Federica De Bortoli facts for kids
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Federica De Bortoli
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| Born | November 9, 1976 Rome, Italy
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| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Relatives | Barbara De Bortoli (sister) |
Federica De Bortoli (born November 9, 1976) is a famous Italian voice actress. A voice actress is a person who uses their voice to play a character in movies, cartoons, and video games. She is the person Italian audiences hear when they watch the Italian versions of many popular shows and films.
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A Career in Voice Acting
Federica De Bortoli was born in Rome, Italy. She decided to become an actress and voice actress when she was just a child, following in the footsteps of her older sister, Barbara De Bortoli.
Her job is to "dub" movies, which means replacing the original English voices with Italian ones. She is very talented at matching her voice to the emotions of the characters on screen. She often voices famous actresses like Rachel McAdams, Natalie Portman, Isla Fisher, and Kristen Stewart. This means if you watch one of their movies in Italy, you are likely hearing Federica's voice!
One of her most well-known roles is voicing Bella Swan in the Italian version of the Twilight movies.
Famous Voice Roles
Federica has voiced hundreds of characters in animated shows, anime, and live-action movies. Here are some of her most famous roles.
Animated Characters
Federica has brought many cartoon characters to life for Italian audiences.
- Darcy: She is the voice of the witch Darcy in the popular cartoon Winx Club and its movies.
- Padmé Amidala: She voiced Padmé in the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Silvermist: She is the voice of the water fairy Silvermist in the Tinker Bell movies.
- Rapunzel: She voiced Rapunzel in the TV shows Sofia The First and Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
- Ducky: She was the original voice of the little dinosaur Ducky in The Land Before Time and its first sequel.
- Kagome Higurashi: She voiced the main character in the anime series InuYasha.
- Tails: She was the voice of Sonic's best friend in the anime Sonic X.
- Suki: She voiced the Kyoshi Warrior Suki in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Live-Action Movies and TV Shows
Federica is the official Italian voice for many famous Hollywood actresses. When these actresses appear in a new movie, she is usually the one who voices them in Italian.
- She voices Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan in all the Twilight movies, and in other films like Snow White and the Huntsman and Still Alice.
- She voices Rachel McAdams in movies like Mean Girls, The Time Traveler's Wife, and as Irene Adler in the Sherlock Holmes films.
- She voices Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel movies (Episode I, II, and III). She also voiced her in Black Swan and Garden State.
- She voices Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and as the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland.
- She voices Isla Fisher in movies like Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Now You See Me.
- She voices Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing in Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
- She voices Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill in Marvel movies like The Avengers and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
- She voices Kirsten Dunst in films such as Interview with the Vampire, Bring It On, and Mona Lisa Smile.
