Candice Earley

Who is Candice Earley?

Candice Jean Earley is an American actress.

Earley was born in Fort Hood, Texas to Harold and Jean Earley. While she had Broadway roles in "Hair" and "Grease", she is most famous for her role as Donna Beck Tyler Cortlandt Sago Tyler on the soap opera All My Children, a role she played from 1976 to 1992. Donna was originally a troubled youth, who was a runaway and a prostitute who had been sterilized and beaten up by her pimp, and was only slated to be a short-term role.

Earley's portrayal proved popular with viewers, and won an award for Most Exciting New Actress in the first annual Soapies held in 1977. Over time, the character of Donna grew into a mature woman with a gift for singing. Earley was written out of the show in 1992.