Anna Mazza
Description
Anna Mazza is an Italian voice actor known for her work in dubbing international animated series and films for the Italian market. She is most recognized for providing the Italian voice of the character Barbabella. She voiced this role in two separate series: the second Italian dubbing of the original Barbapapa television series and in the series Barbapapa Around the World. She later reprised the role of Barbabella for the 2019 reboot of the series, titled Barbapapa - Una grande famiglia felice!.
Beyond her prominent work in the Barbapapa franchise, Mazza has lent her voice to a wide variety of characters in Japanese anime. Her notable roles in this genre include Ino and Tatsuki Arisawa in Bleach, continuing the latter role in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. She also voiced Mikaru in Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Kyoko Okonogi in Den-noh Coil, Elizabeth Butler in Kuromukuro, and Kumiko in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Her work extends to video games as well, where she provided the Italian voice for Aprile in Street Fighter V and Sticks the Badger in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Mazza has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of Italian dubbing artists and directors. Her work on various Barbapapa productions, as well as other series, often involves colleagues such as Luca Semeraro, who directed the dubbing for the Barbapapa reboots and also voiced characters, alongside other regular Italian voice actors like Cinzia Massironi, Federica Valenti, and Renato Novara. Her extensive filmography demonstrates a sustained career as a voice actor in Italy, contributing significantly to the localized versions of major international animated properties.
Beyond her prominent work in the Barbapapa franchise, Mazza has lent her voice to a wide variety of characters in Japanese anime. Her notable roles in this genre include Ino and Tatsuki Arisawa in Bleach, continuing the latter role in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. She also voiced Mikaru in Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Kyoko Okonogi in Den-noh Coil, Elizabeth Butler in Kuromukuro, and Kumiko in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Her work extends to video games as well, where she provided the Italian voice for Aprile in Street Fighter V and Sticks the Badger in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Mazza has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of Italian dubbing artists and directors. Her work on various Barbapapa productions, as well as other series, often involves colleagues such as Luca Semeraro, who directed the dubbing for the Barbapapa reboots and also voiced characters, alongside other regular Italian voice actors like Cinzia Massironi, Federica Valenti, and Renato Novara. Her extensive filmography demonstrates a sustained career as a voice actor in Italy, contributing significantly to the localized versions of major international animated properties.
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- ItalianAnime overview: Barbapapa Around the World
- ItalianAnime overview: Barbapapa