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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (50)
Retro Girls Next Door
as (archive footage)
2023
Morgana
as Herself
2019
Candice
as Herself
2019
Inside Her Sex
as Herself
2014
Leslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature
as (archive footage)
2014
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
as Self - Interviewee
2009
How to Make Love to My Wife
as Herself
2008
Afrodite Superstar
Executive Producer (Production)
2007
Candida Royalle's Under the Covers
Director (Directing)
2007
The Golden Age of Porn: Candida Royalle
2006
Candida Royalle Collection
as (archive footage)
2005
Annette Haven Collection
as (archive footage)
2005
The Naked Feminist
as Self
2004
Stud Hunters
as Protester #1
2003
Seka's Oriental Massage
as (archive footage)
2003
The Real Linda Lovelace
as Self
2001
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
as Self
1999
Eyes of Desire 2
Writer (Writing)
1999
Eyes of Desire
Director (Directing)
1998
One Size Fits All
as dress seller
1998
Porn... It's a Living
as Self
1998
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
as Self
1997
Candida Royalle's The Gift
Director (Directing)
1997
Blue Vanities 257
as (archive footage)
1995
Forbidden Worlds
as Third Female (archive footage)
1988
Sensual Escape
as Person in Restaurant
1988
Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
1987
Babes in Joyland
as Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
Rites of Passion
Executive Producer (Production)
1987
Three Daughters
as Waitress
1986
Sex Appeal
as Hooker
1986
Christine's Secret
Director (Directing)
1986
I Made Daddy Do It
as (archive footage)
1985
Veronica's Diary
as (archive footage)
1985
Femme
Executive Producer (Production)
1984
Urban Heat
as Dancer
1984
Studio of Lust
1984
Night Hunger
as The Starlet
1983
Sexcapades
as Makeup
1983
The Playgirl
1983
Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
as Third Female Sex Performer (archive footage)
1983
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
1982
Showgirl Superstars 10 – Candida Royale’s Fantasies
1982
Olympic Fever
as Olympic Swimmer
1981
The Tiffany Minx
as Girl with Kitty
1981
The Tale of Tiffany Lust
as Guest #19
1981
Delicious
as Lady Caroline Dubier
1981
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
as Juanita (archive footage)
1981
Blue Magic
as Natalie Woodhurst
1981
Outlaw Ladies
as Zelda
1981