Candace Glendenning (born 9 August 1953) is a retired English actress, known for her work in the horror film genre in the 1970s as a "

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". She also had a career in British television throughout the late 60s to early 80s.

Career

Glendenning began her career as a

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in 1968 and made her final feature film appearance in the 1976 independent horror film, '' Satan's Slave''. This turned out to be her biggest starring role, an independent and spirited young woman who, having been orphaned in a car accident, is taken in by

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relatives who intend to use her as a human sacrifice. Glendenning's performance was well received by critics, but the film itself garnered mixed reviews and failed to turn a profit. She continued to steadily work in television roles throughout the 1970s. In 1980, she appeared on five episodes of the BBC series ''Flesh and Blood'', in which she played an elegant

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. She was also reunited with

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, who had played her father in ''

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'' nearly ten years before. Glendenning's last role was a guest spot in a 1983 episode of the medical drama series, ''Angels''.

Filmography

*'' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) as Schoolgirl *''

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'' (1971) as Stone Girl *''

'' (1971) as Maria *''

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'' (1972) as Penelope "Penny" Read *''

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'' (1972) as Sarah *'' Diamonds on Wheels'' (1974) as Elizabeth *'' Satan's Slave'' (1976) as Catherine York

Television appearances

*'' The Tyrant King'' (6 episodes, 1968) *'' The Expert'' (1 episode, 1971) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1972) *'' The Strauss Family'' (1 episode, 1972) *''

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'' (2 episodes, 1972–73) *''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'' (1 episode, 1975) *''

Looking For Clancy Looking for Clancy was a 1975 television serial broadcast on BBC2. Based on Frederic Mullally's 1971 novel ''Clancy'', it was dramatised in five parts by Jack Pulman and starred Robert Powell, Keith Drinkel and T. P. McKenna. Produced by Ric ...

'' (1 episode, 1975) *''

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'' (3 episodes, 1974) *''Ten from the Twenties'' (1 episode, 1975) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1976) *''

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'' (2 episodes, 1976) *''

Ripping Yarns ''Ripping Yarns'' is a British television adventure comedy anthology series. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame and transmitted on BBC 2. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two se ...

'' (1 episode, 1977) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1977) *''

Blake's 7 ''Blake's 7'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, prod ...

'' (1 episode, 1979) *''Flesh and Blood'' (6 episodes, 1980–82) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1982)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glendenning, Candace 1953 births Living people Actresses from London English child actresses English film actresses English television actresses