Anna Rita Marchesini

Anna Marchesini, born Anna Rita Marchesini on 19 November 1953 in Orvieto, was an Italian actress, voice actress, comedian, impressionist and writer. Together with fellow actors Tullio Solenghi and Massimo Lopez, she was a member of the comic group known as Il Trio ("The Trio"). She died in Orvieto on 30 July 2016 at the age of 62, after suffering for many years from rheumatoid arthritis.

Marchesini graduated in Psychology at the Sapienza University of Rome in 1975 and from the following year attended the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began her career on stage and as a voice actress, and in 1982, during a dubbing session, she met Massimo Lopez and, together with Tullio Solenghi, founded Il Trio, which debuted on Rai Radio 2 with the Hellzapoppin radio show. The Trio took part in the Sanremo Music Festival editions of 1986, 1987 and 1989.

In 1990 the Trio reached the peak of success with a parody of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, broadcast on Rai 1 in five episodes. The group dissolved in 1994 but reunited in 2008 for its 25th anniversary. As a soloist, Marchesini gave impressions of figures such as Gina Lollobrigida and Rita Levi-Montalcini, and from 2000 began a writing career with collections including ...che siccome che sono cecata (2000) and Moscerine (2013). Her most important work as a voice actress was providing the Italian voice of Yzma in The Emperor's New Groove.