Simona Izzo

Simonetta "Simona" Izzo (born April 22, 1953) is an Italian actress, voice actress, director and screenwriter.[1]

Simona Izzo
Izzo in 1975
Born
Simonetta Izzo

(1953-04-22) April 22, 1953
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress, voice actress, director, screenwriter
Years active1973-present
Spouse(s)
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m. 1975; div. 1978)

(
m. 1995)
ChildrenFrancesco Venditti
Parent(s)Renato Izzo
Liliana D'Amico
RelativesRossella Izzo (twin sister)
Fiamma Izzo (sister)
Giuppy Izzo (sister)

Biography

Born in Rome, the daughter of the voice actor Renato Izzo, at a young age Simona Izzo started working as a dubber.[2] In 1990 she won the Nastro d'Argento for best dubber for the dubbing of Jacqueline Bisset in the Italian version of Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills.[3] After having appeared as an actress in a number of series and films and having collaborated to a number of screenplays written by her husband Ricky Tognazzi, her debut film Sentimental Maniacs got her the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[2][3]

Personal life

From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti, she has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi.

Selected filmography
Screenwriter
Screenwriter and director
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References
  1. "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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