Laura San Giacomo played a sassy sex worker alongsideJulia Roberts in Pretty Woman. But 36 years after the iconic film, the star is still going strong in Hollywood.
San Giacomo, 63, rose to stardom as Kit Deluca in Pretty Woman, known for her brash sense of humor and devoted friendship to Vivian, played by Roberts. However, her career didn’t stop there. She rocked the late ’90s on the hit NBCsitcomJust Shoot Me!, and more recently starred on popular series like Saving Grace and NCIS. These days, San Giacomo is back on the red carpet, attending the second-season premiere of Apple TV’s Sugar at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California. While her dark hair from the Pretty Woman days has flown the coop, San Giacomo is absolutely gorgeous with blonde hair that’s turning gray. It’s hard to imagine it’s been 36 years since she skyrocketed to fame in Pretty Woman!
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Memories of Garry Marshall on Pretty Woman
Legendary director Garry Marshall directed Pretty Woman. Upon the film titan’s death in 2016, San Giacomo opened up about how special the filming experience was.
“He radiated warmth — it was like being invited into a family,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “I remember him giving me room to fill moments, giving a direction and then shouting rolling, no time to think too much, really demonstrating to me how much trust he had in what I would come up with on the spot. I felt very honored to have his trust. It’s amazing to think how many people he touched with his humor, generosity and his heart, always at the center of everything was love.”
For a fun flashback to San Giacomo alongside Roberts in Pretty Woman, watch below:
San Giacomo Appears in Margo’s Got Money Troubles
In recent years, San Giacomo has been going strong. Most recently, she had a role in the Apple TV+ series Margo’s Got Money Troubles, in which she plays Elle Fanning’s character’s boss. San Giacomo opened up at the fun role, which is an adaptation of Rufi Thorpe’s incredibly popular book.
“I’m such a big fan of everybody in the whole cast. Also, the director, Dearbhla Walsh, is so incredible and she created such a beautiful atmosphere in rehearsal and for shooting, so it was really lovely. I loved the book too,” she told Digital Journal. “I loved Rufi Thorpe’s book, so I had a lot of things I could relate to from my perspective of motherhood and simply being a person. Rufi is so beautifully descriptive in conveying feelings that are difficult to describe, so that was lovely.”
If you haven’t watched Margo’s Got Money Troubles yet, watch the trailer below:
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