] and Joan of Arcadia.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Made for Each Other
1975	Hearts of the West
1977	The World's Greatest Lover
1978	House Calls
1980	Fatso
1982	Pandemonium
1983	Easy Money
1988	Doin' Time on Planet Earth
1995	Unstrung Heroes
1999	The Hungry Bachelors Club
2002	Catch Me If You Can
2004	Ocean's Twelve
2005	In Her Shoes
2015	Little Boy

References

External links

• "official website". Archived from the original on September 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• Candice Azzara at IMDb
• Candy Azzara at the Internet Broadway Database
• Candice Azzara at AllMovie
• Candice Azzara on TvGuide

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