Orchidea De Santis
Orchidea De Santis, pseudonym of Orchidea De Sanctis (Bari, December 20, 1948), is an Italian actress. Of Salento origins but born in Bari due to her father's work as an officer in the Navy, she moved with her family, who ran a hotel in the capital of Puglia, first to Gallipoli and then to Rome, following her sister who was sixteen years older. At the beginning she was also a singer and, later, a theater actress. She has ranged from cinema to radio, from theater to music, until arriving on television. From 2006 to 2013 she managed a blog. She collaborates with various animal rights and environmental associations. Active especially in the Seventies, she was an interpreter of the Italian sexy comedy, initially mainly in costume and with a Boccaccian setting. Her presence in Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno is curious, a film in which, for script needs, she was made up to appear ugly. In 1979, her film career came to an abrupt end following a serious injury on the set of Carlo Vanzina's film Arrivano i gatti when, due to an accidental fall into a trap door, she broke her elbow (which was later completely surgically reconstructed), risking permanent damage to her entire arm.
Filmography
Close Friends
as Elena
Close Friends
as Elena
Arrivano i gatti
as attrice del film erotico
Arrivano i gatti
as attrice del film erotico
Three Under the Sheets
as Rosita, la domestica (segment "Sabatto mattina")
Three Under the Sheets
as Rosita, la domestica (segment "Sabatto mattina")
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
as sorella di Vilma e Vera
Tanto va la gatta al lardo...
as sorella di Vilma e Vera
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
as Teresa, moglie di Toni
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo
as Teresa, moglie di Toni
L'appuntamento
as moglie del collega
L'appuntamento
as moglie del collega
Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito
as Doris
Il signor Ministro li pretese tutti e subito
as Doris
Under the Sheets
as Nurse Italia
Under the Sheets
as Nurse Italia
The Sweet Aunts
as Farmer
The Sweet Aunts
as Farmer
The Family Vice
as Marisa
The Family Vice
as Marisa
La sensualità è un attimo di vita
as Wife of Franco
La sensualità è un attimo di vita
as Wife of Franco
L'ingenua
as Susy
L'ingenua
as Susy
Love Angels
as Benedetta
Love Angels
as Benedetta
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
as Jolanda, la Sposa
To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
as Jolanda, la Sposa
Scusi, si potrebbe evitare il servizio militare?... No!
Scusi, si potrebbe evitare il servizio militare?... No!
La nipote
as Doris - The Maid
La nipote
as Doris - The Maid
Tales of Erotica
as Lisa Martini (segment "The Trick")
Tales of Erotica
as Lisa Martini (segment "The Trick")
The Sensual Man
as una prostituta
The Sensual Man
as una prostituta
Lady Dynamite
Lady Dynamite
Love, Passion and Pleasure
as Dinda
Love, Passion and Pleasure
as Dinda
Hot Nights of the Decameron
as Peronella
Hot Nights of the Decameron
as Peronella
Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do?
as The Prostitute
Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do?
as The Prostitute
Prey of Vultures
as Janet Sullivan
Prey of Vultures
as Janet Sullivan
Decameroticus
as Wife of Ciacco
Decameroticus
as Wife of Ciacco
The Weekend Murders
as Evelyn, the maid
The Weekend Murders
as Evelyn, the maid
Your Sweet Body to Kill
as Elena Sanders
Your Sweet Body to Kill
as Elena Sanders
Invasion
as Ella
Invasion
as Ella
Una macchia rosa
as Nadia
Una macchia rosa
as Nadia
Togli le gambe dal parabrezza
Togli le gambe dal parabrezza
Coup D'Etat
as Girl with glasses
Coup D'Etat
as Girl with glasses
Psychopath
as Manuela, Nyorkos Tochter
Psychopath
as Manuela, Nyorkos Tochter
How I Learned to Love Women
as Agnes
How I Learned to Love Women
as Agnes
The Battle of the Mods
as Yasmine
The Battle of the Mods
as Yasmine
3 Avengers
as Blonde Girl
3 Avengers
as Blonde Girl
These Mad, Mad Women
as Dora ('Pochi ma buoni')
These Mad, Mad Women
as Dora ('Pochi ma buoni')