Candida Royalle
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-10-15
Day of Death
2015-09-07 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting
(2023)
Retro Girls Next Door
as (archive footage)
(2019)
Morgana
as Herself
(2019)
Candice
as Herself
(2014)
Inside Her Sex
as Herself
(2014)
Leslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature
as (archive footage)
(2010)
Honey Wilder Triple Feature
as (archive footage)
(2009)
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
as Self - Interviewee
(2008)
How to Make Love to My Wife
as Herself
(2006)
(2005)
Candida Royalle Collection
as (archive footage)
(2005)
Annette Haven Collection
as (archive footage)
(2004)
The Naked Feminist
as Self
(2003)
Stud Hunters
as Protester #1
(2003)
Seka's Oriental Massage
as (archive footage)
(2001)
The Real Linda Lovelace
as Self
(1999)
(1998)
Porn... It's a Living
as Self
(1998)
One Size Fits All
as dress seller
(1997)
(1995)
Blue Vanities 257
as (archive footage)
(1988)
Sensual Escape
as Person in Restaurant
(1988)
Forbidden Worlds
as Third Female (archive footage)
(1987)
Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
(1987)
Babes in Joyland
as Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1986)
Sex Appeal
as Hooker
(1986)
Three Daughters
as Waitress
(1985)
I Made Daddy Do It
as (archive footage)
(1985)
Veronica's Diary
as (archive footage)
(1984)
Urban Heat
as Dancer
(1984)
(1983)
Night Hunger
as The Starlet
(1983)
Sexcapades
as Makeup
(1983)
Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
as Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage)
(1983)
(1982)
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
(1982)
(1981)
Outlaw Ladies
as Zelda
(1981)
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
as Juanita (archive footage)
(1981)
Blue Magic
as Natalie Woodhurst
(1981)
The Tale of Tiffany Lust
as Guest #19 (as Jeanne Toller)
(1981)
Delicious
as Lady Caroline Dubier
(1981)
Olympic Fever
as Olympic Swimmer
(1981)
The Tiffany Minx
as Girl with Kitty
(1980)
This Is America Part 2
as Plato's Retreat Swinger
(1980)
Blue Ecstasy
as Melissa
(1980)
October Silk
as Renée
(1980)
Ballgame
as Lolita Wanamaker
(1980)
Champagne for Breakfast
as Lesbian
(1980)
Fascination
as Victoria Gordon
(1980)
Ultra Flesh
as Third Female Sex Performer
(1980)
That Lucky Stiff
as Massage Parlour Girl
(1980)
Sizzle
as Gwen
(1979)
10
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1979)
Taxi Girls
as Last Hooker into Cell
(1979)
Sissy's Hot Summer
as The Hostess
(1979)
Pro-Ball Cheerleaders
as Tamara
(1979)
Sunny
as Sunny / Prostitute
(1979)
Hot Rackets
as Liz Adler
(1978)
Jungle Blue
as Orgy Girl
(1978)
Carnal Haven
as Debbie
(1978)
Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls
as Gino
(1978)
Thoroughly Amorous Amy
as Ellen
(1978)
Sweet Sister
as (as Cyntnia Pleschette) (credit only)
(1977)
International Intrigue
as Candy
(1977)
The Ultimate Pleasure
as Hooker with Jim
(1977)
Kinky Tricks
as Candy
(1977)
The Liberation of Honeydoll Jones
as Bobby's Sister
(1977)
Hard Soap, Hard Soap
as Linda Lou
(1976)
The Starlets
as Mary Ann
(1976)
Femmes de Sade
as Girl at Party
(1976)
Easy Alice
as Girl in Laundromat
(1976)
Baby Rosemary
as Tracy
(1976)
Honey Pie
as Dance Student
(1976)
Love Secrets
as Alan's Secretary
(1976)
The Pony Girls
as Ex-Nurse
(1975)
The Analyst
as Anita Gartley
Crew
(2007)
Candida Royalle's Under the Covers
Director, Writer
(2007)
Afrodite Superstar
Executive Producer
(2003)
Stud Hunters
Director, Editor, Writer
(1999)
Eyes of Desire 2
Writer, Editor, Director
(1998)
Eyes of Desire
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(1998)
One Size Fits All
Director, Writer, Editor
(1997)
Candida Royalle's The Gift
Director
(1988)
Sensual Escape
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
(1987)
Rites of Passion
Executive Producer
(1986)
Three Daughters
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
(1986)
Christine's Secret
Director, Story
(1984)
Urban Heat
Writer, Producer, Editor, Title Designer, Vocals
(1984)
Femme
Executive Producer, Script
(1981)
Blue Magic
Writer
(1979)
One Way at a Time
Theme Song Performance