Isa Bellini
Isa Bellini (born 19 June 1922) is an Italian actress, voice actress, presenter and singer.
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Born | Isabella Calò 19 June 1922 (age 98) Mantua, Italy |
Life and career
Born Isabella Calò in Mantua, she was forced to change her family name of Jewish origins to Bellini because of the racial laws.[1][2] After winning a national contest for singers she entered EIAR, where she was active both as a solo singer and as a member of the "Trio Primavera" with Thea Prandi and Wilma Mangini.[1] During and shortly after the war, Bellini devoted herself exclusively to the theater, working on stage with popular artists such as Totò, Renato Rascel, Walter Chiari and Umberto Spadaro.[1] In 1948 she began working on radio as a presenter and entertainer.[1] In 1954 she hosted the popular radio show Il motivo in maschera together with Mike Bongiorno and Lelio Luttazzi, and in the same year she debuted as a television presenter in Italia. Nati per la musica.[1] Bellini later gradually thinned out her appearances on media, focusing on dubbing.[1][2]
Selected filmography
- Una famiglia impossibile (1940)
- The Happy Ghost (1941)
- Without Family (1972)
- Love and Anarchy (1973)
- Camere da letto (1997)
References
- Peppino Ortoleva, Barbara Scaramucci. Enciclopedia della radio. Garzanti, 2003. ISBN 881150497X.
- Redazione (14 September 2009). "Isa Bellini, cantante attrice doppiatrice..." Il Tempo. Retrieved 27 August 2015.