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Simona Izzo
Simona Izzo
	Izzo in 1975
Born	Simonetta Izzo; 22 April 1953 (age 71); Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actress; voice actress; screenwriter; film director; author;
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	; Antonello Venditti (m. 1975; div. 1978) ; Ricky Tognazzi (m. 1995)
Children	Francesco Venditti
Parents	Renato Izzo (father); Liliana D'Amico (mother);
Relatives	Rossella Izzo (twin sister); Fiamma Izzo (sister); Giuppy Izzo (sister)

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

Biography

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.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti, Simona Izzo has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi. She's an atheist.^[4]

Selected television

Co-hosted for RAI, and ultimately, Eurovision, the 1982 Italian Heat of Jeux Sans Frontieres on Tuesday 25 May at The Harbour, La Maddalena (Maddalena), Italy.^[5]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

Screenwriter and director

Sentimental Maniacs (1994)
Bedrooms (1997)

References

^ "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
^ ^a ^b Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
^ 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.
^ "Series Guide: 1982".

External links

Simona Izzo at IMDb

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[1] "Simona Izzo's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[bioe2-2] Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.

[premi-3] Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.

[4] 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.

[5] "Series Guide: 1982".

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