Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 15, 1950
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Candida Royalle
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Retro Girls Next Door | (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Morgana | Herself |
| 2019 | Candice | Herself |
| 2014 | Leslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature | (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Inside Her Sex | Herself |
| 2010 | Honey Wilder Triple Feature | (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism | Self - Interviewee |
| 2008 | How to Make Love to My Wife | Herself |
| 2006 | The Golden Age of Porn: Candida Royalle | |
| 2005 | Candida Royalle Collection | (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Annette Haven Collection | (archive footage) |
| 2004 | The Naked Feminist | Self |
| 2003 | Stud Hunters | Protester #1 |
| 2003 | Seka's Oriental Massage | (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Real Linda Lovelace | Self |
| 1999 | Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes | Self |
| 1998 | One Size Fits All | dress seller |
| 1998 | Porn... It's a Living | Self |
| 1997 | Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality | Self |
| 1995 | Blue Vanities 257 | (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Sensual Escape | Person in Restaurant |
| 1988 | Forbidden Worlds | Third Female (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Legends of Porn | (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Babes in Joyland | Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Sex Appeal | Hooker |
| 1986 | Three Daughters | Waitress |
| 1985 | I Made Daddy Do It | (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Veronica's Diary | (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Urban Heat | Dancer |
| 1984 | Studio of Lust | |
| 1983 | Night Hunger | The Starlet |
| 1983 | Sexcapades | Makeup |
| 1983 | Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me | Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage) |
| 1983 | The Playgirl | |
| 1982 | I, the Jury | Orgy Participant (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Showgirl Superstars 10 – Candida Royale’s Fantasies | |
| 1981 | Outlaw Ladies | Zelda |
| 1981 | Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story | Juanita (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Blue Magic | Natalie Woodhurst |
| 1981 | The Tale of Tiffany Lust | Guest #19 (as Jeanne Toller) |
| 1981 | Delicious | Lady Caroline Dubier |
| 1981 | Olympic Fever | Olympic Swimmer |
| 1981 | The Tiffany Minx | Girl with Kitty |
| 1980 | Blue Ecstasy | Melissa |
| 1980 | This Is America Part 2 | Plato's Retreat Swinger |
| 1980 | October Silk | Renée |
| 1980 | Ballgame | Lolita Wanamaker |
| 1980 | Champagne for Breakfast | Lesbian |
| 1980 | Fascination | Victoria Gordon |
| 1980 | Ultra Flesh | Third Female Sex Performer |
| 1980 | That Lucky Stiff | Massage Parlour Girl |
| 1980 | Sizzle | Gwen |
| 1979 | Taxi Girls | Last Hooker into Cell |
| 1979 | 10 | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Sissy's Hot Summer | The Hostess |
| 1979 | Pro-Ball Cheerleaders | Tamara |
| 1979 | Sunny | Sunny / Prostitute |
| 1979 | Hot Rackets | Liz Adler |
| 1978 | Jungle Blue | Orgy Girl |
| 1978 | Carnal Haven | Debbie |
| 1978 | Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls | Gino |
| 1978 | Thoroughly Amorous Amy | Ellen |
| 1978 | Sweet Sister | (as Cyntnia Pleschette) (credit only) |
| 1977 | International Intrigue | Candy |
| 1977 | The Ultimate Pleasure | Hooker with Jim |
| 1977 | Kinky Tricks | Candy |
| 1977 | The Liberation of Honeydoll Jones | Bobby's Sister |
| 1977 | Hard Soap, Hard Soap | Linda Lou |
| 1976 | The Starlets | Mary Ann |
| 1976 | Femmes de Sade | Girl at Party |
| 1976 | Easy Alice | Girl in Laundromat |
| 1976 | Baby Rosemary | Tracy |
| 1976 | Honey Pie | Dance Student |
| 1976 | Love Secrets | Alan's Secretary |
| 1976 | The Pony Girls | Ex-Nurse |
| 1975 | The Analyst | Anita Gartley |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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