Candida Royalle
Born
October 15, 1950
Died
September 7, 2015 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Retro Girls Next Door
(archive footage)
2023
Morgana
Herself
2019
Candice
Herself
2019
Inside Her Sex
Herself
2014
Leslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature
(archive footage)
2014
Honey Wilder Triple Feature
(archive footage)
2010
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
Self - Interviewee
2009
How to Make Love to My Wife
Herself
2008
The Golden Age of Porn: Candida Royalle
2006
Candida Royalle Collection
(archive footage)
2005
Annette Haven Collection
(archive footage)
2005
The Naked Feminist
Self
2004
Stud Hunters
Protester #1
2003
Seka's Oriental Massage
(archive footage)
2003
The Real Linda Lovelace
Self
2001
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Self
1999
One Size Fits All
dress seller
1998
Porn... It's a Living
Self
1998
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
Self
1997
Blue Vanities 257
(archive footage)
1995
Forbidden Worlds
Third Female (archive footage)
1988
Sensual Escape
Person in Restaurant
1988
Legends of Porn
(archive footage)
1987
Babes in Joyland
Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
Three Daughters
Waitress
1986
Sex Appeal
Hooker
1986
I Made Daddy Do It
(archive footage)
1985
Veronica's Diary
(archive footage)
1985
Urban Heat
Dancer
1984
Studio of Lust
1984
Night Hunger
The Starlet
1983
Sexcapades
Makeup
1983
The Playgirl
1983
Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage)
1983
I, the Jury
Orgy Participant (uncredited)
1982
Showgirl Superstars 10 – Candida Royale’s Fantasies
1982
Olympic Fever
Olympic Swimmer
1981
The Tiffany Minx
Girl with Kitty
1981
The Tale of Tiffany Lust
Guest #19 (as Jeanne Toller)
1981
Delicious
Lady Caroline Dubier
1981
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
Juanita (archive footage)
1981
Blue Magic
Natalie Woodhurst
1981
Outlaw Ladies
Zelda
1981
Fascination
Victoria Gordon
1980
That Lucky Stiff
Massage Parlour Girl
1980
This Is America Part 2
Plato's Retreat Swinger
1980
October Silk
Renée
1980
Ultra Flesh
Third Female Sex Performer
1980
Ballgame
Lolita Wanamaker
1980
Blue Ecstasy
Melissa
1980
Champagne for Breakfast
Lesbian
1980
Sizzle
Gwen
1980
Taxi Girls
Last Hooker into Cell
1979
10
Party Guest (uncredited)
1979
Sunny
Sunny / Prostitute
1979
Hot Rackets
Liz Adler
1979
Sissy's Hot Summer
The Hostess
1979
Pro-Ball Cheerleaders
Tamara
1979
Thoroughly Amorous Amy
Ellen
1978
Jungle Blue
Orgy Girl
1978
Carnal Haven
Debbie
1978
Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls
Gino
1978
Sweet Sister
(as Cyntnia Pleschette) (credit only)
1978
Kinky Tricks
Candy
1977
Hard Soap, Hard Soap
Linda Lou
1977
The Ultimate Pleasure
Hooker with Jim
1977
International Intrigue
Candy
1977
The Liberation of Honeydoll Jones
Bobby's Sister
1977
Easy Alice
Girl in Laundromat
1976
The Starlets
Mary Ann
1976
Baby Rosemary
Tracy
1976
Femmes de Sade
Girl at Party
1976
Honey Pie
Dance Student
1976
Love Secrets
Alan's Secretary
1976
The Pony Girls
Ex-Nurse
1976
The Analyst
Anita Gartley
1975