Patrizia Salmoiraghi
Description
Patrizia Salmoiraghi is an Italian voice actor and dubbing director, recognized for her extensive work in the Italian-language adaptations of Japanese anime series. Born in Milan on August 8, 1959, she has built a prolific career spanning several decades, contributing her voice to a wide array of characters across animation, film, and television. Beyond performance, she is also a dubbing director, a dialogue writer, and a teacher of dubbing, as well as a stage actress.
Her voice acting portfolio includes many notable roles. She voiced the character Keitsu in the film Ai City and provided the voice for the Mother character in the film Neo-Tokyo. In the OVA series Idol Defense Force Hummingbird, she played Kanna. Her work also includes the role of the Queen in Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey. For the anime adaptation of Pollyanna, she voiced two characters, Della and Jenny. She was the voice of Blue Morris in Princess Minerva and Aki Sawamoto in Junk Boy. Salmoiraghi also voiced the dual role of Angel and Yo Mikawa in Angel Cop. In the Magic Knight Rayearth franchise, she took on the role of Alcyone across multiple adaptations. Other prominent credits include Reiko Mikami in Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Jun il Cigno in the Gatchaman OVA, and the character of Mamma in the film Labyrinth.
In addition to these, her career features a vast range of other voice work. She is known for voicing Shinobu Nagumo in the Patlabor franchise, Beth March in the series Una per tutte, tutte per una (Little Women), and Atsuko Hurameshi (the mother of the protagonist) in Yu Yu Hakusho. She has also been involved in long-running series such as Detective Conan, where she voiced several characters including Kazuha Toyama and Eri Kisaki. Her more recent work includes voicing Gagaran in Overlord II and Overlord IV. She has also served as the narrator for the Pokémon Battle Frontier series.
A significant part of Salmoiraghi's contribution to the Italian anime industry lies in her work behind the scenes as a dubbing director. She has directed the Italian dubbing for a substantial number of series and films, often for the distributor Yamato Video. Her directing credits include acclaimed titles such as Hellsing, Golden Boy, Please Teacher!, and the OVA series Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey. She also directed the dubbing for the live-action films Azumi and Azumi 2: Death or Love.
Beyond her work in animation, Patrizia Salmoiraghi is a versatile talent in the broader Italian media landscape. She is one of the official voices for Sky Cinema and has lent her voice to various programs for the Swiss Italian television network and radio broadcasts, including as the official voice of the Radio2 program Caterpillar. Her voice is also featured in numerous television commercials for major brands and in satellite navigation devices. Her expertise is further recognized in her role as a dubbing teacher, and her professional standing is reflected in her involvement with organizations such as Soroptimist International, where she has participated as a past national president.
Her voice acting portfolio includes many notable roles. She voiced the character Keitsu in the film Ai City and provided the voice for the Mother character in the film Neo-Tokyo. In the OVA series Idol Defense Force Hummingbird, she played Kanna. Her work also includes the role of the Queen in Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey. For the anime adaptation of Pollyanna, she voiced two characters, Della and Jenny. She was the voice of Blue Morris in Princess Minerva and Aki Sawamoto in Junk Boy. Salmoiraghi also voiced the dual role of Angel and Yo Mikawa in Angel Cop. In the Magic Knight Rayearth franchise, she took on the role of Alcyone across multiple adaptations. Other prominent credits include Reiko Mikami in Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Jun il Cigno in the Gatchaman OVA, and the character of Mamma in the film Labyrinth.
In addition to these, her career features a vast range of other voice work. She is known for voicing Shinobu Nagumo in the Patlabor franchise, Beth March in the series Una per tutte, tutte per una (Little Women), and Atsuko Hurameshi (the mother of the protagonist) in Yu Yu Hakusho. She has also been involved in long-running series such as Detective Conan, where she voiced several characters including Kazuha Toyama and Eri Kisaki. Her more recent work includes voicing Gagaran in Overlord II and Overlord IV. She has also served as the narrator for the Pokémon Battle Frontier series.
A significant part of Salmoiraghi's contribution to the Italian anime industry lies in her work behind the scenes as a dubbing director. She has directed the Italian dubbing for a substantial number of series and films, often for the distributor Yamato Video. Her directing credits include acclaimed titles such as Hellsing, Golden Boy, Please Teacher!, and the OVA series Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey. She also directed the dubbing for the live-action films Azumi and Azumi 2: Death or Love.
Beyond her work in animation, Patrizia Salmoiraghi is a versatile talent in the broader Italian media landscape. She is one of the official voices for Sky Cinema and has lent her voice to various programs for the Swiss Italian television network and radio broadcasts, including as the official voice of the Radio2 program Caterpillar. Her voice is also featured in numerous television commercials for major brands and in satellite navigation devices. Her expertise is further recognized in her role as a dubbing teacher, and her professional standing is reflected in her involvement with organizations such as Soroptimist International, where she has participated as a past national president.
All Characters
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo
- ItalianAnime overview: Idol Defense Force Hummingbird
- ItalianAnime overview: Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless Odyssey
- Italian
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Yukikaze
- ItalianAnime overview: Princess Minerva
- ItalianAnime overview: Spirit Warrior
- ItalianAnime overview: Junk Boy
- ItalianAnime overview: Angel Cop
- ItalianAnime overview: Ghost Sweeper Mikami
- Italian
- ItalianAnime overview: Gatchaman
- ItalianAnime overview: Labyrinth Story
- ItalianAnime overview: Overlord IV
- ItalianAnime overview: Little Lord Fauntleroy
- ItalianAnime overview: Overlord II
- ItalianAnime overview: Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
- ItalianAnime overview: Please Save My Earth
- ItalianAnime overview: Godannar
- ItalianAnime overview: A Little Princess Sara
- ItalianAnime overview: Capeta
- ItalianAnime overview: Magic Knight Rayearth 2
- ItalianAnime overview: Detective Conan
- ItalianAnime overview: Magic Knight Rayearth
- ItalianAnime overview: La Blue Girl