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Candace Hilligoss is a Actor American born on 14 august 1935 at Huron (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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Candace Hilligoss
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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Hilligoss was married to actor Nicolas Coster, with whom she had two children. They divorced in 1981.Usually with
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, 1h23Directed by Del Tenney
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Roy Scheider, Hugh Franklin, Candace Hilligoss, Del Tenney
Roles Deborah Benson
Rating53%
In 1892 New England, Rufus Sinclair suffers from catalepsy and lives in fear of being prematurely pronounced dead and buried alive. To prevent this, he leaves detailed instructions to the family and his staff in case he is believed to be dead. But when he is found seemingly dead one day, his greedy family--eager to claim their inheritance--have him quickly interred. Rufus leaves specific instructions on how to be buried...which are violated by all involved. The family lawyer, while reading the will, lets them all know they will die from what they fear most:
Carnival of Souls (1962)
, 1h24Directed by Herk Harvey
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Circus films, Ghost films
Actors Candace Hilligoss, Herk Harvey, Reza Badiyi
Roles Mary Henry
Rating69%
Mary Henry (Hilligoss) is riding in a car with two other young women when some men challenge them to a drag race. As they speed across a bridge, the women's car plunges over the side into the river. The police spend three hours dragging the murky, fast-running water without success. Mary miraculously surfaces, but she cannot remember how she survived.