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

Life and career

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

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'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 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 for her dubbing of Gena Rowlands in

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's '' Another Woman'', and the 2012 Award as best dubber of the year. She was also very active on television, appearing in numerous TV-series, notably ''

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'', '' Incantesimo'', ''

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'', '' I Cesaroni'' and '' Suburra: Blood on Rome''. Her last appearance was in 2023, in ''Call My Agent - Italia'', the Italian version of '' Call My Agent!''.

Personal life and death

Between 1960 and 1967, Ubaldi was married to actor Gastone Moschin, 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

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breeding farm. Ubaldi died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.

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* * {{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