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Candice Azzara is a Actor American born on 18 may 1945 at Brooklyn (USA)

Candice Azzara

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Nationality USA
Birth 18 may 1945 (79 years) at Brooklyn (USA)

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 Eleonora 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 titled "Those Were the Days" and the family name was Justice instead of Bunker. She was a regular on the sitcom Calucci's Department and had recurring roles on Caroline in the City, Who's the Boss?,Love Boat, Soap, and Rhoda. She has guested on numerous series, including Diff'rent Strokes, The Practice, 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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Candice Azzara est la tante de l'actrice Lana Parrilla.

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Filmography of Candice Azzara (23 films)

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Little Boy
Little Boy (2015)
, 1h39
Directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors David Henrie, Kevin James, Emily Watson, Ted Levine, Michael Rapaport, Tom Wilkinson
Roles Bertha
Rating72% 3.6485053.6485053.6485053.6485053.648505
The story centers on a 7-year-old boy, Pepper Flynt Busbee (Jakob Salvati), who is devastated when his father enlists in the army during World War II. The title is a reference to Little Boy, the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima as well as a reference to Pepper's height. Pepper has an extremely close relationship with his loving father. It begins from the very moment he is born when his father cradles him in his arms and mentions how small he is. When Pepper is examined by a doctor the physician is asked if the child is a midget. However, the doctor says that the term is offensive and suggests that he is just a "little boy." However, when World War II begins, Pepper's older brother is declared ineligible for military service because of flat feet and his father joins in his place. Not long after his father leaves for war, Pepper hears the Bible verse, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move" (Mt. 17:20), he becomes determined to get enough faith to bring his father home. Nevertheless, as his friend and mentor Father Oliver tells him, faith is useless to anyone who harbors hatred. The film highlights the tremendous hatred against Japanese-Americans that was rampant in America at this time. Father Oliver tells Pepper to befriend a Japanese man named Hashimoto. At first, the racism Pepper has internalized from society makes him hesitant to follow this advice, but as he gets to know Hashimoto, he begins to value their friendship and learns from Hashimoto to stand up to those who bully him about his height. The plot then takes a turn when Pepper's father is reported missing in action. Pepper's mother (Emily Watson) struggles to keep her family together in the face of these overwhelming hardships.
The Flight Before Christmas
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mayim Bialik, Ryan McPartlin, Reginald VelJohnson, Candice Azzara, Brian Doyle-Murray, Kristen Kerr
Roles Debbie
Rating58% 2.9440252.9440252.9440252.9440252.944025
Le vol pour Boston de Stéphanie et Michael et force d’atterrir à une autre destination pendant les fêtes de fin d’année. En raison de la forte affluence à cette époque de l’année ils vont devoir partager une chambre, le tout organisé par le père Noël.
The Christmas Pageant, 1h25
Themes Christmas films
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse, Edward Herrmann, Candice Azzara, Alex Hyde-White, Kate Flannery
Roles Ethel Clark
Rating55% 2.7613452.7613452.7613452.7613452.761345
Vera Parks est metteur en scène et essaie tant bien que mal de faire carrière à Broadway, mais son mauvais caractère lui joue des tours et sa réputation la précède. Elle est obligée d'accepter la mise en scène d'un spectacle de Noël dans une banlieue perdue près de New York. Vera est bien loin des paillettes de Broadway et se retrouve à diriger des apprentis comédiens. Elle n'est pas au bout de ses surprises quand elle découvre que c'est Jack, son ancien amoureux, qui est à l'initiative de sa venue...
The Storm (miniseries), 2h49
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors James Van Der Beek, Theresa Polo, Treat Williams, David James Elliott, Marisol Nichols, Rich Sommer
Roles Rose
Rating35% 1.7773151.7773151.7773151.7773151.777315
