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Laura Boccanera (born September 13, 1961) is an Italian voice actress.
Biography
Born in Rome, Boccanera started her voice acting career early in the 1980s. She is best known as the official Italian voice of Jodie Foster and other actresses she has often or occasionally dubbed include Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Famke Janssen, Juliette Lewis, Winona Ryder, Annabella Sciorra and Catherine Keener. One of her most popular animated dubbing roles includes voicing Belle in the Italian dub of Beauty and the Beast.
Some of Boccanera's other dubbing contributions include Bellatrix Lestrange (portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter) in the Harry Potter film series as well as Claire Underwood (portrayed by Robin Wright) in House of Cards.
Personal life
Boccanera is the sister of the voice actor Fabio Boccanera, and the cousin ofMassimo Rossi, Emanuela Rossi and Riccardo Rossi, all of whom are also voice actors.
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Belle in Beauty and the Beast
- Belle in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
- Belle in Belle's Magical World
- Nala in The Lion King
- Nala in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- Anne-Marie in Belle and Sebastian
- Candice White Ardlray in Candy Candy
- Yoko Misaki in Goliath the Super Fighter
- Midori in Grendizer
- Princess Cecilia of Finland in Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
- Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Aiko Morimura in Ohayō! Spank
- Sally in Sally the Witch
- Princess Odette in The Swan Princess
- Marie Antoinette in The Rose of Versailles
- Kozue Ayuhara in Attack No. 1
Live action
- Alexandra Rover in Nim's Island
- Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
- Kathryn Railly in 12 Monkeys
- Capucine Jamet in A Girl Cut in Two
- Cynthia in A Walk to Remember
- The Wachati Princess in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Princess Isabelle in Braveheart
- Penny in Broken Flowers
- Mrs. Reed in Jane Eyre
- Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Claire Underwood in House of Cards
- Mia in Love Actually
- Tracy Atwood in Mr. Brooks
- Ruth in Nine Lives
- Catherine Deane in The Cell
- Carla Purty in The Nutty Professor
- Annette Jennings in The Safety of Objects
- Diane Shaver in The Vanishing
- Audrey Billings in Transporter 2
- Grace McKenna in U Turn
- Betty Carver in What's Eating Gilbert Grape