RIP Paila Pavese

 

Goodbye to Paila Pavese, the voice actress of Jessica Rabbit

She also provided the voice of Morticia Addams in the first two film versions

L’Unione Sarda

February 23, 2024

 

Paila Pavese died in Rome. The famous voice actress was 81 years old and had provided the voice of Jessica Rabbit in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” in the Italian version.

Her career began when she was very young, at just 12 years old she began working in the world of cinema, TV and theatre. Hers was a family of artists and she graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts.

She acted with Gigi Proietti, Maurizio Micheli, Alessandro Benvenuti, Orazio Costa and, at the cinema in the 90s, with Vittorio Gassmann.

In addition to Jessica Rabbit, she was the voice of Morticia Addams (Anjielica Huston) in the first two film versions of “The Addams Family.” Other famous films in which Paila Pavese acts in the dubbing: “Batman” (voice of Kim Basinger), “Saranno Famous”, “Psycho III”, “Guilty of Innocence”, “Yes Man”. He won the "Voci nell'ombra" Festival award for the film "A private relationship".

 

PAVESE, Paila

Born: 9/23/1942, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died: 2/22/2024, Rome, Lazio, Italy

 

Paila Pavese’s westerns – voice actress:

The Ballad of Cable Hogue – 1970 [Italian voice of Stella Stevens]

Thunder Warrior – 1983 [Italian voice of Valeria Cavalli]

The Adventures of Huck Finn – 1993 [Italian voice of Mary Louise Wilson]