Through his Atmospheric Research Institute, Robert Terrell (Treat Williams) has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of completing "weather creation" technology, which has been a landmark event. However, during a test run, a team composed of Dr. Jonathan Kirk, Carly Meyers and Dr. Jack Hoffman send a blast of energy into the ionosphere, driving the planet into unexpected natural disasters. The experiment also causes a damage of the weather control laboratory which causes the police led by the detective Devon Williams to begin the investigation.
Final Approach, 2h50
Directed by Armand Mastroianni
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films
Actors Dean Cain, Anthony Michael Hall, Ernie Hudson, Lea Thompson, Shailene Woodley, Sunny Mabrey
Roles Elizabeth Foxhaven
Rating48% 2.4177652.4177652.4177652.4177652.417765
Jack Bender (Dean Cain) suddenly finds himself in a hostile situation as a group of highly trained and well-armed terrorists, led by Greg Gilliad (Anthony Michael Hall), seize the airplane on which he is traveling, a Lockheed L-1011 of Infinity Air Flight 732 from Newark International Airport to LAX. Bender must re-immerse himself into a world he thought he left behind forever.
In Her Shoes, 2h10
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Richard Burgi, Ken Howard
Roles Sydelle Feller
Rating64% 3.247323.247323.247323.247323.24732
Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose Feller (Toni Collette) are sisters with nothing in common but their shoe size. They were raised by their father Michael (Ken Howard) and stepmother (Candice Azzara) after their mother Caroline died, supposedly in a car accident. Rose is the eldest; an ostensibly plain and serious lawyer who is protective of Maggie despite her flaws. Maggie is a free spirit who is unable to hold a steady job (due to her virtual inability to read) and turns to alcohol and men for emotional and financial support. Rose grudgingly allows Maggie to move in with her in her Rittenhouse Square apartment in Philadelphia when their stepmother throws her out of the house. Their already difficult relationship ends, however, when Rose catches Maggie in bed with Jim (Richard Burgi), her boyfriend. Maggie subsequently disappears from Rose's life.
Ocean's Twelve, 2h5
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Don Cheadle
Roles Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
Rating65% 3.250563.250563.250563.250563.25056
Terry Benedict (Andy García) locates all eleven members of Danny Ocean's (George Clooney) gang, demanding they return the $160 million they stole from his casinos plus $38 million interest. Short by half, the group schemes to stage another heist in Europe to avoid problems with United States authorities. They are tipped off by an informant named Matsui (Robbie Coltrane) about the location of the first stock certificate ever. After a complex series of schemes they find the document has already been stolen by "The Night Fox", another master thief. Europol Detective Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is called in to investigate the theft and realizes that her talking earlier about a particular burglary with Rusty (Brad Pitt) during their relationship, would have given Rusty the idea of how to solve the complication the gang would have come up against. Surprising the group at their accommodation, she warns them they cannot beat the Night Fox or his mentor, the mysterious master-thief "LeMarc", both of whom excel in practicing the "long-con". She has been hunting both for years.
The Hungry Bachelors Club, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jorja Fox, Bill Nunn, Peter Murnik, Candice Azzara, Paul Provenza, William Morgan Sheppard
Roles Hannibal Youngblood
Rating65% 3.2620753.2620753.2620753.2620753.262075
Delmar Youngblood is a single mother with a passion for cooking; she dreams of opening her own restaurant called Food for the Heart, but in reality has a low-paid job as an insurance adjuster. Her best friend and roommate Hortense believes she would be a perfect wife for lawyer Stanley Diggers, though he wishes to advance his career before making a commitment. With their culinary talents and gift for hospitality, the two women host regular dinner parties for an assortment of family and friends. These include Jethro, Delmar's brother, who is a Mayan anthropology professor with an obsession for vintage Cadillacs, and his best friend Marlon, a freelance writer. There is also their pianist mother, Hannibal Youngblood, and her boyfiend, Mr. Ringold. When a friend of Hannibal's unexpectedly dies on one of these gatherings, her estranged daughter Missy Bainbridge comes to collect the body, and strikes up a relationship with Jethro.
