Liù Bosisio

Liù Bosisio
Liù Bosisio in Fantozzi (1975)
Born
Luigia Bosisio Mauri

(1936-01-30) 30 January 1936 (age 88)
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • writer
Years active1952–2011
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Children1

Liù Bosisio (born Luigia Bosisio Mauri; 30 January 1936) is an Italian actress and voice actress.[1]

Biography

Bosisio was born in Milan in the end of January 1936. From 1953 to 1955, She attended the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in her hometown.[2] Bosisio was a stage actress with the Luca Ronconi company, and was also active as a stand-up comedian.[2] Occasionally active in films in character roles, Bosisio is best known as "Pina", the wife of Paolo Villaggio in several chapters of the Fantozzi film series.[2] Bosisio also appeared in television roles since 1956.[2] Since 1983, Bosisio focused her work on stage.[2]

Bosisio is also a voice actress, notably being the Italian voice of Spank in Ohayo! Spank and the Italian voice of Marge Simpson for the first 22 seasons of The Simpsons as well as dubbing Patty and Selma.[3]

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role Notes
1962 March on Rome Adelina
A Girl... and a Million Diana
1964 Le tardone Carletta Segment: "La svitata"
Mondine e mondane
1972 Pulp 1st Typist
Without Family Orphanage Director
1973 Flesh for Frankenstein Olga
La signora è stata violentata
1974 Il lumacone The Lodger
1975 Fantozzi Pina Fantozzi
1976 Il secondo tragico Fantozzi
1900 Nella Dalcò
1977 Black Journal Crippled Neighbor
1980 Sunday Lovers Anna Segment: "Armando's Notebook"
1982 An Ideal Adventure Orietta Fallani
1983 Il tassinaro Hysterical Woman
1986 Superfantozzi Pina Fantozzi

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1960 Moglie Rosa TV film
1962 Una tragedia americana Miss Rooney TV miniseries
1963 La ragazza di fabbrica TV film
1963 Ritorna il tenente Sheridan Vera Conrad TV miniseries
1964 L'arma gentile TV film
1966 Vivere insieme Giulia 1 episode
1966 L'arma gentile Giulia 1 episode
1969 Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno Cacasenno TV film

Voice work

Year Title Role Notes
1969–1970 Cappuccetto a pois Cappuccetto a pois Animated series

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Ref
1972 Snoopy Come Home Charlie Brown
1977 The Rescuers Ellie Mae
1982 The Last Unicorn Mommy Fortuna
1985 The Care Bears Movie Grams Bear
1988 My Neighbor Totoro Granny
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Laverne
2007 The Simpsons Movie Marge Simpson [4]

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Original actor Ref
1972 Play It Again, Sam Nancy Susan Anspach
1975 Dracula in the Provinces Olghina Franchetti Valentina Cortese
1976 The Career of a Chambermaid Marcella Valmarín Agostina Belli
Fellini's Casanova Sister Maddalena Margareth Clementi
1981 Culo e camicia Renato's mother Carla Monti
Il ragazzo di campagna Giovanna Clara Colosimo
1988 Gorillas in the Mist Roz Carr Julie Harris
1991 The Love Letter Miss Scattergoods Geraldine McEwan
1999 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Mortianna

Television (Animation, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref
1978 Kimba the White Lion Coco 1st edition
1980–1981 X-Bomber Bigman Lee Main cast
Bloody Mary
1982 Doraemon Doraemon Main cast (1st voice)
Chappy Don Recurring role
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel Banner Main cast
1982–1983 Tiger Mask Ruriko Wakatsuki 1st voice
1983 Ohayō! Spank Spank Main cast (1st voice)
1989–1991 Captain N: The Game Master Mother Brain Recurring role
1991–2012 The Simpsons Marge Simpson Main cast (seasons 1–22) [5]
Patty and Selma Bouvier Recurring role (seasons 1–21)
Jacqueline Bouvier Recurring role (seasons 1–22)
Aunt Gladys 1 episode
1993 Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid Hedwig Recurring role

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Notes Original actor Ref
1980 Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case Norma Joyce TV film Bonnie Bartlett
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney TV miniseries Angela Lansbury
1983 A Caribbean Mystery Miss Jane Marple TV film Helen Hayes
1988 Mama's Family Thelma Harper Main cast Vicki Lawrence
1994 Land of the Lost Cha-Ka Recurring role Phillip Paley

Video games (Italian dub)

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2007 The Simpsons Game Marge Simpson [6]
Patty and Selma Bouvier

References

  1. ^ "Liù Bosisio's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. ^ Simonetta Caminiti (6 March 2012). "Se Bart ora resta "senza voce"Doppiatrice sul piede di guerra:"A lui ho dato tutta la mia vita"". Il Giornale. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ^ "The Simpsons Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The Simpsons Game Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 29 July 2024.