Person
Ely Galleani
Acting · Born 1953-04-24 · Alassio, Italy
Biography
Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani, daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of Lithuanian origin, Galleani made her film debut in 1970 with a small role in Quella piccola differenza by Duccio Tessari, then appeared in a number of films with roles of more weight. She retired from acting in 1978 and moved on to a career as an accountant. She was the half-sister of actress Halina Zalewska, who accidentally died in 1976, at 36, in a fire. Galleani is also the ex-wife of Italian filmmaker Carlo Vanzina.
Known for
Beach House
Ragazza nuda (uncredited)
Baba Yaga
Annette
Damned in Venice
Christine's Friend
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Susan Towers
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Isabel
Under the Sheets
Lella
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Joan Hammond
Emanuelle in Bangkok
Frances
High Crime
Chicca
Redneck
Maria
Filmography
- 1983Emanuelle's Perverse OutburstSusan Towers (archive footage)
- 1978Cugine mieIrene
- 1978Emanuelle and the White Slave TradeSusan Towers
- 1978Damned in VeniceChristine's Friend
- 1978Traveling CompanionsEllie
- 1977Beach HouseRagazza nuda (uncredited)
- 1977Day of ViolenceRagazza americana
- 1976Apache WomanThe Preacher's Daughter
- 1976The Big OperatorDorotea
- 1976Under the SheetsLella
- 1976Emanuelle in BangkokFrances
- 1976Born for HellPam
- 1975Mark Shoots FirstAngela Frizzo
- 1975SixteenFrancesca / Daughter
- 1974The Proof of loveAngela
- 1974The TempterRodolfo's Girlfriend
- 1973Baba YagaAnnette
- 1973High CrimeChicca
- 1973It Was IHitch-hiker
- 1973RedneckMaria
- 1972Jus primae noctisBeata
- 1971In the Name of the Italian PeopleSilvana Lazzorini
- 1971Roma beneVivi Santi
- 1971A Lizard in a Woman's SkinJoan Hammond
- 1970Five Dolls for an August MoonIsabel
- 1969Quella piccola differenzaPat
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