Silvana Fantini is an Italian voice actress and dubbing director, recognized for her extensive work in the Italian-language adaptations of numerous animated series and video games. Born in Milan on September 28, 1954, she has been active in the dubbing industry for several decades, contributing her voice to a wide array of characters and also serving as a director on many projects.

Beyond her on-screen roles, Fantini has had a significant career as a dubbing director, overseeing the Italian voice casts for many notable anime series. Her directorial credits include Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Vampire Knight, My Dress-Up Darling, and the film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. This behind-the-scenes work highlights her extensive influence in bringing Japanese animation to Italian audiences.

As a voice actress, Fantini has a vast filmography, particularly in video games and animation. In anime, she is known for voicing Gori, the director of the office in the series Aggretsuko, a role she performed across multiple seasons from 2018 to 2023. Another notable anime role is Shuu Akiba in the 1991 romantic comedy OVA Slow Step. Her other anime voice work includes Trisha Elric and Pride in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Paninya in the first Fullmetal Alchemist series, and Zorin Blitz in Hellsing Ultimate. She also provided voices for older anime series such as Alvar in The Adventures of the Little El Cid (Ruy, il piccolo Cid).

In addition to these, Fantini's career encompasses roles in various animated projects. She voiced Isabella degli Abati in the animated film adaptation Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic. Her other credits include characters in series such as Anime Sanjushi: Aramis no Bōken and Laura in God Bless Dancougar, demonstrating the breadth of her work across different genres and eras of animation.

Fantini's work is also prolific in the world of video game dubbing. She is the long-standing Italian voice of Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter video game series. Her extensive game credits span major franchises, including characters in BioShock, Fallout 4, Diablo III and Diablo IV, DmC Devil May Cry, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and multiple games in the Spider-Man and Broken Sword series.

In recognition of her contributions to the field, particularly her work as a director, Silvana Fantini was awarded the Leggio d'oro for dubbing direction in 1995.