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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Taxi Girls
as Last Hooker into Cell
1979
The Real Linda Lovelace
as Self
2001
One Size Fits All
as dress seller
1998
Stud Hunters
as Protester #1
2003
Outlaw Ladies
as Zelda
1981
The Starlets
as Mary Ann
1976
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
1982
Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
1987
I Made Daddy Do It
as (archive footage)
1985
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
as Self
1997
Urban Heat
as Dancer
1984
10
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1979
Sensual Escape
as Person in Restaurant
1988
Retro Girls Next Door
as (archive footage)
2023
Seka's Oriental Massage
as (archive footage)
2003
Blue Ecstasy
as Melissa
1980
International Intrigue
as Candy
1977
Femmes de Sade
as Girl at Party
1976
How to Make Love to My Wife
as Herself
2008
Porn... It's a Living
as Self
1998