Person Details

Birthday: 1935-08-14 00:51:01

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Huron, South Dakota, USA

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Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Candace Hilligoss (born August 14, 1935, Huron, South Dakota) is an American actress. After three years at the University of Iowa, she came to New York City to study acting at the American Theatre Wing and made her professional debut in summer stock in Pennsylvania. She acted at the Cape Cod Playhouse, appeared in a touring production of Idiot's Delight with Nina Foch, performed in television programs produced in New York, and danced at the Copacabana nightclub. She is best-known for her portrayal of Mary Henry, a church organist haunted by specters, in Carnival of Souls (1962), a low-budget horror film that has developed a cult following. She also appeared in The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964). Description above from the Wikipedia article Candace Hilligoss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Creature Features
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10

Creature Features

(2016) Self
Naked City
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5

Naked City

(1958) Mrs. Harris
Carnival of Souls
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7

Carnival of Souls

(1962) Mary Henry
The Curse of the Living Corpse
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6

The Curse of the Living Corpse

(1964) Deborah Benson
exposer
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9

exposer

(2022) Mary Henry
South of Hell Mountain
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0

South of Hell Mountain

(1971) Helen (uncredited)
Horrible Horror
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7

Horrible Horror

(1986) Mary Henry in 'Carnival of Souls'

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Mary Henry
2016 Self
1986 Mary Henry in 'Carnival of Souls'
1971 Helen (uncredited)
1964 Deborah Benson
1962 Mary Henry
1958 Mrs. Harris
Year Character Movie/Tv

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