Teresa Ann Savoy
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Teresa Ann Savoy | |
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Milan, Italy | |
Other names | Therese Ann Savoy, Terry |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–2000 |
Children | 2 |
Teresa Ann Savoy,
Biography
Savoy was 18 years old when she appeared in the Italian adult magazine Playmen (October 1973), using an alias of "Terry". "Terry", who fled from home at 16, was living in a hippie community in Sicily and soon became an attention of the press.
In 1974, her acting career began when film director Alberto Lattuada (who discovered Federico Fellini and Silvana Mangano) gave her first role in the film Le farò da padre aka La bambina, playing an intellectually disabled girl named Clotilde.
Her next film was
In 1975 Savoy met
In 1977 Savoy played Jamilah in the Italian film made for TV Sandokan alla riscossa! (Sandokan to the Rescue) based on the Sandokan novels by Emilio Salgari.
Savoy made a return to cinema in 1981 with
At this point the stardom of Teresa had faded and she was relegated to supporting roles in obscure movies and TV Series. In 1982, she had a cameo in the TV mini-series La Certosa di Parma (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1982), directed by Mauro Bolognini. In 1984, she was a terrorist in the low budget movie Il ragazzo di Ebalus (The Boy from Ebalus) alongside Saverio Marconi. In 1986, she took the part of Maria di Gallese, the first wife of the writer and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (played by Robert Powell), in the film D'Annunzio, directed by Sergio Nasca. Still in 1986, she appeared in La Donna del Traghetto, directed by Amedeo Fago.
In 2000, she made her last film appearance in La fabbrica del vapore, the first Italian digital movie.[citation needed]
She received the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1989.[citation needed]
Death
Savoy died of cancer on 9 January 2017 in Milan,[2] where she lived with her husband and two children.
Legacy
In 2021 spanish journalist and writer Martín Llade published on Editorial Berenice the novel "Lo que nunca sabré de Teresa" in which he reconstructs Savoy's life and career.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | Le farò da padre | Clotilde Spina | |
1976 | Salon Kitty | Margherita | |
1976 | Private Vices, Public Pleasures | Mary |
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1977 | Sandokan alla riscossa! (Sandokan to the Rescue) | Jamilah | |
1979 | Caligula | Drusilla |
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1981 | La disubbidienza | Edith | |
1981 | The Tyrant's Heart | Katalin | |
1984 | Il ragazzo di Ebalus | Young terrorist | |
1986 | La Donna del Traghetto | ||
1987 | D'Annunzio | Maria di Gallese | |
2000 | La fabbrica del vapore | Magazziniera | (final film role) |
References
- ^ "Teresa Ann Savoy, morta la musa di Tinto Brass". ilfattoquotidiano.it. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Teresa Ann Savoy". Classic Images (512): 48. February 2018.
3. "Teresa Ann Savoy, la niña a la que se tragó el cine erótico". larazon.es. 18 september 2021.
External links
- Teresa Ann Savoy at IMDb