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Home/People/Candace Hilligoss
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Born
Aug 14, 1935
Age 90
Place of Birth
Huron, South Dakota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

Candace Hilligoss

Acting

Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Candace Hilligoss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
exposer poster

exposer

as Mary Henry
2022
South of Hell Mountain poster

South of Hell Mountain

as Helen (uncredited)
1971
The Curse of the Living Corpse poster

The Curse of the Living Corpse

as Deborah Benson
1964
Carnival of Souls poster

Carnival of Souls

as Mary Henry
1962