Flora Carosello
Description
Flora Carosello was an Italian actress and voice actress, active in film and dubbing from the 1950s through the early 2000s. She was born on September 7, 1927, in Antrodoco, in the province of Rieti, Italy, though some sources cite Sperlonga as her birthplace and give a birth year of 1920. She was married to the director and screenwriter Antonio Boccacci and died in Rome on July 8, 2015.
Carosello's career encompassed both on-screen acting and voice work. She appeared in approximately forty films between 1956 and 1999, often in supporting or character roles. Her filmography includes appearances in notable productions such as Sergio Corbucci's classic Spaghetti Western Django, as well as films directed by Fernando Di Leo like Avere vent'anni and I ragazzi del massacro. In the 1980s and 1990s, she became increasingly involved in dubbing, lending her voice to numerous films and television series for the Italian market.
In the realm of animation, Carosello provided the Italian voice for a variety of characters. Among her most recognized dubbing roles are Zia Bisbetica in the film Brisby e il segreto di NIMH and the Vecchia pecora in Babe - Maialino coraggioso. She voiced the character of Vanessa in the animated series Alla scoperta di Babbo Natale, which corresponds to the series Mori no Tonto-tachi mentioned in the query. She was also the voice of Mototopo in Mototopo e Autogatto and took over as the second Italian voice of Titti in Looney Tunes cartoons during the 1970s and 1980s. Her other animation voice roles include Rhoda Fanderfonk in Titanic - La leggenda continua, the Tutrice in I 12 mesi, and characters in series such as Al lupo! Al lupo!, Lo scoiattolo Banner, and Tom & Jerry, for which she voiced Mammy Due Scarpe.
In addition to her animation work, Carosello had an extensive career dubbing live-action films and television series. She voiced actresses such as Esther Rolle in A spasso con Daisy, Polly Holliday in Mrs. Doubtfire - Mammo per sempre, and Joan Sims in the film Lord Tramp. Her television dubbing credits include roles in popular series such as Anche i ricchi piangono, Il mio amico Arnold, La Famiglia Addams, and General Hospital. The information available does not specify her voice roles of Alce and Mamma Tamia from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
Carosello's career encompassed both on-screen acting and voice work. She appeared in approximately forty films between 1956 and 1999, often in supporting or character roles. Her filmography includes appearances in notable productions such as Sergio Corbucci's classic Spaghetti Western Django, as well as films directed by Fernando Di Leo like Avere vent'anni and I ragazzi del massacro. In the 1980s and 1990s, she became increasingly involved in dubbing, lending her voice to numerous films and television series for the Italian market.
In the realm of animation, Carosello provided the Italian voice for a variety of characters. Among her most recognized dubbing roles are Zia Bisbetica in the film Brisby e il segreto di NIMH and the Vecchia pecora in Babe - Maialino coraggioso. She voiced the character of Vanessa in the animated series Alla scoperta di Babbo Natale, which corresponds to the series Mori no Tonto-tachi mentioned in the query. She was also the voice of Mototopo in Mototopo e Autogatto and took over as the second Italian voice of Titti in Looney Tunes cartoons during the 1970s and 1980s. Her other animation voice roles include Rhoda Fanderfonk in Titanic - La leggenda continua, the Tutrice in I 12 mesi, and characters in series such as Al lupo! Al lupo!, Lo scoiattolo Banner, and Tom & Jerry, for which she voiced Mammy Due Scarpe.
In addition to her animation work, Carosello had an extensive career dubbing live-action films and television series. She voiced actresses such as Esther Rolle in A spasso con Daisy, Polly Holliday in Mrs. Doubtfire - Mammo per sempre, and Joan Sims in the film Lord Tramp. Her television dubbing credits include roles in popular series such as Anche i ricchi piangono, Il mio amico Arnold, La Famiglia Addams, and General Hospital. The information available does not specify her voice roles of Alce and Mamma Tamia from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
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- ItalianAnime overview: Mori no Tonto-tachi
- ItalianAnime overview: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- ItalianAnime overview: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils