Candida Raymond (1950 – ) was an Australian actress, most prominent in film and television during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Early life and career Raymond was born in Sydney in 1950 and attended St Ives High School.
As a teenager she played small guest roles in Australian television soap operas and TV series including Skippy (1969) and Riptide (1969). She also appeared in stage revues.
She attended NIDA in a class that included John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes and Grigor Taylor.
In mid-1973, she played Jill Sheridan in Number 96. Her character was presented as a sex symbol in what was considered an adults only TV show, ultimately involving her in several controversial nude sequences. She then played a regular character in Class of '74.
In 1975, Raymond was a regular in a comic skit segment titled "The Checkout Chicks" which in turn was part of The Norman Gunston Show (1975).
She also appeared in a number of feature films, including Alvin Rides Again (1974), the attractive artist Kerry in Don's Party (1976), A Viennese school teacher in The Getting of Wisdom (1977), Money Movers (1978), The Journalist (1979), Freedom (1982) and Monkey Grip (1982).
In 1977 she appeared on The Zodiac Girls, a talk show about astrology.
She was also in stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show and Play It Again, Sam. As both actress and storyline writer, she played a Jewish escapee of Europe in the WWII based TV series The Sullivans (1980).
In 1981, she played imprisoned journalist Sandra Hamilton in the TV series Prisoner. That year she said she hoped to write and produce a feature.
In 1985, Raymond was involved in filming two television mini-series simultaneously in two different cities. In Sydney she filmed Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe and in Melbourne she was involved in The Great Bookie Robbery which was released in 1986. She also starred in the ABC telefilm Breaking Up, playing a 30-something mother-of-two going through a marriage break-up. For this role, she later won an Australian Film Institute Award as best actress in a tele-movie or mini-series.
Through the 1980s and 1990s, Raymond was active as a voice artist for radio and television and occasionally appeared in dramatised educational films.
Later career Raymond's last feature film role was as a French-Vietnamese brothel madam in the action film A Case of Honor (1989), which was filmed on location in the Philippines.
She appeared as herself in the feature documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008), where she was interviewed about women in Australian films of the 1970s.
Personal life and death Raymond lived near Bowral. She was the sister of actress Victoria Raymond also of Number 96 fame as the second actress to play Bev Houghton after Abigail left the role. Raymond was active in animal rights, writing and occasionally participating in local theatre and music events.
On 1 January 2026, it was announced that Raymond had died at the age of 75.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1972Shirley Thompson Versus the AliensGang memberFeature film1974Alvin Rides AgainGirl in officeTim Burstall Feature film1976Don's PartyKerryBruce Beresford Feature film1977Miss ZielinskiBruce Beresford Feature film1978Money MoversMindel SeagersBruce Beresford Feature film1979SunshineFeature film1982FreedomAnnieFeature film1982Monkey GripLillianFeature film1989Charlene 'Charlie' DelibesFeature film, Philippines2008Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!HerselfFeature film documentary
Television Year Title Role Type1969RiptideTeenage GirlTV series, 1 episode: "Jump High, Land Easy"1969SkippyGeorgieTV series, 1 episode: "Plain Jane"1971Matlock PoliceHeleneTV series, 1 episode: "The Gypsies"1972Division 4JulieTV series, 1 episode: "Birds of a Feather"1973Number 96Jill SheridanTV series, 24 episodes Series regular in recurring role1978Class of '74unknown role1974Silent NumberEdyTV series, 1 episode: "Day Cruise"1975The Norman Gunston ShowThe Checkout Chicks sketchABC TV series, 6 episodes Regular role1977BlueySusan MartinTV series, Episode 34: "Lonely Ordeal"1977Young RamsayApril KentTV series Episode 3: "A Kid Is a Kid"1978Chopper SquadLindyTV series, Episode 26: "Long Weekend"1978–83Cop ShopSally Pitman, Beth Harrison, Lynn BettsTV series, 4 episodes Episodes: "1.148", "1.215", "1.216", "1.463"1978The Zodiac Girlsunknown roleTV pilot1979MegTV film1980RacheleTV series - 6 episodes1980Kingswood CountryFiona BeaumontTV series, 1 episode: "The Shares of the Fisherman"1981Cornflakes for TeaRobin HartTV film1981PrisonerSandra HamiltonTV series, 8 episodes Guest role1982MPSIBKuan SadlerABC TV series, 1 episode: "Death of a Ghost"1985Breaking Up ABC TV movie1985Winners - The Other Facts of LifeJeanTV film series1986Shout! The Story of Johnny O'KeefeMaureen O'KeefeTV miniseries, 2 episodes1986Sonya ReynoldsTV miniseries, 3 episodes1986SachaTV film1988Hey Dad..!Felicity Simpson-GreenTV series, episode: "The Love Triangle"1988Joanne WrightTV series, 2 episodes: "Repeat Performance", "One Final Request"1989Rafferty's RulesJean RobbinsTV series, 1 episode: "The Plague"1995Sale of the Century: Battle of The TV ClassicsHerselfTV series, 1 episode2004Count Your Toes: The Making of 'Money MoversHerselfVideo2005Crashing the Party: The Making of 'Don's PartyHerselfVideo2006Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of WisdomHerselfVideo2008Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended ScenesHerselfVideo
Theatre Killara 360 Revue (1967) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1970) – Old Tote Blood Wedding (1970) – Old Tote Foursome (1975) – Seymour The Rocky Horror Show (1978) Sexual Perversity in Chicago (1980) – NimrodReview at The Bulletin
References
External links
Candy Raymond at the British Film Institute