Giovanna Scotto (born Giovanna Margherita Piana-Canova; 26 August 1895 – 23 December 1985) was an Italian actress and voice actress.[1]
Giovanna Scotto | |
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 Scotto in 1930 | |
| Born | Giovanna Margherita Piana-Canova 26 August 1895 |
| Died | 23 December 1985 (aged 90) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1912–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Vincenzo Scotto (deceased) Diego Calcagno
(m. 1927; died 1979) |
Biography
editScotto was born in Turin to a theatre company administrator and she made her on-stage debut as a teenager, starting off within the company of Ruggero Ruggeri and Emma Gramatica from 1909 until 1910, then within the company of Armando Falconi and later, Lamberto Picasso. On screen, Scotto made her first appearance in a 1912 silent film, then started to appear more prominently during the 1930s, making an appearance in the lost film Ragazzo.[2] She acted in 25 more films after this and also performed in radio dramas until the 1960s.[3]
Scotto was also a prominent voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market, alongside the likes of Lydia Simoneschi, Tina Lattanzi, Rosetta Calavetta and Andreina Pagnani.[4] She was known for dubbing actresses such as Agnes Moorehead, Beulah Bondi, Mary Astor, Jane Darwell, Ingrid Bergman, Ethel Barrymore, Reta Shaw, Emma Baron, Gladys Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Martha Scott and many others. In her animated roles, she provided the Italian voice of the narrator in Cinderella and Princess in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Personal life
editAt a young age, Scotto married Vincenzo Scotto and took his name. After his death, she married the writer Diego Calcagno. Neither marriage produced any children.[5]
Scotto died in Grottaferrata on 23 December 1985 at the age of 90.
Selected filmography
edit- Ragazzo (1934)
- The Two Sergeants (1936)
- The Former Mattia Pascal (1937)
- The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday (1941)
- The Ten Commandments (1945)
- Two Anonymous Letters (1945)
- No Turning Back (1945)
- Desire (1946)
- Flying Squadron (1949)
- Red Seal (1950)
- Black Fire (1951)
- Operation Mitra (1951)
- Sunday Heroes (1952)
Voice work
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | La Rosa di Bagdad | Fatima | Animated film |
Dubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Cinderella | Narrator | [6] |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Princess | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Giovanna Scotto's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Verdone p.111
- ^ "Giovanna Scotto". MYmovies. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
- ^ "Nati il 26 agosto: l'attrice e doppiatrice torinese Giovanna Scotto" (in Italian). piemontetopnews.it. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Cinderella Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "One Hundred and One Dalmatians Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Verdone, Luca. I film di Alessandro Blasetti. Gremese Editore, 1989.
External links
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Media related to Giovanna Scotto at Wikimedia Commons