Marzia Ubaldi (2 June 1938 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian actress and dubber.

Life and career

Born in

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, Ubaldi graduated from the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, and made her professional stage debut in 1960, in the Giorgio Prosperi's drama ''La congiura'' directed by

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. In 1961, she starred in the play ''Eva a Go Go dalla parte di lui'' alongside

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; in 1966, she eventually was the first to record De André's song "La ballata dell’amore cieco". In 1962, she was directed by

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in the Beniamino Joppolo's drama ''I carabinieri'', which was represented at the

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. The same year, she made her film debut in

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's ''Il medico delle donne''. Starting from the 1970s Ubaldi was mainly devoted to voice dubbing; for her work in this field she received various awards, notably a

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for her dubbing of

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's '' Another Woman'', and the 2012 Award as best dubber of the year. She was also very active on television, appearing in numerous TV-series, notably ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Suburra: Blood on Rome''. Her last appearance was in 2023, in ''Call My Agent - Italia'', the Italian version of ''

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''.

Personal life and death

Between 1960 and 1967, Ubaldi was married to actor

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, and the two had a daughter, Emanuela, also an actress. The trio founded and served as teachers in the drama school Mumos, established in 2003 and closed in 2013. Beyond her showbusiness activities, she ran a chihuahua breeding farm. Ubaldi died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 85.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ubaldi, Marzia 1938 births 2023 deaths Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses Nastro d'Argento winners