Candida Royalle
Acting
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
Acting77
movieRetro Girls Next Door
2023
(archive footage)
movieMorgana
2019
Herself
movieCandice
2019
Herself
movieInside Her Sex
2014
Herself
movieLeslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature
2014
(archive footage)
movieMutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
2009
Self - Interviewee
movieCandida Royalle Collection
2005
(archive footage)
movieAnnette Haven Collection
2005
(archive footage)
movieStud Hunters
2003
Protester #1
movieSeka's Oriental Massage
2003
(archive footage)
movieOne Size Fits All
1998
dress seller
Blue Vanities 257
1995
(archive footage)
movieForbidden Worlds
1988
Third Female (archive footage)
movieSensual Escape
1988
Person in Restaurant
movieLegends of Porn
1987
(archive footage)
Babes in Joyland
1987
Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThree Daughters
1986
Waitress
movieSex Appeal
1986
Hooker
movieI Made Daddy Do It
1985
(archive footage)
movieVeronica's Diary
1985
(archive footage)
movieUrban Heat
1984
Dancer
movieNight Hunger
1983
The Starlet
movieSexcapades
1983
Makeup
movieWine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
1983
Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage)
movieI, the Jury
1982
Orgy Participant (uncredited)
movieOlympic Fever
1981
Olympic Swimmer
movieThe Tiffany Minx
1981
Girl with Kitty
movieThe Tale of Tiffany Lust
1981
Guest #19
movieDelicious
1981
Lady Caroline Dubier
movieExhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
1981
Juanita (archive footage)
movieBlue Magic
1981
Natalie Woodhurst
movieFascination
1980
Victoria Gordon
movieThat Lucky Stiff
1980
Massage Parlour Girl
movieThis Is America Part 2
1980
Plato's Retreat Swinger
movieUltra Flesh
1980
Third Female Sex Performer
movieBallgame
1980
Lolita Wanamaker
movieBlue Ecstasy
1980
Melissa
movieSizzle
1980
Gwen
movieTaxi Girls
1979
Last Hooker into Cell
movie10
1979
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieSunny
1979
Sunny / Prostitute
movieHot Rackets
1979
Liz Adler
movieSissy's Hot Summer
1979
The Hostess
movieJungle Blue
1978
Orgy Girl
movieCarnal Haven
1978
Debbie
movieSweet Sister
1978
(as Cyntnia Pleschette) (credit only)
movieHard Soap, Hard Soap
1977
Linda Lou
movieThe Ultimate Pleasure
1977
Hooker with Jim
movieThe Liberation of Honeydoll Jones
1977
Bobby's Sister
movieEasy Alice
1976
Girl in Laundromat
movieThe Starlets
1976
Mary Ann
movieFemmes de Sade
1976
Girl at Party
movieHoney Pie
1976
Dance Student
movieLove Secrets
1976
Alan's Secretary
movieThe Pony Girls
1976
Ex-Nurse
movieThe Analyst
1975
Anita Gartley
Writing10
movieStud Hunters
2003
Writer
movieEyes of Desire
1998
Screenplay
movieSensual Escape
1988
Writer
movieThree Daughters
1986
Writer
movieUrban Heat
1984
Writer
movieBlue Magic
1981
Writer
Directing9
movieStud Hunters
2003
Director
movieEyes of Desire 2
1999
Director
movieEyes of Desire
1998
Director
movieOne Size Fits All
1998
Director
movieSensual Escape
1988
Director
movieThree Daughters
1986
Director
movieChristine's Secret
1986
Director
Editing7
movieStud Hunters
2003
Editor
movieEyes of Desire
1998
Editor
movieSensual Escape
1988
Editor
movieThree Daughters
1986
Editor
movieUrban Heat
1984
Editor
Production6
movieAfrodite Superstar
2007
Executive Producer
movieSensual Escape
1988
Producer
movieRites of Passion
1987
Executive Producer
movieThree Daughters
1986
Executive Producer
movieFemme
1984
Executive Producer
movieUrban Heat
1984
Producer
Sound2
movieUrban Heat
1984
Vocals
movieOne Way at a Time
1979
Theme Song Performance
Art1
movieUrban Heat
1984
Title Designer
Crew1
movieFemme
1984
Script