Candace Kroslak

Kroslak was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, of Slovak descent.Before Ocean Ave., Kroslak appeared in the movies Demonicus, Planet of the Apes and Soul Survivors. In the last few years, she has had guest roles on television series such as CSI: Miami, What About Brian, Shark, Las Vegas, How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs. Most recently, she played Brandy in the 2006 direct to video movie American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile. In 2011 she appeared on Days of Our Lives for 12 episodes and appeared in Take Me Home Tonight alongside Topher Grace, Chris Pratt, Anna Faris and Teresa Palmer. She also appeared on the cover of the April 2011 and 2013 issue covers of Runner's World magazine. Candace was a model at Wilhelmina Modeling Agency worldwide but retired in 2012 after going back to school to earn her Masters in Spiritual Psychology. She creates and teaches many online courses, does worldwide coaching, YouTube, podcast and hosts retreats. She is an author and also writes for many blogs and publications. After getting married in 2013 she changed her name to Candace van Dell. She has since divorced in 2021 but keeps the name for professional reasons.