Candice Azzara

Candice "Candy" 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. She studied with Lee Strasberg and Gene Frankel and soon began appearing off-Broadway and in regional theatres. In the summer of 1965, she appeared as a hilarious Eve in ON THE FIRST DAY, a one act play by David Graeme and directed by Charles Merlis at the 41st Street Playhouse in Manhattan.