Valeria Valeri (born Valeria Tulli; 8 December 1921 – 11 June 2019) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

On stage

A student of actress

Elsa Merlini Elsa Merlini (26 July 1903 – 22 February 1983), was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1931 and 1976. She was born in Trieste, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Private Secretary'' (1931) * ...

, Valeri began her professional acting career in 1948, working on stage with fellow actors such as

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Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, ...

, Paolo Ferrari,

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and

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. In 1958, Valeri joined the ''Compagnia Attori Associati'', where she met Garrani and

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; with the latter she established a strong artistic and personal relationship. A tireless actress, from the mid 1990s, Valeri continued to perform on theatrical stages with dedication, mostly in light

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Other activities

Valeri had a very short experience as a movie actress, especially due to the fact of being involved in several plays on stage. Despite this, Valeri has a very profitable career as a voice actress, giving her voice to actresses such as

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and

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; she finished her dubbing career in 2008, four years after her last work, giving her voice to Mrs. Caloway in ''

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''. On the small screen, Valeri is remembered mainly for the one role that made her very popular in the 1960s: Mrs. Stoppani, mother of the restless Giannino Stoppani (portrayed by Rita Pavone) in the 1964 short series ''Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca'', directed by

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Sev ...

Personal life and death

Valeri has been romantically engaged with

. The two had a daughter, Chiara, who is also an actress and a voice actress. On 1 December 2015, Valeri was inducted as an honorary citizen of

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. Valeri died in

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on 11 June 2019, at the age of 97, from

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Filmography

Cinema

* ''

Adriana Lecouvreur ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' () is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the 1849 play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 at t ...

'' (1955) * ''

Lo scippo ''Lo scippo (the snatching)'' is a 1965 Italian film. It marked the directorial debut of Nando Cicero. Plot Speranza, a female company cashier, organizes with two young men with a motorcycle a snatching for stage a steal with money of customers ...

'' (1965) * ''

Seasons of Our Love ''Seasons of Our Love'' ( it, Le stagioni del nostro amore) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast *Enrico Maria Salerno ... Vittorio Borghi *Anouk Aim ...

'' (1966) * ''

Catherine and I ''Io e Caterina'' (internationally released as ''Catherine and I'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Sordi. For his performance, Alberto Sordi was awarded with a Globo d'oro for best actor. Plot summary Enrico has a troubled ...

'' (1980)

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Mrs. Caloway in ''

'' *

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in '' He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword''

Live action

*Emily Barham in ''

The Americanization of Emily ''The Americanization of Emily'' is a 1964 British-American black-and-white romantic black comedy war film written by Paddy Chayefsky, produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Dougl ...

'' *Lady Felicity Marshwood in '' Relative Values'' *Alice Hyatt in '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' *Maggie DuBois in ''

The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancin ...

'' *Dora Charleston in ''

Murder by Death ''Murder by Death'' is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, M ...

'' *D. R. Cartwright in ''

7 Women ''7 Women'', also known as ''Seven Women'', is a 1966 Panavision drama film directed by John Ford and starring Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, and Anna Lee, with Eddie Albert, Mike Mazurk ...

'' *Rhoda in ''

A Fine Madness ''A Fine Madness'' is a 1966 American Technicolor comedy film based on the 1964 novel by Elliott Baker that tells the story of Samson Shillitoe, a frustrated poet unable to finish a grand tome. It stars Sean Connery (in the midst of his James Bo ...

'' *Miranda Sampson in ''

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'' *Monica in ''

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'' *Evelyn Gromberg in '' It Runs in the Family'' *Countess Elena Villani in ''

Gangster's Law ''Gangster's Law'' ( it, La legge dei gangsters) is a 1969 Italian thriller film directed by Siro Marcellini and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Klaus Kinski as Quintero * Maurice Poli as Rino Quintero * Franco Citti as Bruno Esposito * Samy Pa ...

'' *Mali in ''

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'' *Countess Vitelleschi in ''

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References

External links

* * 1921 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian voice actresses Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-voice-actor-stub