Candice Azzara

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 offBroadway and in regional theatres Billed as Candy Azzara she made her Broadway debut in Lovers and Other Strangers in 1968 Additional stage credits include Jakes 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 entitled Those Were the Days and the family name was Justice instead of Bunker2 She was a regular on the sitcom Caluccis Department and had recurring roles on Caroline in the City Whos the Boss Soap and Rhoda She has guested on numerous series including Diffrent Strokes The Practice Married With Children Kojak Barney Miller as a manicurist in Season 2 Episode 3 Trapper John MD LA Law Murder She Wrote ER Married with Children 1992 and Joan of Arcadia On screen Azzara has appeared in In Her Shoes Oceans 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Candice Azzara licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia