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Isa Bellini

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Isa Bellini
Born
Isabella Calò

(1922-06-19)19 June 1922
Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
Died5 February 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 98)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress

Isa Bellini (19 June 1922 – 5 February 2021[1]) was an Italian actress, voice actress, presenter and singer.

Life and career

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Born Isabella Calò in Mantua, she was forced to change her family name of Jewish origins to Bellini because of the racial laws.[2][3] After winning a national contest for singers she entered EIAR, where she was active both as a solo singer and as a member of the "Trio Primavera" with Thea Prandi and Wilma Mangini.[2] During and shortly after the war, Bellini devoted herself exclusively to the theater, working on stage with popular artists such as Totò, Renato Rascel, Walter Chiari and Umberto Spadaro.[2] In 1948 she began working on radio as a presenter and entertainer.[2] In 1954 she hosted the popular radio show Il motivo in maschera together with Mike Bongiorno and Lelio Luttazzi, and in the same year she debuted as a television presenter in Italia. Nati per la musica.[2] Bellini later gradually thinned out her appearances on media, focusing on dubbing.[2][3]

Selected filmography

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Dubbing roles

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Animation

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References

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  1. ^ Addio a Isa Bellini, il cordoglio del sindaco Giulivi per la scomparsa dell’artista legata a Tarquinia Archived 6 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Peppino Ortoleva, Barbara Scaramucci. Enciclopedia della radio. Garzanti, 2003. ISBN 881150497X.
  3. ^ a b Redazione (14 September 2009). "Isa Bellini, cantante attrice doppiatrice..." Il Tempo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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