Orchidea De Santis (born 20 December 1948) is an Italian television and film actress.

Biography

Orchidea De Santis is an

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and television. Her films include '' Il vizio di famiglia'' directed by

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, '' Per amare Ofelia'' by Flavio Mogherini, '' Concerto per pistola solista'' by

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, '' Colpo di Stato'' by

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(1969) and '' Paolo il caldo'' by

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(1973). She appeared briefly in '' Il nero'' by Giovanni Vento (1965) and '' Una macchia rosa'' by

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(1970). Since the mid-1980s, her film work has declined in favor of other activities. Her theater work includes comedies such as '' Morto un Papa se ne fa un altro'', '' Strega Roma'' and '' Chicchignola'' written by

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, all of which were directed by Ghigo De Chiara and

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. De Santis appeared in '' Sottoveste'' by Castellacci e Ventimiglia and ''Love and Life'' by Mike Immordino. She wrote and acted in '' La bambola Orchidea'' featuring the music of maestro Aldo Saitto, as well as ''Chicchignola'' with

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, and '' La cicogna si diverte'' by

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. For the

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, De Santis appeared in many roles, mainly in the serials '' Barocco a Roma'' and '' Racconto italiano'' which were broadcast in the late 1970s. In the 1989 she began working in the international broadcasting department where she produced '' Notturno italiano'', '' AZ per gli italiani all'estero'', '' Italia canta'', '' Itinerari italiani'', '' Facile ascolto''. She was producer of the radio show '' L'arca di Noè'', and 13 episodes of '' Ciak si esegue''. She also developed and produced a program about animals called '' L'anello di re Salomone''. She is currently the director of, '' Due di notte''. Her television work includes '' Roosevelt'' (

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, 1986), '' Maga Circe'' and ''

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'' (

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, 1987) and '' Il caso Redoli'', a TV series: '' The Great Trials'' (Rai Uno, 1996). Outside of cinema and theater, she worked with the city government of

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, organizing a review of 1970s Italian cinema called '' Italia (de)genere''.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1966) * '' How I Learned to Love Women'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' The Weekend Murders'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1971) * '' Le calde notti del Decameron'' (1972) * '' The Ribald Decameron'' (1972) * '' Le mille e una notte all'italiana'' (1972) * '' Devil in the Brain'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Per amare Ofelia'' (1974) * '' Charley's Nieces'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' The Sensual Man'' (1974) * '' The Family Vice'' (1975) * '' L'ingenua'' (1975) * '' Le dolci zie'' (1975) * '' Attenti... arrivano le collegiali!'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo'' (1976) * '' L'appuntamento'' (1977) * '' Tre sotto il lenzuolo'' (1980) * '' Arrivano i gatti'' (1980) * '' Close Friends'' (1992)

External links

Orchidea De Santis Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:de Santis, Orchidea 1948 births Living people Actresses from Bari Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses Italian radio actresses