Micaela Esdra (born Micaela Carmosino; January 29, 1952) is an Italian

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Biography

Esdra began her career in the mid-1960s attending

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's acting school and, when she was very young, was directed on stage by

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. As a film actress, she starred in several musicarellis and

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''. Esdra has been also very active on TV and in film dubbing: during the 1990s, she became the official dubber of

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Personal life

In 1988, Esdra married stage director Walter Pagliaro.

Partial filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esdra, Micaela 1952 births Living people Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian voice actresses Italian stage actresses Italian child actresses 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses