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Simona Izzo

Simonetta "Simona" Izzo is an Italian actress, voice actress, film director and screenwriter.

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Simona Izzo
Izzo in 2012
Born
Simonetta Izzo

(1953-04-22) 22 April 1953
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • screenwriter
  • film director
  • author
Years active1973–present
Spouses
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(m. 1975; div. 1978)​
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(m. 1995)​
ChildrenFrancesco Venditti
Parents
Relatives
  • Rossella Izzo (twin sister)
  • Fiamma Izzo (sister)
  • Giuppy Izzo (sister)
  • Myriam Catania (niece)

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

Biography

Izzo in 1975 source ↗

Born in Rome, the daughter of voice actor Renato Izzo, Simona Izzo began working as a dubber at a young age.2 In 1990, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Dubbing for her work on the Italian version of Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, where she dubbed Jacqueline Bisset.3 After appearing as an actress in a number of TV series and films and collaborating to a number of screenplays written by her husband, Ricky Tognazzi, her directorial debut, Sentimental Maniacs earned her the David di Donatello for Best New Director.23

Personal life

Izzo with Ricky Tognazzi source ↗

From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti (1975–1978),4 Simona Izzo has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi. She is an atheist.5

Selected television

Co-hosted for RAI, and ultimately, Eurovision, the 1982 Italian heat of Jeux sans frontières on Tuesday 25 May at La Maddalena, Italy.

Selected filmography

Screenwriter
Screenwriter and director
References

References

  1. "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
  4. "Antonello Venditti, chi è l'ex moglie famosa (infuriata) e la dedica 'immortale' a Monica Leofreddi". 17 November 2024.
  5. Giordano, Lucio (18 June 2021). "Non ci credo, anche se ancora oggi mi chiedo se Dio esiste o no". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 24. Cairo Editore. pp. 96–99.
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