Paola Tedesco

Paola Tedesco
Tedesco in the magazine Radiocorriere (1975)
Born	(1952-03-28) 28 March 1952 (age 71) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress, singer
Years active	1964–present
Parent	Sergio Tedesco
Relatives	Maurizio Tedesco (brother)

Paola Tedesco (born 28 March 1952) is an Italian actress, voice actress and singer.^[1]

Biography

Born in Rome, the daughter of voice actor and tenor Sergio Tedesco and the younger sister of film producer Maurizio Tedesco, Paola Tedesco made her film debut at the age of 12, chosen by Pier Paolo Pasolini to play Salome in The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964).^[2]

After a long hiatus and a few minor roles (including Rosaline in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet), she resurfaced in 1971, playing the title role in the Mario Amendola's musicarello Lady Barbara.^[2]^[3] In subsequent years, Tedesco successfully starred in several comedy and genre films.^[2] She was also active on televisions, in TV-movies, series and variety shows.^[2]

Filmography

Cinema

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) - Salomè
Romeo and Juliet (1968) - Rosaline (uncredited)
Satyricon (1969) - Criside - Circe's handmaid
Hurrah For the Women! (1970) - Nené - the cashier
L'homme orchestre (1970) - La fille sicilienne
Lady Barbara (1970) - Lady Barbara Parker
I due maghi del pallone (1970) - Mayor's Daughter
Belle d'amore (1970) - Monique
Man of the Year (1971) - Friend of Cocò
The Two Aces of Boxing (1971) - Marisa
The Nights of Boccaccio (1972) - Lidia
Crime Boss (1972) - Monica
One Russian Summer (1973) - Yulya
Battle of the Amazons (1973) - Valeria
Silent Action (1975) - Giuliana Raimondi aka la Tunisina
Il sogno di Zorro (1975) - Zaira
Amore grande, amore libero (1976) - Simona
Le seminariste (1976) - Gertrude
Nerone (1977) - Licia
Watch Me When I Kill (1977) - Mara
Un'ombra nell'ombra (1979) - Anna Merrill
I Hate Blondes (1980) - Teresa
Lucky and Zorba (1998) - Rosa Dei Venti (voice)

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Zira in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Muriel P. Finster in Recess
Grand Councilwoman in Lilo & Stitch
Grand Councilwoman in Stitch! The Movie
Grand Councilwoman in Leroy & Stitch
Dr. Blight in Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Baba Yaga in Bartok the Magnificent
Elgar in The New Adventures of Ocean Girl

Live action

Ms. Kornblut in Marley & Me
Diane Freed in Happiness
Nanny in So Notorious

References

^ "Paola Tedesco's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano – Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.