Livia Giampalmo

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Livia Giampalmo
Born (1941-10-14) 14 October 1941 (age 82)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1965–present
Spouse
(m. 1967;div. 1975)
Children2, including Adriano Giannini

Livia Giampalmo (born 14 October 1941) is an Italian actress, voice actress, film director and screenwriter. [1]

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Biography

Born in Genoa, Giampalmo began her career on television in 1965 and in 1972, she made her acting debut in the film The Seduction of Mimi directed by Lina Wertmüller, yet she has mostly been active as a screenwriter and director. [2] She most notably directed the 2004 film Stay with Me which starred her son Adriano Giannini. She has also served as a screenwriter for the 1988 film The Gamble . [3]

Giampalmo has also served as a voice actress. She has dubbed Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda in a select few of their films as well as Goldie Hawn, Anne Bancroft, Kathleen Turner and Shelley Winters. She notably dubbed Shelley Duvall in The Shining and Sigourney Weaver in Ghostbusters .

Personal life

From 1967 until 1975, Giampalmo was married to actor Giancarlo Giannini. They had two children including actor Adriano Giannini. Their eldest son Lorenzo died from an aneurysm in 1988. [4] She has also dated actor Gino Lavagetto.

Filmography

Cinema

As actor

As director and screenwriter

  • Due volte vent'anni (1987)
  • Evelina e i suoi figli (1990)
  • My Daughter‘s Father (1997)
  • Stay with Me (2004)

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

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References

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  2. "Livia Giampalmo". MYmovies. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. "Biografia di Livia Giampalmo" (in Italian). screenweek.it. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "La morte improvvisa di suo figlio 19enne ha segnato per sempre la vita di Giancarlo Giannini" (in Italian). fabiosa.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.