Adriana Libretti is an Italian voice actress, stage and screen actress, and writer, born in Milan on July 20, 1954. Her career is deeply rooted in theatrical performance, having graduated in philosophy before earning a diploma from the Scuola di Teatro del Teatro Arsenale in Milan, where she studied under Kuniaki Ida and Marina Spreafico using the Jacques Lecoq method. She further honed her craft as a student at the Scuola Nazionale di Drammaturgia in Gioia dei Marsi, directed by the renowned writer Dacia Maraini. This extensive training laid the foundation for a prolific career in dubbing, as well as for her own work as a stage actress and playwright, where she has written and performed in numerous productions since her debut at the Teatro Arsenale.

As a voice actress, Libretti has lent her voice to a wide array of characters in anime series, soap operas, and video games, becoming a familiar presence to Italian audiences. Among her most notable and enduring roles is Castalia, the Silver Saint of the Eagle, in the popular anime series I Cavalieri dello zodiaco (Saint Seiya). She reprised this role across multiple installments of the franchise, including I Cavalieri dello zodiaco - Saint Seiya - Hades and the film Saint Seiya - I Cavalieri dello zodiaco. Her association with the world of fantasy anime also includes voicing Raifan in both Legend of Crystania - The Motion Picture and its OAV sequel, Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring.

Libretti's voice can be heard in many other animated series that aired in Italy. She voiced Becky in Huckleberry Finn Monogatari and Emi in Tama and Friends. Her repertoire includes characters in classic stories, such as Mary in Pollyanna, Margherita in Lovely Sara, and Trombetta in Peter Pan. She also voiced Sheila Jetta Burns in Jem, Gaia in Dolceluna, and Princess Lucilla in La principessa dai capelli blu, among many others.

Her work demonstrates recurring collaborations within the Italian dubbing industry, particularly with the Milan-based studio Studio P.V., where she worked on series like Huckleberry Finn Monogatari and Tama and Friends alongside a consistent group of fellow voice actors including Paolo Torrisi, Marina Massironi, and Monica Bonetto. Her voice work for the Saint Seiya series also placed her in the company of a stable cast directed by Ivo de Palma. Beyond animation, her versatility extends to live-action dubbing for television series and soap operas, such as providing voices for multiple actresses in the long-running soap Sentieri (Guiding Light), and for video games, most notably as Helena Harper in Resident Evil 6.

In addition to her voice work, Adriana Libretti is an accomplished author. She has published several books, including poetry collections and novels such as Linfe. Romanzo vegetale and the recent La conchiglia del tempo. Her career is marked by a continuous engagement with the arts, moving fluidly between performance, writing, and dubbing, which highlights her broad creative range and significant contribution to Italian theatre and media.