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Italian actress (1938–2023)
Marzia Ubaldi
Ubaldi in La coscienza di Zeno (1966)
Born2 June 1938 (1938-06-02)
Milan, Italy
Died21 October 2023 (2023-10-22) (aged 85)
Narni, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
Years active1960–2023
Spouse Gastone Moschin ​ ​(m. 1960; div. 1967)
Children1

Marzia Ubaldi (2 June 1938 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Biography

Born in Milan, Ubaldi graduated from the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, and made her professional stage debut in 1960, in the Giorgio Prosperi's drama La congiura directed by Luigi Squarzina. In 1961, she starred in the play Eva a Go Go dalla parte di lui alongside Fabrizio De André; in 1966, she eventually was the first to record De André's song "La ballata dell’amore cieco". In 1962, she was directed by Roberto Rossellini in the Beniamino Joppolo's drama I carabinieri, which was represented at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. The same year, she made her film debut in Giorgio Simonelli's Il medico delle donne.

Starting from the 1970s, Ubaldi was mainly devoted to voice dubbing; for her work in this field she received various awards, notably a Nastro d'Argento for her dubbing of Gena Rowlands in Woody Allen's Another Woman, and the 2012 Leggio d'oro [it] Award as best dubber of the year. She also dubbed many actresses such as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave and Jeanne Moreau.

Ubaldi was also very active on television, appearing in numerous TV-series, notably Nero Wolfe, Incantesimo, Elisa di Rivombrosa, I Cesaroni and Suburra: Blood on Rome. Her last appearance was in 2023, in Call My Agent - Italia, the Italian version of Call My Agent!.

Personal life and death

Between 1960 and 1967, Ubaldi was married to actor Gastone Moschin, and the two had a daughter, Emanuela, also an actress. The trio founded and served as teachers in the drama school Mumos, established in 2003 and closed in 2013. Beyond her showbusiness activities, she ran a chihuahua breeding farm.

Ubaldi died in Narni on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Il medico delle donne Paolino's lover
1964 Countersex Segment: "Cocaina di domenica"
1968 Una moglie giapponese?
1974 E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine Tamara
1977 Nazi Love Camp 27 Frau Gruber
L'assassino speranza delle donne
1997 Farfalle
2001 The House of Chicken Signorina Dolly
2017 Non c'è campo Virginia's grandmother
2018 Euphoria Ettore and Matteo's mother
2020 The Predators Ines

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1966 La coscienza di Zeno Carla Gerco TV miniseries
1969 Nero Wolfe Trella Jarrell 1 episode (season 1, episode 2)
1970 Una coccarda per il re Madame de Polignac TV film
Un certo Harry Brent Vera Stone TV miniseries
1973 ESP Anneke Jansen TV miniseries
1975 L'armadietto cinese Laura TV film
Diagnosi TV miniseries
1978 L'uomo difficile Antoinette Hechingen TV film
1980 Ricatto internazionale Mademoiselle Deladoey TV miniseries
Arabella Beatrice TV miniseries
1983 La pulce nell'orecchio Raimonda TV film
1985 Aeroporto internazionale La madre adottiva 1 episode (season 1, episode 8)
1990 Death Has a Bad Reputation TV film
1998 Professione fantasma Serena Baldini Recurring role
Indiscretion of an American Wife Floriana Corbinelli TV film
2000 Valeria medico legale 1 episode (season 1, episode 3)
2003 Incantesimo Amalia Forti Recurring role (season 6)
2003–2004 Elisa di Rivombrosa Amelia Recurring role (season 1)
2007–2009 7 vite Sole Fardelli Main cast
2010 I Cesaroni Cinzia Rastelli 1 episode (season 4, episode 7)
2012–2018 Questo nostro amore Alberta Recurring role
2013 Casa e bottega Claudia Longarini TV film
2015 Grand Hotel Principessa TV miniseries
2016–2020 L'allieva Nonna Amalia Main cast
2018 I nostri figli Giulia TV film
2020 Suburra: Blood on Rome Sibilla Mancini Main cast (season 3)
2022 I Hate Christmas Matilde Castoldi Recurring role (season 1)
2023 Call My Agent - Italia Elvira Bo Main cast (season 1)

