Dalila Di Lazzaro (born 29 January 1953) is an Italian model, actress and writer.
Life and career
Born in
Udine
Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...
, Di Lazzaro started as a fashion model and was the subject of famous photographers such as
Andy Warhol
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. She then gained attention in the tabloid press as a supposed relative of
Sophia Loren
Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...
and even a potential rival in love.
Between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s Di Lazzaro worked in notable films with directors such as
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Career
Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...
,
Luigi Comencini
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,
Florestano Vancini
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He directed over 20 films since 1960. His 1966 film '' Le stagioni del nostro amore'', starring Enrico Maria Salerno, was entered into t ...
,
Alberto Sordi
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Early life
Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...
,
Dario Argento
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,
Klaus Kinski
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and
Jacques Deray
Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud; 19 February 1929 – 9 August 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.
Biography
Born Jacques Desrayaud in Lyon, France, in 1 ...
, then focused primarily on television. In 1983 she refused the role of Domino, later played by
Kim Basinger
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, in '' Never Say Never Again''.
Her last role in a movie was in 2015 in ''80 Voglia di te'', directed by Andrea Vialardi.
She considers herself Roman Catholic.
Partial filmography
*1972: ''
It Can Be Done Amigo
''It Can Be Done Amigo'' (Italian: ''Si può fare... amigo'') is a 1972 Spanish / Italian / French film directed by Maurizio Lucidi.
The film is also known as ''Saddle Tramps'' (English title in Canada)
Plot summary
Coburn is pursued by the gu ...
''
*1972: '' Il sindacalista'' - Girl at New Year's Eve party (uncredited)
*1972: ''
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
''Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key'' ( it, Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The picture stars Edwige Fenech, Luigi Pistilli, and Anita Strindberg. ...
'' - Stripper (uncredited)
*1972: ''
The Scientific Cardplayer
''The Scientific Cardplayer'', also known as ''The Scopone Game'' ( it, Lo scopone scientifico), is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. The screenplay was written by Rodolfo Sonego.
Plot
An aging and wealthy American w ...
'' - Nurse (uncredited)
*1972: '' Frankenstein 80'' - Sonia
*1973: ''Canterbury n° 2 - Nuove storie d'amore del '300'' - Blonde Girl on the Beach (uncredited)
*1973: ''Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!'' - Granduchessa Olimpia
*1973: '' Andy Warhol's Frankenstein'' - Female Monster
*1974: '' The Beast'' - Magda
*1975: '' Sex Pot'' - Anna Chino
*1975: '' Night Train Murders'' - Nurse Pauline (uncredited)
*1976: ''
Oh, Serafina!
''Oh, Serafina!'' is a 1976 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada.
It is strictly based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Fred Bongusto was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score.
Cast ...
'' - Serafina Vitali
*1976: ''
L'Italia s'è rotta
''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.
Plot
The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...
'' - Domenica Chiaregato
*1977: ''
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
''Three Tigers Against Three Tigers'' ( it, Tre tigri contro tre tigri) is a 1977 comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci and Steno. It consists of three segments.
Plot
Cast
; First Segment
** Renato Pozzetto as Don Cimbolano
** Cochi Pon ...
'' - La Contessa
*1977: '' The Cat'' - Wanda Yukovich
*1978: ''
The Pyjama Girl Case
''La ragazza dal pigiama giallo'' (Italian for ''The Girl in the Yellow Pyjamas'') is a 1977 Italian giallo film directed by Flavio Mogherini, distributed internationally as ''The Pyjama Girl Case''.
Film information
The film is based on a real ...
'' - Glenda Blythe
*1978: ''The Last Romantic Lover'' - Dalila Di Lazzaro, la star
*1979: '' Mimi'' - Therese
*1980: ''Stark System'' - Lauda
*1980: ''
The Blue-Eyed Bandit
''Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri'' (internationally released as ''The Blue-Eyed Bandit'') is a 1980 Italian "poliziottesco" film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti. It marked the film debut of Fabrizio Bentivoglio.
Plot
Renzo Dominici ...
'' - Stella
*1980: ''
Voltati Eugenio
''Voltati Eugenio'' (internationally released as ''Eugenio'' and ''Turn Around Eugenio'') is a 1980 Italian comedy drama film by Luigi Comencini.
It entered the 37th Venice International Film Festival. The film won the David di Donatello for b ...
'' - Fernanda
*1980: ''
Three Men to Kill
''Three Men to Kill'' (French: ''Trois hommes à abattre'') is a French crime film released in 1980, directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon with Dalila Di Lazzaro. The screenplay is written by Jacques Deray, Alain Delon and Christopher ...
'' - Béa
*1981: ''
Quando la coppia scoppia
''Quando la coppia scoppia'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It reproposes the couple formed by Enrico Montesano and Claude Brasseur, who had successfully starred in the two years older comedy film '' Aragosta a colazione''.
...
'' - Angela - Enrico's wife
*1981: ''Prima che sia troppo presto'' - Janet D'Angelo
*1982: ''Una di troppo'' - Andrea Cooper
*1982: ''Miss Right'' - Art Student
*1984: ''
Everybody in Jail
''Tutti dentro'', internationally released as ''Everybody in Jail'', is a 1984 Italian comedy film written, starred and directed by Alberto Sordi. The main character, a hyperactive, vain and logorrheic judge, is referred as one of the most famous f ...
'' - Singer Iris Del Monte
*1985: ''
Phenomena
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'' - Headmistress
*1985: ''Killer contro killers'' - Cherry
*1987: ''Sicilian Connection'' - Secretary
*1989: '' Paganini'' - Helene von Feuerbach
*1989: ''Spogliando Valeria'' - Eva
*1990: '' Breath of Life'' - Teresa
*1990: ''Alcune signore per bene'' - Allegra
*1991: ''Strepitosamente... flop'' - Carla
*1991: '' L'ulivo e l'alloro''
*1992: '' Dov'era lei a quell'ora?'' - Lucia
*1993: ''Rose rosse per una squillo''
*1998: ''Kidnapping - La sfida'' (TV Movie) - Avvocato Iorio
*1998: ''Mashamal - ritorno al deserto'' - Veruska
*2013: ''
The Fifth Wheel
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'' - Signora veneta
*2015: ''80 Voglia di te'' - (final film role)