Marzia Ubaldi (2 June 1938 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian actress and voice actress.
Marzia Ubaldi | |
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.jpg) Ubaldi in La coscienza di Zeno (1966) | |
| Born | 2 June 1938 |
| Died | 21 October 2023 (aged 85) Narni, Italy |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1960–2023 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editBorn in Milan, 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 Luigi Squarzina.[1] In 1961, she starred in the play Eva a Go Go dalla parte di lui alongside Fabrizio De André; in 1966, she eventually was the first to record De André's song "La ballata dell’amore cieco".[1][2] In 1962, she was directed by Roberto Rossellini in the Beniamino Joppolo's drama I carabinieri, which was represented at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto.[1][3] The same year, she made her film debut in Giorgio Simonelli's Il medico delle donne.[4]
Starting from the 1970s, Ubaldi was mainly devoted to voice dubbing;[1] for her work in this field she received various awards, notably a Nastro d'Argento for her dubbing of Gena Rowlands in Woody Allen's Another Woman,[5] and the 2012 Leggio d'oro Award as best dubber of the year.[6] She also dubbed many actresses such as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave and Jeanne Moreau.[7]
Ubaldi was also very active on television, appearing in numerous TV-series, notably Nero Wolfe, Incantesimo, Elisa di Rivombrosa, I Cesaroni and Suburra: Blood on Rome.[1][4] Her last appearance was in 2023, in Call My Agent - Italia, the Italian version of Call My Agent!.[4]
Personal life and death
editBetween 1960 and 1967, Ubaldi was married to actor Gastone Moschin, and the two had a daughter, Emanuela, also an actress.[4] The trio founded and served as teachers in the drama school Mumos, established in 2003 and closed in 2013.[4] Beyond her showbusiness activities, she ran a chihuahua breeding farm.[4]
Ubaldi died in Narni on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.[4]
Filmography
editCinema
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Il medico delle donne | Paolino's lover | |
| 1964 | Countersex | Segment: "Cocaina di domenica" | |
| 1968 | Una moglie giapponese? | ||
| 1974 | E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine | Tamara | |
| 1977 | Nazi Love Camp 27 | Frau Gruber | |
| L'assassino speranza delle donne | |||
| 1997 | Farfalle | ||
| 2001 | The House of Chicken | Signorina Dolly | |
| 2017 | Non c'è campo | Virginia's grandmother | |
| 2018 | Euphoria | Ettore and Matteo's mother | |
| 2020 | The Predators | Ines |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | La coscienza di Zeno | Carla Gerco | TV miniseries |
| 1969 | Nero Wolfe | Trella Jarrell | 1 episode (season 1, episode 2) |
| 1970 | Una coccarda per il re | Madame de Polignac | TV film |
| Un certo Harry Brent | Vera Stone | TV miniseries | |
| 1973 | ESP | Anneke Jansen | TV miniseries |
| 1975 | L'armadietto cinese | Laura | TV film |
| Diagnosi | TV miniseries | ||
| 1978 | L'uomo difficile | Antoinette Hechingen | TV film |
| 1980 | Ricatto internazionale | Mademoiselle Deladoey | TV miniseries |
| Arabella | Beatrice | TV miniseries | |
| 1983 | La pulce nell'orecchio | Raimonda | TV film |
| 1985 | Aeroporto internazionale | La madre adottiva | 1 episode (season 1, episode 8) |
| 1990 | Death Has a Bad Reputation | TV film | |
| 1998 | Professione fantasma | Serena Baldini | Recurring role |
| Indiscretion of an American Wife | Floriana Corbinelli | TV film | |
| 2000 | Valeria medico legale | 1 episode (season 1, episode 3) | |
| 2003 | Incantesimo | Amalia Forti | Recurring role (season 6) |
| 2003–2004 | Elisa di Rivombrosa | Amelia | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2007–2009 | 7 vite | Sole Fardelli | Main cast |
| 2010 | I Cesaroni | Cinzia Rastelli | 1 episode (season 4, episode 7) |
| 2012–2018 | Questo nostro amore | Alberta | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Casa e bottega | Claudia Longarini | TV film |
| 2015 | Grand Hotel | Principessa | TV miniseries |
| 2016–2020 | L'allieva | Nonna Amalia | Main cast |
| 2018 | I nostri figli | Giulia | TV film |
| 2020 | Suburra: Blood on Rome | Sibilla Mancini | Main cast (season 3) |
| 2022 | I Hate Christmas | Matilde Castoldi | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Elvira Bo | Main cast (season 1) |
Voice work
editDubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Happily Ever After | Mother Nature | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Oroku | |
| 1996 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | Grandma Longneck | |
| 1997 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | ||
| Princess Mononoke | Moro | ||
| 1998 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | Grandma Longneck | |
| 2005 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | Mama Heffalump | |
| Tarzan II | Mama Gunda | ||
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Dilber | |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | The Supervisor | |
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Margot Henscher | |
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Kameyo |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
editTelevision (Live action, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crazy in Love | Honora Swift | TV film | Gena Rowlands | |
| 1997 | Friends | Gloria Tribbiani | 1 episode (season 1, episode 13) | Brenda Vaccaro | |
| 2002–2003 | Esperança | Luiza | Main cast | Fernanda Montenegro |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Cappa, Felice; Gelli, Piero; Mattarozzi, Marco (1998). "Ubaldi, Marzia". Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900 (in Italian). Baldini & Castoldi. p. 1105. ISBN 978-88-8089-295-3.
- ^ Viva, Luigi (20 December 2018). Non per un dio ma nemmeno per gioco: Vita di Fabrizio De André (in Italian). Feltrinelli. ISBN 978-88-588-3453-4.
- ^ "I Carabinieri". L'Approdo Letterario (in Italian) (2). Edizioni Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana.: 165 1962.
- ^ a b c d e f g Garau, Federico (21 October 2023). "Addio a Marzia Ubaldi: l'attrice ha recitato in "I Cesaroni" e "Suburra"". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 246. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.
- ^ "Record di pubblico per la IX edizione del Leggio d'Oro". Endas (in Italian). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Marzia Ubaldi's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Marzia Ubaldi at Wikimedia Commons
- Marzia Ubaldi at IMDb
- Marzia Ubaldi discography at Discogs
