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Lory Del Santo

Italian actress, model and television personality (born 1958)

Lory Del Santo
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Italian actress, model and television personality (born 1958)

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 (presenter's assistant) in the 1975 edition of Festivalbar. In the late-1970s, she got her first film roles, mainly in sexy comedy films, and in 1980 she represented Italy at the Miss Universe competition. 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.

Del Santo was a focus of gossip columns, mainly for her relationship with Eric Clapton (who dedicated the song "Lady of Verona" to her). 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 the Galleria apartment building in Manhattan. 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. In 2006, she wrote an autobiography, Piacere è una sfida.

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

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1977Ecco noi per esempioGirl at discoUncredited
1978Where Are You Going on Holiday?LuisaSegment: "Sarò tutta per te"
Geppo il folleFemale studentUncredited
1979Dear FatherParty guestCameo appearance
GardeniaLaura
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?Irma
Passione amore servizio completoLucy
Saturday, Sunday and FridayBabySegment: "Saturday"
The Great Alligator RiverJane
The Finzi Detective AgencyPierpaola Moser
A Dangerous ToyGirl at restaurantUncredited
1980I'm PhotogenicLoredana
DesideriaNaisse
Sunday LoversLorySegment: "Roma"
1981L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il lettoBattistoni's waitress
Bollenti spiritiLily
1982W la focaAndrea
La gorillaRuby
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
2006Vita SmeraldaHerselfCameo appearance
2013The Night ClubShort film; director

Television

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

References

References

  1. Bruno Ventavoli. (13 August 2007). "La vendetta sexy della perfida Lory". [[La Stampa]].
  2. Grasso, Aldo; Scaglioni, Massimo (1996 – 2003). "Del Santo, Loredana detta Lory". ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano. pp.187-8. {{ISBN. 881150466X.
  3. (12 December 2011). "Lory Del Santo: "Sembro svampita, ma penso. Clapton era una mummia"". [[Leggo]].
  4. (2003). "Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri". Gremese Editore.
  5. (9 July 2006). "Clapton's ex reveals lost love song". [[The Times]].
  6. (21 March 1991). "Eric Clapton's Son Killed in a 49-Story Fall". [[The New York Times]].
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