Simona Izzo

Simonetta "Simona" Izzo (born 22 April 1953) is an Italian actress, voice actress, film director and screenwriter.^[1]

Simona Izzo
Izzo in 1975
Born	Simonetta Izzo (1953-04-22) 22 April 1953 (age 72) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actress voice actress screenwriter film director author
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	Antonello Venditti ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1978)​ Ricky Tognazzi ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	Francesco Venditti
Parents	Renato Izzo (father) Liliana D'Amico (mother)
Relatives	Rossella Izzo (twin sister) Fiamma Izzo (sister) Giuppy Izzo (sister)

Biography

Born in Rome, the daughter of voice actor Renato Izzo, Simona Izzo began working as a dubber at a young age.^[2] In 1990, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Dubbing for her work on the Italian version of Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, where she dubbed Jacqueline Bisset.^[3] After appearing as an actress in a number of TV series and films and collaborating to a number of screenplays written by her husband, Ricky Tognazzi, her directorial debut, Sentimental Maniacs earned her the David di Donatello for Best New Director.^[2][3]

Personal life

From her marriage to singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti (1975-1978),^[4] Simona Izzo has a son, Francesco. Since 1995, she has been married to director Ricky Tognazzi. She's an atheist.^[5]

Selected television

Co-hosted for RAI, and ultimately, Eurovision, the 1982 Italian Heat of Jeux Sans Frontieres on Tuesday 25 May at The Harbour, La Maddalena (Maddalena), Italy.^[6]

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

• Little Misunderstandings (1989)
• Ultra (1991)
• The Escort (1993)
• Strangled Lives (1996)
• Canone inverso (2000)
• The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003)

Screenwriter and director

• Sentimental Maniacs (1994)
• Bedrooms (1997)