# Candy Moore
**Candy Moore** (born Candace Lee Klaasen, 1947) is an American retired actress from Maplewood, New Jersey, best known for playing Chris Carmichael, the teenage daughter of [Lucille Ball](https://www.edgepedia.org/lucille-ball)'s character, on the CBS sitcom *The Lucy Show* in its first three seasons.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/candy-moore/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/) She also appeared repeatedly on *[The Donna Reed Show](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-donna-reed-show)* and in the films *Tomboy and the Champ* (1961), *[The Night of the Grizzly](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-night-of-the-grizzly)* (1966), *Raging Bull* (1980), and *Lunch Wagon* (1981).[3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/) She left acting in the early 1980s and became a high school English teacher in East Los Angeles.[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth name and place | Candace Lee Klaasen, born 1947 in Maplewood, New Jersey[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/) |
| Signature role | Chris Carmichael, Lucy Carmichael's daughter on *The Lucy Show* (CBS, 1962–1968), a regular through the end of the 1964–1965 season[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/candy-moore/) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/candy-moore/umc.cpc.1ngba6umhtddlmecottxr45c5) |
| Other television | Ten episodes of *The Donna Reed Show* as Angie, Bebe, and Bernice; guest roles on *Leave It to Beaver*, *Rawhide*, *Wagon Train*, *My Three Sons*, and *Bachelor Father*[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html) • [3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/) |
| Films | *Tomboy and the Champ* (1961, as Tommy Jo), *The Night of the Grizzly* (1966, as Meg), *Raging Bull* (1980, as Linda), *Lunch Wagon* (1981, as Diedre)[3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/) |
| Marriage | Married actor Paul Gleason in 1971; divorced 1978; one daughter, Shannon Gleason[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/) |
| After acting | Retired in the early 1980s; became a journalist and author and taught English at the East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy Magnet at Esteban E. Torres High School[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html) • [6](https://everythinglucy.youns.com/candy-moore.html) |
## Early career
Moore's first screen work came in guest roles on late-1950s and early-1960s television. She appeared in two episodes of *Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond*, and in single episodes of *The Loretta Young Show* and *Leave It to Beaver*, where she played Margie Manners.[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html) • [1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/candy-moore/) In 1961 she made her feature film debut in the lead role of Tommy Jo in *Tomboy and the Champ*, and the same year appeared in episodes of *Wagon Train*, *My Three Sons*, and *Rawhide*.[7](https://tvnewfrontier.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-donna-reed-show-1962.html) She also appeared in the first season of *My Three Sons* and in *Bachelor Father*.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/candy-moore/)
Her first appearances as Angie Quinn, the girlfriend of Jeff Stone ([Paul Petersen](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-petersen)) on *The Donna Reed Show*, came in 1961, and she returned to the series several more times in 1962 and later, playing the characters Angie, Bebe, and Bernice across her appearances.[7](https://tvnewfrontier.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-donna-reed-show-1962.html) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html)
## The Lucy Show
*The Lucy Show* debuted on CBS on October 1, 1962, casting Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a widow raising two children, Chris (Moore) and Jerry (Jimmy Garrett), who lived together in a New York suburban home alongside Lucy's divorced friend Vivian Bagley ([Vivian Vance](https://www.edgepedia.org/vivian-vance)) and that friend's son Sherman (Ralph Hart).[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore) • [9](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lucy-show-the) Ball's real-life daughter, [Lucie Arnaz](https://www.edgepedia.org/lucie-arnaz), had a recurring role as Cynthia, a friend of Moore's character.[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore)
