Simonetta "Simona" Izzo (born 22 April 1953) is an Italian actress, voice actress, film director and screenwriter.[1]
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| Born | Simonetta Izzo 22 April 1953 Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
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| Children | Francesco Venditti |
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Biography
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Born in Rome, the daughter of voice actor Renato Izzo, Simona Izzo began working as a dubber at a young age.[2] In 1990, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Dubbing for her work on the Italian version of Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, where she dubbed Jacqueline Bisset.[3] After appearing as an actress in a number of TV series and films and collaborating to a number of screenplays written by her husband, Ricky Tognazzi, her directorial debut, Sentimental Maniacs earned her the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[2][3]
Personal life
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From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti (1975–1978),[4] Simona Izzo has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi. She is an atheist.[5]
Selected television
editCo-hosted for RAI, and ultimately, Eurovision, the 1982 Italian heat of Jeux sans frontières on Tuesday 25 May at La Maddalena, Italy.
Selected filmography
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- Little Misunderstandings (1989)
- Ultra (1991)
- The Escort (1993)
- Strangled Lives (1996)
- Canone inverso (2000)
- The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)
- Screenwriter and director
- Sentimental Maniacs (1994)
- Bedrooms (1997)
References
edit- ↑ "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- 1 2 Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ↑ "Antonello Venditti, chi è l'ex moglie famosa (infuriata) e la dedica 'immortale' a Monica Leofreddi". 17 November 2024.
- ↑ Giordano, Lucio (18 June 2021). "Non ci credo, anche se ancora oggi mi chiedo se Dio esiste o no". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 24. Cairo Editore. pp. 96–99.
External links
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- Simona Izzo at IMDb
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