Marzia Ubaldi (2 June 1938 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Ubaldi graduated from the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, and made her professional stage debut in 1960, in the Giorgio Prosperi's drama ''La congiura'' directed by

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. In 1961, she starred in the play ''Eva a Go Go dalla parte di lui'' alongside

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; in 1966, she eventually was the first to record De André's song "La ballata dell’amore cieco". In 1962, she was directed by

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in the

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's drama ''I carabinieri'', which was represented at the

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. The same year, she made her film debut in

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's ''Il medico delle donne''. Starting from the 1970s, Ubaldi was mainly devoted to voice dubbing; for her work in this field she received various awards, notably a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for her dubbing of

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's ''

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'', and the 2012 Award as best dubber of the year. She also dubbed many actresses such as

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and

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. Ubaldi was also very active on television, appearing in numerous TV-series, notably ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Suburra: Blood on Rome''. Her last appearance was in 2023, in ''

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'', the Italian version of ''

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''.

Personal life and death

Between 1960 and 1967, Ubaldi was married to actor

Gastone Moschin Gastone Moschin (; 8 June 1929 – 4 September 2017) was an Italian stage, television and film actor. Career Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began ...

, and the two had a daughter, Emanuela, also an actress. The trio founded and served as teachers in the drama school Mumos, established in 2003 and closed in 2013. Beyond her showbusiness activities, she ran a chihuahua breeding farm. Ubaldi died in

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on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Voice work

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ubaldi, Marzia 1938 births 2023 deaths Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses