Candice Azzara

Personal Info

Birthday

May 18, 1945

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Candy Azarra

Candice Azzara

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Medium

Married... with Children

Rizzoli & Isles

The Wonder Years

The Twilight Zone

Strong Medicine

Filmography

2019
In Vino
as Aunt Clara
2015
The Flight Before Christmas
as Debbie
Little Boy
as Bertha
2011
The Christmas Pageant
as Ethel Clark
2008
Final Approach
as Elizabeth Foxhaven
2005
In Her Shoes
as Sydelle Feller
2004
Ocean's Twelve
as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
2002
Catch Me If You Can
as Darcy
1999
The Hungry Bachelors Club
as Hannibal Youngblood
1998
Land of the Free
as Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
1995
Unstrung Heroes
as Joanie
1988
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
as Edna Pinsly
1983
Easy Money
as Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
1982
Pandemonium
as Bambi
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
as Sylvia Bemous
The Million Dollar Infield
as Rochelle Levitas
1980
Fatso
as Lydia
1978
House Calls
as Ellen Grady
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
as Sheila
1977
The World's Greatest Lover
as Anne Calassandro
1975
Hearts of the West
as Waitress
1973
Hail
as The People
1971
Made For Each Other
as Sheila
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
as Sally (as Candy Azzara)
They Might Be Giants
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)