Candace Lee Klaasen (born August 26, 1947), better known as Candy Moore, is an American actress from Maplewood, New Jersey.[1] Moore attended UCLA School of Theatre Arts. Moore began her career appearing on television series such as Leave It to Beaver[2] and Letter to Loretta. In 1962, she was cast as Lucille Ball's daughter Chris Carmichael on The Lucy Show. Moore remained a regular on The Lucy Show through the end of the 1964–1965 season after which the premise of the show was retooled and most of the supporting cast was written out. Moore also appeared nine times on The Donna Reed Show,[2] five of which as Angie Quinn, the girlfriend of series character Jeff Stone (Paul Petersen).
Candy Moore | |
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 Cast of The Lucy Show during its first three seasons: Candy Moore (in back); front, L-R: Jimmy Garrett, Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, and Ralph Hart (1962) | |
| Born | Candace Lee Klaasen August 26, 1947 Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | UCLA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1967 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editIn 1959–1960, she appeared in two episodes of the second season of One Step Beyond, as Carolyn Peters in "Forked Lightning" (ep. 9), and as Callie Wylie in "Goodbye Grandpa" (ep. 38).
In 1961, she played Margie Manners, the kitchen seductress of Wally Cleaver, in the Leave It To Beaver episode "Mother's Helper" (S4:E23). That same year she also acted in one episode each of The Loretta Young Show and Wagon Train.
In 1961–1962, she portrayed Gillian Favor in two episodes of Rawhide. She also appeared in the first season of My Three Sons as a hiker in the 1961 episode "Fire Watch" (ep. 36).
Moore also starred in a television pilot titled Time Out for Ginger, which aired on CBS on September 18, 1962. However, it didn't sell.[3]
Moore has also appeared in films such as Raging Bull, The Night of the Grizzly, Tomboy and the Champ, and Lunch Wagon.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Tomboy and the Champ | Tommy Jo | ||
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Girl at Blue Lagoon Bar | ||
| 1966 | The Night of the Grizzly | Meg | ||
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Linda | ||
| 1981 | Lunch Wagon | Diedre |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Callie Wylie / Carolyn Peters | 2 Episodes, including: 'Forked Lightening ', (Nov. 17, '59). | |
| 1961 | Leave It to Beaver | Margie Manners | Episode: "Mother's Helper" | |
| The Loretta Young Show | Love | Episode: "The Forbidden Guests" | ||
| Wagon Train | Sue Ellison | Episode: "Wagon to Fort Anderson | ||
| My Three Sons | Shirley | Episode: "Fire Watch" | ||
| Shannon | Donna Humphrey | Episode: "The Embezzler's Daughter" | ||
| 1961 | Rawhide | Gillian Favor | S3:E15, "Incident of the Fish Out of Water" | |
| 1962 | Rawhide | Gillian Favor | ||
| 1961–66 | The Donna Reed Show | Angie / Bernice / Bebe / Bebe Barnes | 10 episodes | |
| 1962 | Bachelor Father | Phyllis Hartzell | Episode: "Bentley Goes to Bat" | |
| The Comedy Spot | Ginger Carol | Episode: "Time Out for Ginger" | ||
| 1962–65 | The Lucy Show | Chris Carmichael | 39 episodes | |
| 1967 | Dream Girl of '67 | Herself | Fashion hostess; 5 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Leonard, Vince. "A 'Little Lucy'... Kind Of", The Pittsburgh Press, November 29, 1964. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Candy lives with her parents in North Hollywood. Born in Maplewood, N. J., Aug. 26, 1947, Candy started modeling in New York when she was 5. At 7, she was already doing television commercials."
- ^ a b c The New York Times
- ^ "TV Pilot: Time Out for Ginger".
External links
edit- Candy Moore at IMDb