Candice Daly
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Candice Mia Daly was an American
film and television actress. In the late 1980s and early 1990s she starred in a number of B-movie
s and cult film
s such as After Death
(1988) and Liquid Dreams
(1991). She was at one time was engaged to one of her co-stars Brent Huff.. Perhaps the role which garnered her the widest audience was psychotic Veronica Landers
on American soap opera
The Young and the Restless
from 1997 to 1998.
Work was scarce for Daly after she left The Young and the Restless, and she was found dead in a rundown Los Angeles apartment on December 14, 2004. The cause of death was listed as unknown even though drug abuse was suspected, but her boyfriend stated that he believes that she was a victim of foul play.
United States
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film and television actress. In the late 1980s and early 1990s she starred in a number of B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s and cult film
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
s such as After Death
After Death
After Death is an Italian zombie movie made during the height of the zombie craze. Released in the United States under the title Zombie 4: After Death and in the United Kingdom as Zombie Flesh Eaters 3, the movie has no connections to the other official or unofficial Zombi films...
(1988) and Liquid Dreams
Liquid Dreams
Liquid Dreams is 1991 American erotic thriller starring Candice Daly. Liquid Dreams has some cult film buzz, mainly due to the movie's slight comparisons to the 1983 film Videodrome....
(1991). She was at one time was engaged to one of her co-stars Brent Huff.. Perhaps the role which garnered her the widest audience was psychotic Veronica Landers
Veronica Landers
Veronica Martin Landers is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role was originally played from November 1996 to the summer of 1997 by Tracy Lindsey Melchior, who was replaced after a handful of episodes by the late Candice Daly, who played the part until...
on American soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
from 1997 to 1998.
Work was scarce for Daly after she left The Young and the Restless, and she was found dead in a rundown Los Angeles apartment on December 14, 2004. The cause of death was listed as unknown even though drug abuse was suspected, but her boyfriend stated that he believes that she was a victim of foul play.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film) Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 dance film starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, directed by Alan Metter.It resembles the style of Footloose and Flashdance. For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, USA Network, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film... |
Girl in Hallway | |
| 1986 | Hell Hunters | Ally | Alternative title: Rage to Kill |
| 1988 | After Death | Jenny | Alternative title: Zombie 4: After Death |
| 1991 | Liquid Dreams | Eve Black | |
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Melissa | |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Wendy/Teresa Lazarre | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Cover Up | Television movie | |
| Hotel Hotel (TV series) Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty.... |
Woman | 1 episode | |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness | Uncredited Television movie |
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| 1997–1998 | The Young and the Restless | Veronica Landers | Unknown episodes |
| 1998 | Winnetous Rückkehr | Mary | Television movie |