Roberta Pellini
Description
Roberta Pellini is an accomplished Italian voice actress, born in Rome on November 25, 1960. She is highly regarded for her extensive work dubbing international stars and for her contributions to the Italian versions of numerous animated films and series.
Pellini's career is marked by a prolific output in voice dubbing. She is particularly renowned as the official Italian voice for several major Hollywood actresses, including Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Diane Lane, Nicole Kidman, and Angelina Jolie, among many others. Her talent has been recognized with prestigious industry awards. She won the Gran Premio del Doppiaggio for best voice actress in 2008, the Leggio d'oro for best female voice in 2013 for her work dubbing Catherine Zeta-Jones in the film Broken City, and the Voci nell'ombra award for best female voice in 2015.
In the realm of anime and animation, Pellini has lent her voice to a wide array of characters in Italian dubs. A prominent example is her role as the Narrator in the popular series Cells at Work! and its sequels. She voiced Vega in the series Gear Fighter Dendoh and took on the role of Maya in the special Lupin III: The Last Job. She also provided the voice for the Mother in the series Vampiyan Kids.
Her work extends to beloved films from Studio Ghibli, where she has voiced Yasuko Kusabe, the mother of the main characters, in My Neighbor Totoro, as well as Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle, Kokiri in a 2013 re-dub of Kiki's Delivery Service, Madame Gina in Porco Rosso, and the mother of the protagonist Taeko in Only Yesterday. Other notable animation roles include Daphne in the Winx Club animated films, Dolly in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, the female Baron Ashura in Mazinger Z: Infinity, Chaos in the Sailor Moon Cosmos films, and Bellroc in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.
Beyond her performance work, Roberta Pellini shares her expertise as a teacher, conducting courses and masterclasses in voice dubbing alongside other prominent Italian voice actors. Her daughter, Giorgia Brunori, has also followed in her footsteps to become a voice actress.
Pellini's career is marked by a prolific output in voice dubbing. She is particularly renowned as the official Italian voice for several major Hollywood actresses, including Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Diane Lane, Nicole Kidman, and Angelina Jolie, among many others. Her talent has been recognized with prestigious industry awards. She won the Gran Premio del Doppiaggio for best voice actress in 2008, the Leggio d'oro for best female voice in 2013 for her work dubbing Catherine Zeta-Jones in the film Broken City, and the Voci nell'ombra award for best female voice in 2015.
In the realm of anime and animation, Pellini has lent her voice to a wide array of characters in Italian dubs. A prominent example is her role as the Narrator in the popular series Cells at Work! and its sequels. She voiced Vega in the series Gear Fighter Dendoh and took on the role of Maya in the special Lupin III: The Last Job. She also provided the voice for the Mother in the series Vampiyan Kids.
Her work extends to beloved films from Studio Ghibli, where she has voiced Yasuko Kusabe, the mother of the main characters, in My Neighbor Totoro, as well as Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle, Kokiri in a 2013 re-dub of Kiki's Delivery Service, Madame Gina in Porco Rosso, and the mother of the protagonist Taeko in Only Yesterday. Other notable animation roles include Daphne in the Winx Club animated films, Dolly in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, the female Baron Ashura in Mazinger Z: Infinity, Chaos in the Sailor Moon Cosmos films, and Bellroc in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.
Beyond her performance work, Roberta Pellini shares her expertise as a teacher, conducting courses and masterclasses in voice dubbing alongside other prominent Italian voice actors. Her daughter, Giorgia Brunori, has also followed in her footsteps to become a voice actress.
All Characters
- ItalianAnime overview: Cells at Work!!
- ItalianAnime overview: Gear Fighter Dendoh
- ItalianAnime overview: My Neighbor Totoro
- ItalianAnime overview: Lupin III: the Last Job
- ItalianAnime overview: Vampiyan Kids
- ItalianAnime overview: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
- ItalianAnime overview: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie
- ItalianAnime overview: Only Yesterday
- ItalianAnime overview: Howl's Moving Castle
- ItalianAnime overview: Mazinger Z: Infinity
- ItalianAnime overview: Kiki's Delivery Service
- ItalianAnime overview: Porco Rosso