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Home/People/Elisa Gabrielli
Elisa Gabrielli profile photo
Born
Feb 10, 1953
Age 73
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

24
Movies
11
TV Shows
Also Known As
Elisa Pensler Gabrielli
IMDb Profile

Elisa Gabrielli

Acting

Biography
Actress and Improvisor Elisa Gabrielli began her professional career with the highly acclaimed Mirror Repertory Company in New York, working closely and often with Inner-City Improv and New Dramatists. Theatrical credits include Emily in "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", Miss Wellington in "You Can't Take It With You", Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew", Meg in "Merrily We Roll Along" and Ado Annie in "Oklahoma!". Film and television credits include The Brady Bunch Movie, Seven Girlfriends and ER , among others. She is attached to act in the upcoming film "Ten Shots of Tequila", currently in development. Working extensively in Voice-Over, Narration and Animation, Elisa is the voice of the cranky Old Lady "Nana" in DreamWorks's "Madagascar" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa", as well as having numerous voices in "Kung Fu Panda", "Shrek", "Mulan", "Open Season 2" a " A Shark's Tale", among many others. Her narration includes projects for the United Nations, the LA History Museum , The Getty Villa and various documentaries. Elisa lives happily in Los Angeles with her husband, fellow actor and musician Floyd VanBuskirk.
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans poster

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Additional Voices (voice)
2021
Luca poster

Luca

as Concetta Aragosta (voice)
2021
You've Got This poster

You've Got This

as Alejandro's Mom (voice)
2020
Shock and Awe poster

Shock and Awe

as Loose Nukes (voice)
2017
The Book of Life poster

The Book of Life

as Additional Voices (voice)
2014
Kepler X-47 poster

Kepler X-47

as The Intercom
2014
The House of Magic poster

The House of Magic

as Carla (voice)
2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 poster

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

as Additional Voices (voice)
2013
The Call poster

The Call

as Additional Voices (voice)
2013
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise poster

A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise

as Patron (voice)
2012
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa poster

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

as Nana (voice)
2008
The Invincible Iron Man poster

The Invincible Iron Man

as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts (voice)
2007
Open Season poster

Open Season

as Additional Voices (voice)
2006
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper poster

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

as Old Lady (voice)
2005
Madagascar poster

Madagascar

as Old Lady (voice)
2005
Lil' Pimp poster

Lil' Pimp

as Additional Voices (voice)
2005
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman poster

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

as Sonia (voice)
2003
Seven Girlfriends poster

Seven Girlfriends

as Joan
2000
Luck of the Draw poster

Luck of the Draw

as Hit-Man's Woman (as Elisa Pensler-Gabrielli)
2000
Mulan poster

Mulan

as Additional Voices (voice)
1998