Rita Savagnone (born 19 September 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress.
Biography
Born in
Rome
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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 to the Italian public as a voice actress. She is the official Italian voice of
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and
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. Other actresses she dubs includes
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Liza Minnelli
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and more. In Savagnone's animated roles, she voiced Shenzi in the Italian version of ''
The Lion King
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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
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Biography
Born in Rome and the son of act ...
.
Personal life
Savagnone was married to voice actor Ferruccio Amendola
Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's m ...
from 1958 until 1971. They had two children including actor Claudio Amendola. She was also married to playwright Manlio Santanelli but that marriage also ended in divorce.
Filmography
Cinema
*'' Sistemo l'America e torno'' (1974)
*'' Chi dice donna dice donna'' (1976)
*''Nenè
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'' (1977)
*''Big Deal After 20 Years
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Plot
After several years spent in prison for a hit gone wrong, ...
'' (1985)
*''Corruption
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'' (1986)
*'' The Escort'' (1993)
*'' The Move of the Penguin'' (2014)
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
Actresses from Rome
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian voice actresses
Italian voice directors
20th-century Italian actresses
21st-century Italian actresses