**Departure from the show.** Moore remained a regular through the end of the 1964–1965 season, after which the premise of the show was retooled and most of the supporting cast, including Moore, was written out.[5](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/candy-moore/umc.cpc.1ngba6umhtddlmecottxr45c5) In the story, Chris went away to college; while her on-screen brother Jerry made two cameo appearances in the fourth season, Chris was never seen again.[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore) Episode listings credit her with appearances throughout the first season, beginning with "Lucy Waits Up for Chris" on October 1, 1962.[10](https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/871929/the-lucy-show-chris-carmichael)
**Recording deal.** Weeks after the premiere, a Billboard notice reported that Sable Records had signed Moore, and a month later Cashbox reviewed her single "It's Your Turn Now," noting that the 15-year-old actress "can benefit some from her TV exposure."[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore)
## Later film work
After *The Lucy Show*, Moore acted sporadically. She appeared in the western *The Night of the Grizzly* (1966) as Meg, and in the 1980s took two film roles: Linda in Martin Scorsese's *Raging Bull* (1980) and Diedre in *Lunch Wagon* (1981), co-starring with model and actress Pamela Jean Bryant.[3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html) *Lunch Wagon* is generally listed as her final acting role.[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore) She also appeared as herself, as a fashion hostess, on the 1967 series *Dream Girl of '67*.[3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/)
## The Candy-O confusion
A photo of a model named Candy Moore, sprawled across the hood of a Ferrari 365 GTC/4, was painted by [Alberto Vargas](https://www.edgepedia.org/alberto-vargas) for the cover of [The Cars](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-cars)' 1979 album *Candy-O*. For years the model was rumored to be, and was sometimes credited as, the former *Lucy Show* actress; her own IMDb biography long carried the claim that the photo "became the inspiration for The Cars 'Candy-O' album cover."[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/) In 2020, The Cars' lead guitarist [Elliot Easton](https://www.edgepedia.org/elliot-easton) posted the album cover next to the model's photo from a Pro-Trac tire advertisement and wrote, "This is Candy Moore. Candy Moore is Candy-O," identifying a different person who happens to share the actress's stage name.[8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore) Accounts of the photo shoot describe the model as a substitute who later appeared in *Lunch Wagon*, and note that even IMDb once conflated the two women before correcting the entry.[11](https://nihilistnotes.blogspot.com/2022/07/meconium.html)
## Personal life and later career
Moore married actor [Paul Gleason](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-gleason), later known for roles including Vice Principal Richard Vernon in *The Breakfast Club*, in 1971; the marriage ended in divorce in 1978, and they had a daughter, Shannon Gleason.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/) • [8](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore) After retiring from acting in the early 1980s she became a high school English teacher in East Los Angeles, and accounts describe her as working as a journalist and author while teaching at the East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy Magnet at Esteban E. Torres [High School](https://www.edgepedia.org/high-school).[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html) • [6](https://everythinglucy.youns.com/candy-moore.html) She was profiled in the 2016 book *X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?* by [Kathy Garver](https://www.edgepedia.org/kathy-garver) and Fred Ascher.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/)
## References
1. [Candy Moore, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/candy-moore/)
2. [Candy Moore Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600993/bio/)
3. [Candy Moore List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/candy-moore/credits/3000226808/)
4. [Candy Moore – Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/candy-moore.html)
5. [Candy Moore Movies and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/candy-moore/umc.cpc.1ngba6umhtddlmecottxr45c5)
6. [Candy Moore biography, Everything Lucy](https://everythinglucy.youns.com/candy-moore.html)
7. [Television's New Frontier: The Donna Reed Show (1962)](https://tvnewfrontier.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-donna-reed-show-1962.html)
8. [64 Years Ago Today, 'The Lucy Show' Premiered on CBS; Whatever Happened to Candy Moore?, Parade](https://parade.com/entertainment/64-years-ago-today-the-lucy-show-premiered-on-cbs-whatever-happened-to-lucille-balls-first-tv-daughter-candy-moore)
9. [Lucy Show, The, Television Academy Interviews](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lucy-show-the)
10. [Chris Carmichael – The Lucy Show, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/871929/the-lucy-show-chris-carmichael)
11. [Romantic Nihilist Notes: Meconium (Candy-O photo shoot)](https://nihilistnotes.blogspot.com/2022/07/meconium.html)
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