Lory Del Santo

Lory Del Santo in 2007 in Milan

Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Life and career

Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo started her career as a valletta  [ it ] (presenter's assistant) in the 1975 edition of Festivalbar. ^{[1] [2] [3]} In the late-1970s, she got her first film roles, mainly in sexy comedy films, ^{[2] [4]} and in 1980 she represented Italy at the Miss Universe competition. ^[5] In the early-1980s, Del Santo became popular thanks to her participation in successful TV shows such as Antonio Ricci's Drive In and Renzo Arbore's Tagli, ritagli e frattaglie. ^{[1] [2]}

Del Santo was a focus of gossip columns, mainly for her relationship with Eric Clapton (who dedicated the song "Lady of Verona" to her). ^[6] While he was still married to Pattie Boyd, Clapton fathered a son with Lory, Conor, who was born on 21 August 1986. Conor died on 20 March 1991, at the age of four and a half, when he fell out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan apartment building. ^[7] The death of their son was the inspiration for Clapton's songs, "Tears in Heaven" and "Circus".

Starting from early 2000s, Del Santo has taken part in several Italian reality shows, winning the third season of L'isola dei famosi . ^[1] In 2006, she wrote an autobiography, Piacere è una sfida. ^[1]

In 2014, she released The Lady on her YouTube channel, a series known for its amateurish acting.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1977	Ecco noi per esempio	Girl at disco	Uncredited
1978	Where Are You Going on Holiday?	Luisa	Segment: "Sarò tutta per te"
	Geppo il folle	Female student	Uncredited
1979	Dear Father	Party guest	Cameo appearance
	Gardenia	Laura
	Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?	Irma
	Passione amore servizio completo	Lucy
	Saturday, Sunday and Friday	Baby	Segment: "Saturday"
	The Great Alligator River	Jane
	The Finzi Detective Agency	Pierpaola Moser
	A Dangerous Toy	Girl at restaurant	Uncredited
1980	I'm Photogenic	Loredana
	Desideria	Naisse
	Sunday Lovers	Lory	Segment: "Roma"
1981	L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto	Battistoni's waitress
	Bollenti spiriti	Lily
1982	W la foca	Andrea
	La gorilla	Ruby
1983	"FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?"	Herself	Cameo appearance
1985	La donna giusta	Woman in Rome	Uncredited
2006	Vita Smeralda	Herself	Cameo appearance
2013	The Night Club	None	Short film; director

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1975	Festivalbar 1975	Herself / Co-host	Annual music festival
1980	Miss Universe 1980	Herself / Contestant	Beauty contest
1981	Tagli, ritagli e frattaglie	Herself / Co-host	Variety show
1982	Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!	Herself	Television film
1983–1988	Drive In	Various	Sketch comedy
2000	Ciao Darwin	Herself / Contestant	Game show (season 3)
2005	L'isola dei famosi	Herself / Contestant	Reality show (season 3)
2006		Herself / Opinionist	Reality show (season 4)
	Saturday Night Live from Milano	Herself / Host	Episode: "Lory Del Santo"
2009	La Fattoria	Herself / Contestant	Reality show (season 4)
2010–2011	Missione seduzione	Herself / Host	Docu-reality
2014–2015	My Bodyguard	Herself / Judge	Reality show
2014–2017	The Lady	None	Creator, director and writer; 37 episodes
2014–2023	Pomeriggio Cinque	Herself / Opinionist	Talk show
2016	Pechino Express	Herself / Contestant	Reality show (season 5)
2017–2021	Domenica Live	Herself / Opinionist	Talk show
2018	Grande Fratello VIP	Herself / Contestant	Reality show (season 3)

References

1. Bruno Ventavoli (13 August 2007). "La vendetta sexy della perfida Lory". La Stampa . Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
2. Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo (1996 – 2003). "Del Santo, Loredana detta Lory". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano. pp.187-8. ISBN   881150466X.
3. "Lory Del Santo: "Sembro svampita, ma penso. Clapton era una mummia"". Leggo . 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
4. Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Del Santo, Lory". Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 104. ISBN   978-88-8440-214-1.
5. West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1980". Pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
6. "Clapton's ex reveals lost love song". The Times . 9 July 2006.
7. "Eric Clapton's Son Killed in a 49-Story Fall". The New York Times . 21 March 1991. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links

• Lory Del Santo at IMDb