Irene Evelyn Guest (born 1932) is a retired American voice actress and opera singer.
Biography[]
After studying at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Guest worked throughout the 1950s as an opera singer. She was a member of the Long Island Opera Company and regularly performed both on New York opera stages and on radio.[1]
In 1963, Guest moved to Rome to study opera for one year, and ended up staying permanently. She soon became involved in the English dubbing industry and provided the voices of several Italian leading ladies in the 1960s, but eventually became more of a character dubber and, throughout the 1970s, was much in demand for voicing colorful middle-aged characters.[1]
In addition to dubbing, Guest also continued her opera career, including performing in Aida and singing duets from Rigoletto together with dubbing colleague and fellow opera singer Rodd Dana.[1]
She took a break from dubbing in the 1980s, but returned for a second spell of voice acting during the 2000s.[1]
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Verdi (1982) - Filomena
Films[]
- The Scourge of the Barbarians (1962) - Grenda
- Argoman the Fantastic Superman (1967) - Regina Sullivan / Jenabell
- The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) - Lara Florakis
- Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) - Signora Spriano
- Hector the Mighty (1972) - Cassandra
- It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) - Mrs. Warren
- Spasmo (1974) - Woman in Car
- Eyeball (1975) - Nurse
- The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976) - Mamma Teresa
- Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976) - Menica
- The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977) - Landlady at the 'Gabriella'
- The Other Hell (1981) - Sister Fiorenza
- The Hideout (2007) - Mrs. Shields
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Films[]
- Opopomoz (2003) - Grandma Adele
References[]
External Links[]
- Irene Guest at Internet Movie Database