Maria Pia Di Meo
Italian actress and voice actress
Maria Pia Di Meo (born Maria Pia Tempestini, 23 September 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress, best known for being the official voice dubber of Meryl Streep and Julie Andrews.
Biography
Born in Rome, the daughter of actors Giotto Tempestini and Anna Di Meo, she began her voice actress career in 1944, when she was very young, and occasionally acted on stage together with her parents.
Among the several actresses she dubbed, along with Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Julie Christie, Shirley MacLaine and Susan Sarandon. Di Meo has also been very active in dubbing many animated characters, including Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Dubbing roles
Animation
Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty
Anita Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr.
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