Micaela Esdra

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Micaela Esdra
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Esdra in Highest Pressure (1965)
Born
Micaela Carmosino

(1952-01-29) January 29, 1952 (age 72)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active1964-present
Spouse
Walter Pagliaro
(m. 1988)

Micaela Esdra (born Micaela Carmosino; January 29, 1952) is an Italian actress and voice actress. [1]

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Biography

Esdra began her career in the mid-1960s attending Rina Morelli's acting school and when she was very young, was directed on stage by Giorgio Strehler, Luchino Visconti, [2] and Luca Ronconi. [3]

As a film actress, she starred in several musicarellis and Horror films, including Mario Bava's Kill, Baby, Kill . Esdra has been also very active on TV and in film dubbing: during the 1990s, she became the official dubber of Winona Ryder and Kim Basinger. [3]

Personal life

In 1988, Esdra married stage director Walter Pagliaro. [2]

Partial filmography

Dubbed actresses

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References

  1. "Micaela Esdra's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 Redazione. "Recensito incontra Micaela Esdra: "Il teatro è la cosa più bella che un attore possa fare"". www.recensito.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  3. 1 2 "Intervista a Micaela Esdra". caffeeuropa.it. 19 January 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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