Candida Royalle
Acting
Born: 1950-10-15 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2015-09-07
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 month
🎬 Movies (30)
Retro Girls Next Door
2023
(archive footage)
Morgana
2019
Herself
Candice
2019
Herself
Leslie Bovee Blue Ecstacy Triple Feature
2014
(archive footage)
Inside Her Sex
2014
Herself
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism
2009
Self - Interviewee
How to Make Love to My Wife
2008
Self
Candida Royalle's Under the Covers
2007
Director
Afrodite Superstar
2007
Executive Producer
The Golden Age of Porn: Candida Royalle
2006
Candida Royalle Collection
2005
(archive footage)
Annette Haven Collection
2005
(archive footage)
The Naked Feminist
2004
Self
Stud Hunters
2003
Protester #1
Seka's Oriental Massage
2003
(archive footage)
The Real Linda Lovelace
2001
Self
Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
1999
Self
Eyes of Desire 2
1999
Editor
One Size Fits All
1998
dress seller
Porn... It's a Living
1998
Self
Eyes of Desire
1998
Editor
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality
1997
Self
Candida Royalle's The Gift
1997
Director
Blue Vanities 257
1995
(archive footage)
Sensual Escape
1988
Person in Restaurant
Forbidden Worlds
1988
Third Female (archive footage)
Legends of Porn
1987
(archive footage)
Babes in Joyland
1987
Prudish Store Clerk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rites of Passion
1987
Executive Producer
Sex Appeal
1986
Hooker