Catch Me If You Can, 2h21
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes La provence, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
Roles Darcy
Rating80% 4.0021854.0021854.0021854.0021854.002185
In 1963, teen-aged Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives in New Rochelle, New York with his father Frank Abagnale, Sr. (Christopher Walken), and French mother Paula (Nathalie Baye). When Frank Sr. is denied a business loan at Chase Manhattan Bank due to unknown difficulties with the IRS, the family is forced to move from their large home to a small apartment. Paula carries on an affair with Jack (James Brolin), a friend of her husband. Meanwhile, Frank poses as a substitute teacher in his French class. Frank’s parents file for divorce, and Frank runs away. When he runs out of money, he begins relying on confidence scams to get by. Soon, Frank’s cons increase and he even impersonates an airline pilot. He forges Pan Am payroll checks and succeeds in stealing over $2.
Land of the Free
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Speakman, William Shatner, Lisa Darr, Larry Cedar, John Furey, Charles Robinson
Roles Waitress (as Candy Azzara)
Rating46% 2.3281952.3281952.3281952.3281952.328195
William Shatner plays the role of Aidan Carvell, a businessman running for Congress as an independent candidate with what is presented as a broadly libertarian agenda. Unknown to the public, Carvell is training and arming a militia force. Though the purpose of this private army is never wholly specified, a general sense of sinister intent is established. Carvell's political campaign manager Frank Jennings (played by Jeff Speakman) is persuaded by the FBI to assist them in indicting Carvell for treason. Carvell sets out to punish Jennings for this betrayal, requiring Jennings to fight for his own safety as well as that of his family.
Unstrung Heroes, 1h33
Directed by Diane Keaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Celia Weston, Jack McGee
Roles Joanie
Rating66% 3.3458353.3458353.3458353.3458353.345835
Steven Lidz, jeune enfant de douze ans, est malheureux depuis que sa mère est malade. En effet, cette dernière vient d'apprendre qu'il ne lui reste plus qu'un mois à vivre. Sid, son mari, n'arrive pas à surmonter la nouvelle. Steven tente alors de trouver ce qui lui manque pour donner un sens à sa vie en partant vivre chez ses deux oncles. Ce sont deux hommes farfelus. Après quelque temps, Steven commence à changer, mais ses parents désirent qu'il revienne vivre à la maison. Néanmoins, Steven a beaucoup changé depuis qu'il est parti : il est maintenant heureux et populaire.
Doin' Time on Planet Earth, 1h25
Directed by Charles Matthau
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Martha Scott, Adam West, Andrea Thompson, Gloria Hendry, Hugh Gillin, Matt Adler
Roles Edna Pinsly
Rating50% 2.503332.503332.503332.503332.50333
Ryan Richmond (Nicholas Strouse) is a high school student from Sunnydale, Arizona, who fantasizes about the lounge singer, Lisa Winston (Andrea Thompson) at the hotel where he lives.
Easy Money
Easy Money (1983)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Val Avery
Roles Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
Rating61% 3.098823.098823.098823.098823.09882
Montgomery "Monty" Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield) is a hard-living, heavy-drinking, pot-smoking, gambling family man who makes his living as a baby photographer in New Dorp, Staten Island. He loves his wife Rose (Candy Azzara) but has a very tense relationship with his wealthy, snobbish mother-in-law, Mrs. Monahan (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who runs a successful department store chain and hates the way Monty acts and lives (the film lightly touches on ethnic rivalry---Dangerfield's character is a stereotype of Italians often invoked by the Irish, while his wife's family represent the more puritanical, staid lace curtain Irish stereotypes).
Pandemonium
Directed by Alfred Sole
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors Eileen Brennan, Phil Hartman, Judge Reinhold, Carol Kane, Paul Reubens, Candice Azzara
Roles Bambi
Rating52% 2.601452.601452.601452.601452.60145
Somebody is killing cheerleaders at a camp, and a Royal Canadian Mountie named Cooper tries to solve the case.