Gisella Mathews
Gisella Mathews was a true pioneer of the English language dubbing scene in Rome. Ever since the start back in 1947 and for more than fifty years, this brilliantly multi-talented lady was involved with everything from adaptations to directing, to synchronization and of course voice dubbing. If the name and face is unfamiliar to you then the voice is surely not, for Gisella was one of the top character dubbers, and her curiously accented voice has given life to countless hot-tempered and fast-talking Italian working-class mothers, doting housekeepers, cruel reverend mothers and whiny old hags just to mention a few. Check out the video below for a few samples of her excellent voice work: Unfortunately, there is not much biographical information available on Gisella. According to the (not always reliable) Internet Movie Database, she was born on December 14, 1919, but with no country of birth listed. Some of her dubbing colleagues remember her as originally being fro...