Candice Azzara (born May 18, 1945) is an American character
actress.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.[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. 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 Wonder
Years, The Practice, Kojak, Barney Miller, Trapper John, M.D., L.A.
Law, CHiPs, One Day At A Time, The Love Boat, Night Court, Remington
Steele, Murder, She Wrote, ER, Married... with Children and Joan of
Arcadia.
actress.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.[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. 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 Wonder
Years, The Practice, Kojak, Barney Miller, Trapper John, M.D., L.A.
Law, CHiPs, One Day At A Time, The Love Boat, Night Court, Remington
Steele, Murder, She Wrote, ER, Married... with Children and Joan of
Arcadia.
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