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Ely Galleani

Acting Born Apr 24, 1953 Alassio, Italy 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Beach House

as Ragazza nuda (uncredited)
Film

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

as Susan Towers

All Against All

as Chicca

Full filmography

  • Beach House (1977) as Ragazza nuda (uncredited)
  • Baba Yaga (1973) as Annette
  • Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978) as Susan Towers
  • Under the Sheets (1976) as Lella
  • Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976) as Frances
  • Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) as Isabel
  • Redneck (1973) as Maria
  • Roma bene (1971) as Vivi Santi
  • A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) as Joan Hammond
  • In the Name of the Italian People (1971) as Silvana Lazzorini
  • Apache Woman (1976) as The Preacher's Daughter
  • High Crime (1973) as Chicca
  • Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst (1983) as Susan Towers (archive footage)
  • Born for Hell (1976) as Pam
  • Day of Violence (1977) as Ragazza americana
  • The Tempter (1974) as Rodolfo's Girlfriend
  • Mark Shoots First (1975) as Angela Frizzo
  • Damned in Venice (1978) as Christine's Friend
  • Cugine mie (1978) as Irene
  • The Proof of love (1974) as Angela
  • Traveling Companions (1978) as Ellie
  • The Big Operator (1976) as Dorotea
  • Jus primae noctis (1972) as Beata
  • It Was I (1973) as Hitch-hiker