Wanda Tettoni

Wanda Tettoni (March 8, 1910 – March 7, 1998) was an Italian actress and voice actress.[1]

Wanda Tettoni
Tettoni in 1953
Born(1910-03-08)March 8, 1910
Siena, Italy
DiedMarch 7, 1998(1998-03-07) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress, voice actress
Years active1926–1998

Biography

Tettoni was born in Siena in Tuscany and she made her big theatre debut in Milan when she was 16 years old. She even pursued an acting career in the radio industry during the 1940s, but she was more famous as a voice actress. She was the official Italian voice of Katharine Hepburn and Agnes Moorehead. Other actresses she dubbed included Jessica Tandy, Mary Wickes, Lucille Ball and Ginger Rogers. Tettoni's Italian dubbed character roles included Aunt Clara (portrayed by Marion Lorne) in Bewitched and the Elder Rose (portrayed by Gloria Stuart) in the 1997 film Titanic. This was one of her final dubbing roles before her death in 1998.

In her animated roles, Tettoni voiced Madame Adelaide Bonfamille in the Italian version of The Aristocats. Her other Disney dubbing roles included Queenie in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Giddy in Dumbo and the Snooty Flower in Alice in Wonderland. She also dubbed Pearl Slaghoople in The Flintstones.

Death

Tettoni died in Rome on March 7, 1998 just one day before her 88th birthday.

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References
  1. "Wanda Tettoni's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

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