Marina Massironi

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Marina Massironi is an Italian actress, comedian, and voice artist with a career spanning theatre, film, and television since the mid-1980s. Born on 16 May 1963 in Legnano, Italy, she began her training in 1982 and made her stage debut in 1984. She is widely recognized by Italian audiences for her long-standing collaboration with the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, appearing with them in numerous stage shows, television programs, and films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Her work in film has earned her significant critical acclaim, including both the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2000 film Bread and Tulips.

Massironi has been active as a voice actress since 1987, providing the Italian voices for a vast array of characters in anime series and animated films. Her extensive body of work in the genre is well-documented through Italian dubbing databases. Among her notable roles from the 1980s and 1990s are Jim in Huckleberry Finn Monogatari (aired in Italy as Il mio amico Huck), the title character Pollicina in the World Fairy Tale Series, Futura in Idol Tenshi Yōkoso Yōko, Dolceluna in Mahou no Angel Sweet Mint, and Sweet in Mock & Sweet. She also voiced Constance in the anime series Anime Sanjushi (D'Artagnan e i moschettieri del Re) and Sally in one of the adaptations of Mahōtsukai Sally. Her film work in the genre includes voicing Anice Farm in Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle and providing the Italian voice for the iconic character Lynn Minmay in the feature film The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?.

Beyond these roles, her credits encompass a wide spectrum of popular anime. She is known for voicing Tinetta (Hikaru Hiyama) in the various Italian editions of Kimagure Orange Road, Marie in the first Italian dub of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Doris in Vampire Hunter D, and Laura (Lunch) in the second Italian edition of Dragon Ball. She also contributed to the Italian dubs of series such as City Hunter, I Cavalieri dello zodiaco (Knights of the Zodiac), and È quasi magia Johnny (Magical Angel Creamy Mimi).

In the 2000s and beyond, Massironi continued to balance her live-action career with voice work. She voiced Celia in the Italian dubs of Monsters, Inc. and its subsequent series. In 2021, she took on a unique role in the Pixar film Luca, voicing the character Mrs. Marsigliese in both the original English and the Italian-dubbed versions of the film. This dual-language performance highlights her standing as a versatile and accomplished artist in the world of dubbing.
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