Lory Del Santo

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Lory Del Santo in 2007 in Milan

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

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Life and career

Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo started her career as a valletta  [ it ] 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, 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]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1977 Ecco noi per esempio Girl at discoUncredited
1978 Where Are You Going on Holiday? LuisaSegment: "Sarò tutta per te"
Geppo il folle Female studentUncredited
1979 Dear Father Party guestCameo appearance
Gardenia Laura
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? Irma
Passione amore servizio completoLucy
Saturday, Sunday and Friday BabySegment: "Saturday"
The Great Alligator River Jane
The Finzi Detective Agency Pierpaola Moser
A Dangerous Toy Girl at restaurantUncredited
1980 I'm Photogenic Loredana
DesideriaNaisse
Sunday Lovers LorySegment: "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?" HerselfCameo appearance
1985La donna giustaWoman in RomeUncredited
2006 Vita Smeralda HerselfCameo appearance
2013The Night ClubNoneShort film; director

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1975 Festivalbar 1975 Herself / Co-hostAnnual music festival
1980 Miss Universe 1980 Herself / ContestantBeauty contest
1981Tagli, ritagli e frattaglieHerself / Co-hostVariety show
1982 Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! HerselfTelevision film
1983–1988 Drive In VariousSketch comedy
2000 Ciao Darwin Herself / ContestantGame show (season 3)
2005 L'isola dei famosi Herself / ContestantReality show (season 3)
2006Herself / OpinionistReality show (season 4)
Saturday Night Live from Milano Herself / HostEpisode: "Lory Del Santo"
2009 La Fattoria Herself / ContestantReality show (season 4)
2010–2011Missione seduzioneHerself / HostDocu-reality
2014–2015My BodyguardHerself / JudgeReality show
2014–2017The LadyNoneCreator, director and writer; 37 episodes
2014–2023 Pomeriggio Cinque Herself / OpinionistTalk show
2016 Pechino Express Herself / ContestantReality show (season 5)
2017–2021Domenica LiveHerself / OpinionistTalk show
2018 Grande Fratello VIP Herself / ContestantReality show (season 3)

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