Candace Hilligoss

Candace Hilligoss

Born: August 14, 1935
in Huron, South Dakota, USA
Candace Hilligoss (born August 14, 1935, Huron, South Dakota) is an American actress.

After three years at the University of Iowa, she came to New York City to study acting at the American Theatre Wing and made her professional debut in summer stock in Pennsylvania. She acted at the Cape Cod Playhouse, appeared in a touring production of Idiot's Delight with Nina Foch, performed in television programs produced in New York, and danced at the Copacabana nightclub.

She is best-known for her portrayal of Mary Henry, a church organist haunted by specters, in Carnival of Souls (1962), a low-budget horror film that has developed a cult following. She also appeared in The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964).

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Movies for Candace Hilligoss...

exposer
Title: exposer
Character: Mary Henry
Released: February 2, 2022
Type: Movie
A man battling drug addiction is stalked by an ominous masked photographer.
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Title: Creature Features
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 2016
Type: TV
"Creature Features" see a has-been rock star Vincent Van Dahl hosts horror films in his haunted mansion with the help of his stalwart butler Mr. Livingston and quixotic housemate Tangella.
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Horrible Horror
Title: Horrible Horror
Character: Mary Henry in 'Carnival of Souls'
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A collection of trailers and previews from various low-budget horror films of the '50s and '60s.
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South of Hell Mountain
Title: South of Hell Mountain
Character: Helen (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
After planning to only rob a gold mine, an outlaw and his two sons end up killing all of the miners. While fleeing to Canada, they stop at a small cabin in the woods where they find a woman and her stepdaughter living together. What happens afterward is told through the memories of the step-daughter, now a patient locked away in a mental hospital.
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The Curse of the Living Corpse
Title: The Curse of the Living Corpse
Character: Deborah Benson
Released: May 1, 1964
Type: Movie
The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive because he suffers from a rare condition that causes him, at times, to appear lifeless. So, when he dies, his relatives learn that his will stipulates that nobody will see a penny unless they follow a strict set of orders which would allow for him to "return from the dead." When the relations refuse to comply with his wishes, he returns from the grave and proceeds to exact his revenge on his insubordinate kin, killing each of them in precisely the ways they most fear.
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Carnival of Souls
Title: Carnival of Souls
Character: Mary Henry
Released: November 2, 1962
Type: Movie
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.
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Title: Naked City
Character: Mrs. Harris
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: TV
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.