Simona Izzo

Simonetta "Simona" Izzo (born April 22, 1953) is an Italian actress, voice actress, director and screenwriter.[1]

Simona Izzo
Izzo in 1975
Born
Simonetta Izzo

(1953-04-22) April 22, 1953
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress, voice actress, director, screenwriter
Years active1973-present
Spouse(s)
Antonello Venditti
(m. 1975; div. 1978)

Ricky Tognazzi (m. 1995)
ChildrenFrancesco Venditti
Parent(s)Renato Izzo
Liliana D'Amico
RelativesRossella Izzo (twin sister)
Fiamma Izzo (sister)
Giuppy Izzo (sister)

Biography

Born in Rome, the daughter of the voice actor Renato Izzo, at a young age Simona Izzo started working as a dubber.[2] In 1990 she won the Nastro d'Argento for best dubber for the dubbing of Jacqueline Bisset in the Italian version of Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.[3] After having appeared as an actress in a number of series and films and having collaborated to a number of screenplays written by her husband Ricky Tognazzi, her debut film Sentimental Maniacs got her the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[2][3]

Personal life

From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti, she has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi.

Selected filmography
Screenwriter
Screenwriter and director

References
  1. "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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