Occupation: Socialite and Philanthropist

Children: Alicia Langdon

Relationships: Peter Langdon, Larry Langdon

Appearances: Season 6

Who’d Play Her: Charo

The Socialite Who Made Every Entrance an Event: Ladys Castro was a wealthy, animated Miami Beach socialite whose personality was as glittering as her jewelry and as impossible to ignore as her entrance into any room. Dividing her time between Miami and Los Angeles, Ladys built her life around glamour, influence, charity, and an instinctive understanding of how to turn society into theater.

For forty years, Ladys served as chair of the Ocean Conservation Fund, a cause she helped transform into a must-attend fixture of the philanthropic calendar. Her galas brought together movie stars, studio executives, old-money families, new-money climbers, and anyone else willing to dress beautifully and write a large check. Ladys believed deeply in the cause, but she also understood that a fundraiser needed sparkle if it was going to survive.

Her personal life was as colorful as her public one. Ladys first married Peter Langdon, with whom she had her daughter, Alicia. Later, in a move that guaranteed whispers from Miami Beach to Beverly Hills, she married Peter’s brother, Larry Langdon. Ladys never seemed especially embarrassed by the scandal. If anything, she treated it as one more fabulous chapter in a life too lively to be lived quietly.