Lydia Simoneschi(1908-1981)
- Voice Actor - Dubbing
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Lydia Simoneschi began working in the Italian cinema in the thirties in
little parts, typically the waitress in some films. She didn't have the
"phisique du role" to become a leading lady but her voice was
wonderful. So, the dubbing became the right world for her. In the
thirties and forties Lydia became one of the "Queens of dubbing" in
Italy, the best of all her colleagues. Practically every famous
actress, especially american, gets her voice at least one time in her
career. Lydia becomes the abitual voice for Ingrid Bergman (Notorious,
For whom the bell tolls, Spellbound), Bette Davis (All about Eve,
Pocketful of miracles), Lauren Bacall (How to marry a millionaire,
Written on the wind), Joan Crawford (Autumn Leaves, Whatever happened
to Baby Jane), Susan Hayward (Backstreet, David and Batsheba), Jennifer
Jones (Duel in the sun, Portrait of Jennie) and sometimes, when the
actress gives an outstanding performance she is chosen to make her
speak Italian (It's the case of Hedy Lamarr in "Samson and Delilah",
Doris Day in "The man who knew too much" and June Duprez in "The thief
of Bagdad"). Her career lasted for all the '70s when she continued
dubbing character actresses and had the leading dubbing role in the
Disney Classic "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (Angela Lansbury). She has
been indubitably the most glamorous and versatile voice of the Italian
dubbing, capable of matching with the most different acting styles with
a virtuosity that is a real miracle.
