Irene Di Valmo
Description
Irene Di Valmo, whose birth name is Irene Di Caccamo, is an Italian voice actress and writer born in Rome on April 21, 1967. She is primarily known for her extensive work in dubbing, providing the Italian voices for numerous characters in film, television, and animation.
Di Valmo's voice acting career includes a wide range of roles in anime series. She is the voice of the Mother in the Italian-language version of the 2018 animated film Mirai, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Her other prominent anime roles include Carla Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Kokuo in Naruto Shippuden, Regina Sakura in Lupin III vs Detective Conan, Julia Murai in Great Teacher Onizuka, Kazuko Suema in Boogiepop Phantom, Alexandrite in Steven Universe, and Wanda Pierce in BoJack Horseman. She has also lent her voice to characters in western animated series such as Loretta Brown in Family Guy, the voice of Timmy's mother in The Fairly OddParents, and various roles in shows like The Simpsons, South Park, and Regular Show.
Beyond animation, Di Valmo is the regular Italian dubbing voice for several actresses, including Katey Sagal in series like Lost, Sons of Anarchy, and The Big Bang Theory, as well as Tamara Taylor in Bones and Teri Hatcher in Supergirl. Her film dubbing work includes voicing Maricel Álvarez in the film Biutiful, a performance that earned her the Romics DD Audience Award for Female Voice of the Year in 2011 and a finalist nomination for the Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio. She was also a finalist at the Voci nell'ombra festival in 2006 for her work in the film Summerland.
In addition to her voice work, Irene Di Valmo is an accomplished author. Under her real name, Irene Di Caccamo, she published her first novel, L'amore imperfetto, in 2011, which won the Premio Rapallo for best first work in 2012. Her second novel, Dio nella macchina da scrivere, was released in 2018 and was selected for the Premio Strega in 2019.
Di Valmo's voice acting career includes a wide range of roles in anime series. She is the voice of the Mother in the Italian-language version of the 2018 animated film Mirai, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Her other prominent anime roles include Carla Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Kokuo in Naruto Shippuden, Regina Sakura in Lupin III vs Detective Conan, Julia Murai in Great Teacher Onizuka, Kazuko Suema in Boogiepop Phantom, Alexandrite in Steven Universe, and Wanda Pierce in BoJack Horseman. She has also lent her voice to characters in western animated series such as Loretta Brown in Family Guy, the voice of Timmy's mother in The Fairly OddParents, and various roles in shows like The Simpsons, South Park, and Regular Show.
Beyond animation, Di Valmo is the regular Italian dubbing voice for several actresses, including Katey Sagal in series like Lost, Sons of Anarchy, and The Big Bang Theory, as well as Tamara Taylor in Bones and Teri Hatcher in Supergirl. Her film dubbing work includes voicing Maricel Álvarez in the film Biutiful, a performance that earned her the Romics DD Audience Award for Female Voice of the Year in 2011 and a finalist nomination for the Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio. She was also a finalist at the Voci nell'ombra festival in 2006 for her work in the film Summerland.
In addition to her voice work, Irene Di Valmo is an accomplished author. Under her real name, Irene Di Caccamo, she published her first novel, L'amore imperfetto, in 2011, which won the Premio Rapallo for best first work in 2012. Her second novel, Dio nella macchina da scrivere, was released in 2018 and was selected for the Premio Strega in 2019.