Miranda Bonansea (31 October 1926 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian actress and

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Life

Born in Mondovì, Bonansea's father, Piero Bonansea was a photographer for the House of Savoy. At a young age, Bonansea moved to

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with her family where she would become a

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as well as a voice dubber. In 1934, she made her debut appearance in the film '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento''. She was also the official Italian voice of Shirley Temple. In the 1937 film '' Hands Off Me!'' starring

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, Bonansea made her character very similar to Temple's likeness. Other than Shirley Temple, Bonansea has dubbed other actresses such as

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and

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. She also done some acting work on stage and the radio but she focused entirely on dubbing as an adult. In 2009, Bonansea retired from voice acting effectively ending her 77 year long career.

Personal life

Bonansea was married to singer Claudio Villa from 1952 to 1962. Together, they had one son, Mauro.

Death

Bonansea died on 10 February 2019 at the age of 92. She suffered an illness for quite some time.

Filmography

Cinema

*'' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1934) *'' Red Passport'' (1935) *'' The Joker King'' (1935) *''

The Great Silence ''The Great Silence'' ( it, Il grande silenzio) is a 1968 revisionist Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Corbucci. An Italian-French co-production, the film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee (in ...

'' (1936) *'' The Three Wishes'' (1937) *'' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) *'' Il torrente'' (1938) * ''

The Dream of Butterfly ''The Dream of Butterfly'' (Italian: '' Il sogno di Butterfly'', German: ''Premiere der Butterfly'') is a 1939 musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti and Germana Paolieri. It is an variation ...

'' (1939) *'' I sette peccati'' (1942)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Little Sister in ''

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'' *Faline in ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten ...

'' *Nanny in '' 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure'' *Slurm Queen in '' Futurama''

Live action

*Elizabeth Blair in ''Curly Top'' *Sara Crewe in '' The Little Princess'' *Shirley Blake in '' Bright Eyes'' *Heidi in ''

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'' *Lloyd Sherman in '' The Little Colonel'' *Virgie Cary in '' The Littlest Rebel'' *Dimples Appleby in ''

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'' *Molly Middleton in ''

Our Little Girl ''Our Little Girl'' is a 1935 American drama, in which Shirley Temple and Joel McCrea play the leading roles. The film was the final work of the veteran director, John S. Robertson. The protagonist, Molly Middleton (Temple), is the daughter of ...

'' *Barbary Barry in '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' *Barbara "Ching-Ching" Stewart in '' Stowaway'' *Penelope "Penny" Day in '' Now and Forever'' *Helen "Star" Mason in '' Captain January'' *Shirley in '' Change of Heart'' *Betsy Brown in ''

Little Miss Broadway ''Little Miss Broadway'' is a 1938 American musical drama film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay was written by Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen. The film stars Shirley Temple in a story about a theatrical boarding house and its occupants ...

'' *Mytyl in '' The Blue Bird'' *Barbara Marshall in '' I'll Be Seeing You'' *Barbara Olmstead in '' Honeymoon'' *Bridget Hilton in ''

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'' *Dinah Sheldon in ''

Adventure in Baltimore ''Adventure in Baltimore '' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Robert Young and Shirley Temple. Dinah Sheldon ( Shirley Temple) is a student at an exclusive girls' school who starts campaigning for women's ...

'' *Philadelphia Thursday in '' Fort Apache'' *Mary Hagen in ''

That Hagen Girl ''That Hagen Girl'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey. The screenplay by Charles Hoffman was based on the novel by Edith Kneipple Roberts. The film focuses on small-town teenaged girl Mary Hagen (Shirley Temple), whom gos ...

'' *Ellen Baker in ''

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College ''Mr. Belvedere Goes to College'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. The screenplay written by Mary Loos, Mary C. McCall, Jr., and Richard Sale was based on characters created by Gwen Davenport. It follows on from '' Sitti ...

'' *Susan Turner in ''

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (released as ''Bachelor Knight'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1947 American screwball romantic comedy-drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, a ...

'' *

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in '' The Wizard of Oz'' *Jane Falbury in ''

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'' *Hannah Brown in '' Easter Parade'' *Roberta Stevens in ''

Love Nest ''Love Nest'' is a 1951 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Newman and starring June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay, and Marilyn Monroe. The post-World War II comedy features an early supporting role for Monroe. It is one of t ...

'' *Amy Fowler Kane in '' High Noon'' *Jacqueline "Jake" Osborne in ''

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'' *Mama Kowolski in '' Bruce Almighty'' *Sarah Beckett in ''

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'' *Martha Wilson in '' Dennis the Menace'' *Miss Schlowski in ''

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'' *Grandma Estelle in ''

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'' * Judge McGruder in ''

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'' *Sister Madeline in '' Dragonfly'' *Ann Douglas in ''

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonansea, Miranda 1926 births 2019 deaths People from Mondovì Italian voice actresses Italian radio actresses Italian film actresses Italian child actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses