Flaminia Jandolo facts for kids

Flaminia Jandolo (born February 11, 1930 – died May 22, 2019) was a very talented Italian actress and voice actress. She was famous for lending her voice to many international movies and cartoons, making characters speak Italian.

Flaminia Jandolo's Career Journey

Flaminia Jandolo started her acting journey in the early 1950s. She first worked in radio plays for RAI, which is Italy's national broadcasting company. Soon after, she discovered her special talent for dubbing and voice acting.

What is Voice Acting and Dubbing?

Voice acting is when an actor uses their voice to play a character, often in cartoons, video games, or commercials. Dubbing is a special type of voice acting. It's when a movie or TV show made in one language is re-recorded in another language. Flaminia Jandolo was an expert at this! She would replace the original actors' voices with her own Italian voice, making it seem like the characters were speaking Italian all along.

Her Famous Voices

Flaminia Jandolo gave her voice to many well-known actresses in their Italian versions. Imagine watching a movie with Brigitte Bardot or Maggie Smith, but hearing Flaminia's voice instead! She also dubbed Jean Simmons, Joan Plowright, Joanne Woodward, and Debbie Reynolds.

She was also very active in bringing many beloved animated characters to life for Italian audiences. Some of her most famous cartoon roles include:

• Lady from Lady and the Tramp
• The fairy Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty
• Perdita in One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH
• Cindy Bear in Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
• Granny in Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Flaminia's Family Life

Flaminia Jandolo was married to Alberto Piferi, who also worked in the film industry, adapting dialogues for movies. They had three children: Leonardo, Susanna, and Caterina. Leonardo and Susanna followed in their parents' footsteps and also became dialogue adapters. Caterina works as a dubbing assistant, helping to make sure the voices match the characters perfectly.

A Look at Her Dubbing Roles

Flaminia Jandolo had an amazing career, lending her voice to a huge number of films and animated features. Here are just a few more examples of her work:

Animated Characters

• Anastasia Tremaine in Cinderella (in the 1967 Italian re-dub)
• Mrs. Rabbit in Bambi (in the 1968 Italian re-dub)
• Filo Fester in Alakazam the Great

Live-Action Movies

She dubbed many famous movie characters, allowing Italian audiences to enjoy films from around the world. Some of her notable live-action roles include:

• Ellen Brody in Jaws and Jaws 2
• Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain
• Stella Baines in Back to the Future
• Miriam Polar in Valley of the Dolls
• Miss Bowers in Death on the Nile
• Patricia Hingle in Suspiria

Flaminia Jandolo's voice helped bring countless stories and characters to life for Italian audiences for many decades. She was a true master of her craft!