Voice work

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1989 Happily Ever After Mother Nature
1994 Pom Poko Oroku
1996 The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists Grandma Longneck
1997 The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island
Princess Mononoke Moro
1998 The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock Grandma Longneck
2005 Pooh's Heffalump Movie Mama Heffalump
Tarzan II Mama Gunda
2009 A Christmas Carol Mrs. Dilber
2011 Mars Needs Moms The Supervisor
2012 ParaNorman Margot Henscher
2016 Kubo and the Two Strings Kameyo

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Original actor Ref
1969 Marlowe Dolores Gonzáles Rita Moreno
1976 Voyage of the Damned Denise Kreisler Faye Dunaway
1978 A Wedding Ingrid Hellstrom Viveca Lindfors
1987 September Diane Elaine Stritch
1988 Torch Song Trilogy Ma Beckoff Anne Bancroft
Another Woman Marion Post Gena Rowlands
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge India Bridge Joanne Woodward
1992 Love Potion No. 9 Madame Ruth Anne Bancroft
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Pigeon Lady Brenda Fricker
1995 How to Make an American Quilt Glady Joe Cleary Anne Bancroft
Home for the Holidays Adele Larson
1996 The First Wives Club Gunilla Garson Goldberg Maggie Smith
1997 Mrs Brown Queen Victoria Judi Dench
G.I. Jane Senator Lillian DeHaven Anne Bancroft
1998 Shakespeare in Love Queen Elizabeth I Judi Dench
2000 Autumn in New York Dolly Talbot Elaine Stritch
Chocolat Armande Voizin Judi Dench
2001 Gosford Park Constance Trentham Maggie Smith
Iris Iris Murdoch Judi Dench
Pauline and Paulette Paulette Ann Petersen
2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell Judi Dench
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Caro Bennett Maggie Smith
2003 Calendar Girls Cora Linda Bassett
2004 Ladies in Lavender Ursula Widdington Judi Dench
2005 Match Point Betty Eastby Margaret Tyzack
Mrs Henderson Presents Laura Henderson Judi Dench
Monster-in-Law Gertrude Fields Elaine Stritch
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Tránsito Ariza Fernanda Montenegro
2008 Welcome to the Sticks Antoine's mother Line Renaud
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nathalie Sheila Hancock
2009 Nine Liliane La Fleur Judi Dench
2011 J. Edgar Annie Hoover
My Week with Marilyn Sybil Thorndike
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Oskar's grandmother Zoe Caldwell
2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Evelyn Greenslade Judi Dench
Quartet Jean Horton Maggie Smith
2013 Philomena Philomena Lee Judi Dench
2014 Hungry Hearts Anne Roberta Maxwell
My Old Lady Mathilde Girard Maggie Smith
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Evelyn Greenslade Judi Dench
The Lady in the Van Margaret Fairchild Maggie Smith
2017 Victoria & Abdul Queen Victoria Judi Dench
Tulip Fever Abbess of St. Ursula
2018 Red Joan Joan Elizabeth Stanley
Nothing Like a Dame Maggie Smith Maggie Smith
2020 Artemis Fowl Julius Root Judi Dench
2021 Belfast Granny

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Notes Original actor Ref
1992 Crazy in Love Honora Swift TV film Gena Rowlands
1997 Friends Gloria Tribbiani 1 episode (season 1, episode 13) Brenda Vaccaro
2002–2003 Esperança Luiza Main cast Fernanda Montenegro

References

  1. ^ Cappa, Felice; Gelli, Piero; Mattarozzi, Marco (1998). "Ubaldi, Marzia". Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900 (in Italian). Baldini & Castoldi. p. 1105. ISBN 978-88-8089-295-3.
  2. Viva, Luigi (20 December 2018). Non per un dio ma nemmeno per gioco: Vita di Fabrizio De André (in Italian). Feltrinelli. ISBN 978-88-588-3453-4.
  3. "I Carabinieri". L'Approdo Letterario (in Italian) (2). Edizioni Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana.: 165 1962.
  4. ^ Garau, Federico (21 October 2023). "Addio a Marzia Ubaldi: l'attrice ha recitato in "I Cesaroni" e "Suburra"". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 246. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.
  6. "Record di pubblico per la IX edizione del Leggio d'Oro". Endas (in Italian). 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. "Marzia Ubaldi's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2024.

External links

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