Fiorella Betti(1927-2001)
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Along with Maria Pia Di Meo, Fiorella Betti belongs to the second generation of
Italian dubbers that followed the steps of the likes of of Rita Savagnone, Lydia Simoneschi,
Rosetta Calavetta, Tina Lattanzi, Giovanna Scotto, Renata Marini and Andreina Pagnani in the voice-dubbing
profession. It is as an actress though that she first learned her
trade. She debuted aged thirteen in a supporting role in Capitan Fracassa (1940) and
soon graduated to more important and challenging roles such as in
Il campione (1943). Her last interesting role in front of the camera in Lost in the Dark (1947) as
a young girl brutalized by a crook and loved by a blind violinist
played by the great Vittorio De Sica. Betti failed to transition to adult roles
and decided to lend her beautiful voice to foreign actresses in the
Italian post-synchronized version of American, British and French
films. She was the official Italian voice of Elizabeth Taylor in the fifties as
well as Jean Simmons, Grace Kelly and Natalie Wood. For full listing, please see
"Miscellaneous Crew" and "Other works" sections.
