Candida Royalle
Age: N/A | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Bettina Mia , Candice Ball , Candice Chambers , Candice , Candace DeCarlo , Sharon Lucas , Mary Pearson , Candida Royal , Candida Royale , Candice Royalle , Candita Royalle , Jeanne Toller , Kathy Silverman , Cyntnia Pleschette
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 86
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Candida Royalle, born Candice Vandala, grew up in New York City and trained in dance and music before entering the adult film industry in 1974. Candida starred in about 25 Golden Age films before retiring from performing in 1984 - after which she became the first woman to start her own studio, Femme Productions, and was one of the earliest female directors. In her later years, she, with the help of a private investigator, managed to track down her birth mother, who had abandoned her at 18 months, but she had already passed away from ovarian cancer. Not long after, Royalle was herself diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which she succumbed to on September 7, 2015.
Most Famous Work
I, the Jury
(1982) Orgy Participant (uncredited)
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
(1999) Self
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
(1997) Self
Inside Her Sex
(2014) Herself
This Is America Part 2
(1980) Plato's Retreat Swinger
The Real Linda Lovelace
(2001) Self
Mutantes
(2009) Self - Interviewee
Porn... It's a Living
(1998) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Herself | |
| Herself | ||
| 2014 | Herself | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 2010 | (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Self - Interviewee | |
| 2008 | Herself | |
| 2005 | (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Protester #1 | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| 1998 | dress seller | |
| Self | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| 1995 | (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Third Female (archive footage) | |
| Person in Restaurant | ||
| 1987 | Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1986 | Waitress | |
| Hooker | ||
| 1985 | (archive footage) | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1984 | Dancer | |
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | The Starlet | |
| Makeup | ||
| N/A | ||
| Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage) | ||
| 1982 | Orgy Participant (uncredited) | |
| 1981 | Olympic Swimmer | |
| Girl with Kitty | ||
| Guest #19 (as Jeanne Toller) | ||
| Lady Caroline Dubier | ||
| Juanita (archive footage) | ||
| Natalie Woodhurst | ||
| Zelda | ||
| 1980 | Victoria Gordon | |
| Massage Parlour Girl | ||
| Plato's Retreat Swinger | ||
| Renée | ||
| Third Female Sex Performer | ||
| Lolita Wanamaker | ||
| Melissa | ||
| Lesbian | ||
| Gwen | ||
| 1979 | Last Hooker into Cell | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Sunny / Prostitute | ||
| Liz Adler | ||
| The Hostess | ||
| Tamara | ||
| 1978 | Ellen | |
| Debbie | ||
| Gino | ||
| Orgy Girl | ||
| (as Cyntnia Pleschette) (credit only) | ||
| 1977 | Candy | |
| Linda Lou | ||
| Hooker with Jim | ||
| Bobby's Sister | ||
| Candy | ||
| 1976 | Girl in Laundromat | |
| Tracy | ||
| Mary Ann | ||
| Girl at Party | ||
| Dance Student | ||
| Alan's Secretary | ||
| Ex-Nurse | ||
| 1975 | Anita Gartley | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Executive Producer | |
| 1988 | Producer | |
| 1987 | Executive Producer | |
| 1986 | Executive Producer | |
| 1984 | Executive Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Director | |
| 2003 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1998 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Writer | |
| 2003 | Writer | |
| 1999 | Writer | |
| 1998 | Screenplay | |
| Writer | ||
| 1988 | Writer | |
| 1986 | Writer | |
| Story | ||
| 1984 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Editor | |
| 1999 | Editor | |
| 1998 | Editor | |
| Editor | ||
| 1988 | Editor | |
| 1986 | Editor | |
| 1984 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Script | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Title Designer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Vocals | |
| 1979 | Theme Song Performance | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |