Candy Moore
Candy Moore (born August 26, 1947) 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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Born | Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. | August 26, 1947
Education | UCLA |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1959–1967; 1980–1981 |
Spouse(s) | Paul Gleason (m. 1971–1978; divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Background

In 1960, she played Callie Wylie in an episode of One Step Beyond titled "Goodbye Grandpa". She also made a memorable impression playing Margie Manners, the kitchen seductress of Wally Cleaver, in “Leave It To Beaver” episode “Mother's Helper"
In 1961–1962, she portrayed the part of Gillian Favor in two episodes of Rawhide. She also appeared in My Three Sons as a hiker in the 1961 episode "Fire Watch".
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]
In 1979, 32-year old Moore was Alberto Vargas' model for the cover of The Cars album Candy-O.[4][5]
Up to 2019, she taught English at the East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy Magnet at Esteban E. Torres High School.[6][7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1961 | Tomboy and the Champ | Tommy Jo | ||
1966 | The Night of the Grizzly | Meg | ||
1980 | Raging Bull | Linda | ||
1981 | Lunch Wagon | Diedre | ||
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1959–60 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Callie Wylie / Carolyn Peters | 2 Episodes | |
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" | ||
1961–62 | Rawhide | Gillian Favor | 2 Episodes | |
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
- 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."
- The New York Times
- "TV Pilot: Time Out for Ginger".
- Scott, Grant; Miles, Barry; Morgan, Johnny (October 1, 2005). The Greatest Album Covers Of All Time. Collins & Brown. p. 96. ISBN 978-1843403012.
- Angus, Jame (April 4, 2020). "Candy-O". The Cavender Diary. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "Candy Moore". everything lucy. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "English". East Los Angeles Performing Arts Magnet. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2021.