Candy Moore (born August 26, 1947) is an American actress from
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's popula ...
. Moore attended UCLA School of Theatre Arts. Moore began her career appearing on television series such as ''
Leave It to Beaver''
[ and '' Letter to Loretta''. In 1962, she was cast as ]Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...
's daughter Chris Carmichael on ''The Lucy Show
''The Lucy Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to '' I Love Lucy''. A significant change in cast and premise for the fourth season (1965–1966) divides the program into two distin ...
''. 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
''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary ...
'',[ five of which as Angie Quinn, the girlfriend of series character Jeff Stone (]Paul Petersen
William Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist, and activist.
Petersen first rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on ''The Donna Reed Show'', and transitioned to a singing career in the 19 ...
).
Career
In 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
''The Loretta Young Show'' (originally known as ''Letter to Loretta'') is an American anthology drama television series broadcast on Sunday nights from September 2, 1953, to June 4, 1961, on NBC for a total of 165 episodes. The series was hoste ...
'' and ''Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...
''.
In 1961–1962, she portrayed Gillian Favor in two episodes of '' Rawhide''. She also appeared in the first season of ''My Three Sons
''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chroni ...
'' as a hiker in the 1961 episode "Fire Watch" (ep. 36).
Moore also starred in a television pilot
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie), in United States television, is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell a show to a television network or other dis ...
titled ''Time Out for Ginger'', which aired on CBS on September 18, 1962. However, it didn't sell.
Moore has also appeared in films such as ''Raging Bull
''Raging Bull'' is a 1980 American Biographical film, biographical Sports film, sports Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik ...
'', '' The Night of the Grizzly'', '' Tomboy and the Champ'', and '' Lunch Wagon''.[The New York Times]
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Candy Moore, the model and actress who appeared in the 1981 television series '' Lunch Wagon'', is often confused with an actress of the same name who starred in ''The Lucy Show
''The Lucy Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to '' I Love Lucy''. A significant change in cast and premise for the fourth season (1965–1966) divides the program into two distin ...
'' and married actor Paul Gleason
Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as ''All My Children'' and films such as '' The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Di ...
. The case of incorrect identity is pervasive throughout the Internet, having the ''Lucy Show'' actress often linked to, and credited with, the work of the model found on the Cars' album. The Candy Moore from the cover of the ''Candy-O'' album can also be found wearing a red shirt on the cover of Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...
' album '' Street Songs'', and on subsequent sleeves for his singles such as "Ghetto Life
''Ghetto Life'' is the second album from Jamaican reggae musician Jah Cure. It was released in 2003 and includes contributions from Sizzla and Jah Mason.
Track listing
# Every Song I Sing
# King in This Jungle featuring Sizzla
# Western Region ...
". Other shots of the model during the ''Candy-O'' cover shoot, can be found in a video interview with David Robinson.
Up to 2019, she taught English at the East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy Magnet at Esteban E. Torres High School
Esteban Torres High School is a public high school, it opened in 2010 in East Los Angeles, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, California.
History
The school was originally known as East Los Angeles Area High School #2. In 2006 the s ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Candy Moore posing with album cover
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1947 births
Living people
People from Maplewood, New Jersey
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
Actresses from New Jersey
21st-century American women