Rita Savagnone

Rita Savagnone
Savagnone in 1973
Born	(1939-09-19) 19 September 1939 (age 85) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations	Actress voice actress dubbing director
Years active	1952–present
Spouse(s)	Ferruccio Amendola ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1971)​ Manlio Santanelli (divorced)
Children	2, including Claudio Amendola
Relatives	Deddi Savagnone (sister) Alessia Amendola (granddaughter)

Rita Savagnone (born 19 September 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress.^[1]

Born in Rome to Giuseppe Savagnone and Rosella Marraffa and the younger sister of voice actress Deddi Savagnone, She began her acting career at some point during the 1950s. Savagnone is better known to the Italian public as a voice actress. She is the official Italian voice of Vanessa Redgrave, Edwige Fenech and Joan Collins. Other actresses she dubs includes Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Debbie Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Farrah Fawcett and more. In Savagnone's animated roles, she voiced Shenzi in the Italian version of The Lion King.^[2]

As an actress, Savagnone appeared in over seven films and eight television shows. Her latest film appearance The Move of the Penguin was directed by her son Claudio Amendola.

Savagnone was married to voice actor Ferruccio Amendola from 1958 until 1971. They had two children including actor Claudio Amendola. She was also married to playwright Manlio Santanelli but that marriage also ended in divorce.

• Sistemo l'America e torno (1974)
• Chi dice donna dice donna (1976)
• Nenè (1977)
• Big Deal After 20 Years (1985)
• Corruption (1986)
• The Escort (1993)
• The Move of the Penguin (2014)

• Rita Savagnone at IMDb
• Rita Savagnone at Anime News Network's encyclopedia