Rita Savagnone

Rita Savagnone (born September 19, 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress.[1]

Rita Savagnone
Savagnone in 1973
Born (1939-09-19) September 19, 1939
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress, voice actress, dubbing director
Years active1952-present
Spouse(s)Ferruccio Amendola (m. ?-1971)
Manlio Santanelli (m. ?-?)
Children3, including Claudio Amendola
RelativesDeddi Savagnone (sister)
Alessia Amendola (granddaughter)

Biography

Born in Rome to Giuseppe Savagnone and Rosella Marraffa and the younger sister of voice actress Deddi Savagnone, She began her acting career at some point during the 1950s. Savagnone is better known the Italian public as a voice actress. She is the official Italian voice of Vanessa Redgrave, Edwige Fenech and Joan Collins. Other actresses she dubs includes Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Farrah Fawcett and more. In Savagnone's animated roles, she voiced Shenzi in the Italian version of The Lion King.[2]

As an actress, Savagnone appeared in over seven films and eight television shows. Her latest film appearance The Move of The Penguin was directed by her son Claudio Amendola.

Personal life

Savagnone was married to voice actor Ferruccio Amendola until 1971. They had three children including actor Claudio Amendola. She was also married to playwright Manlio Santanelli but that marriage also ended in divorce.

Filmography

Cinema

References
  1. "Rita Savagnone's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. Intervista a RITA SAVAGNONE (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
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