Benedetta Ponticelli | |
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Born | Siena, Italy | 22 December 1979
Occupation | Voice actor |
Benedetta Ponticelli (born 22 December 1979 in Siena) is an Italian voice actress. She contributes to voicing characters in anime, cartoons, sitcoms, films, video games, and more content. [1]
Ponticelli provides the voice of Carly Shay in the Italian-language version of Nickelodeon original sitcom iCarly. She also voiced Tenma Tsukomato in the anime series School Rumble. In addition, she does Applejack and Fluttershy in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Also, she is the new Italian voice of Lara Croft.
Ponticelli works at Merak Film, Studio P.V., Studio Asci and other dubbing studios in Italy.
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