Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo started her career as a valletta 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]
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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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) |
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