Maria pia di Meo
Description
Maria Pia Di Meo, born Maria Pia Tempestini in Rome on September 23, 1939, is an Italian actress and voice actress. The daughter of actors Giotto Tempestini and Anna Di Meo, she began her career in dubbing at a very young age in 1944, often working alongside her parents on stage and in radio. Over her decades-long career, she has also worked as a dubbing director.
She has had an extensive career dubbing actresses for the Italian versions of countless live-action films, and is particularly known for being the official Italian voice of Meryl Streep. Her work in animation, which is the primary focus of this profile, is equally prolific. Among her most notable voice roles for animated characters are Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. She also voiced Queen Lilian in the Shrek franchise, Madame Suliman in Howl's Moving Castle, Littlefoot's mother in The Land Before Time, and Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox. Her other animated roles include the Queen in Maya the Bee, Madame in Kiki's Delivery Service, and Miss Kitty in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.
In live-action dubbing, one of her roles includes voicing Mrs. Davis in the horror film The Grudge 2. The original character was played by actress Joanna Cassidy in the 2006 American production.
Throughout her career, Di Meo has collaborated on numerous projects with some of the most famous actresses in Hollywood, consistently providing their Italian voices. Beyond Meryl Streep, these frequent collaborations include dubbing the performances of Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, and Barbra Streisand, among many others.
For her contributions to the field of dubbing, Maria Pia Di Meo has received several notable achievements and awards. In 2005, she was honored with the Female Career Award at the Gran Galà del Doppiaggio (Grand Gala of Dubbing) held at Romics. The following year, in 2006, she received the Leggio d'oro at the Festival Nazionale Voci e Volti del cinema, as well as the X Targa Gualtiero De Angelis at the Voci nell'Ombra festival.
She has had an extensive career dubbing actresses for the Italian versions of countless live-action films, and is particularly known for being the official Italian voice of Meryl Streep. Her work in animation, which is the primary focus of this profile, is equally prolific. Among her most notable voice roles for animated characters are Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. She also voiced Queen Lilian in the Shrek franchise, Madame Suliman in Howl's Moving Castle, Littlefoot's mother in The Land Before Time, and Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox. Her other animated roles include the Queen in Maya the Bee, Madame in Kiki's Delivery Service, and Miss Kitty in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.
In live-action dubbing, one of her roles includes voicing Mrs. Davis in the horror film The Grudge 2. The original character was played by actress Joanna Cassidy in the 2006 American production.
Throughout her career, Di Meo has collaborated on numerous projects with some of the most famous actresses in Hollywood, consistently providing their Italian voices. Beyond Meryl Streep, these frequent collaborations include dubbing the performances of Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, and Barbra Streisand, among many others.
For her contributions to the field of dubbing, Maria Pia Di Meo has received several notable achievements and awards. In 2005, she was honored with the Female Career Award at the Gran Galà del Doppiaggio (Grand Gala of Dubbing) held at Romics. The following year, in 2006, she received the Leggio d'oro at the Festival Nazionale Voci e Volti del cinema, as well as the X Targa Gualtiero De Angelis at the Voci nell'Ombra festival.
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- ItalianAnime overview: The Grudge 2