Ely Galleani (born 24 April 1953), sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall, is a retired Italian film actress.
Born in
Alassio
Alassio ( lij, Arasce) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Savona situated in the western coast of Liguria, Northern Italy, approximately from the French border.
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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
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns.
Born in Genoa
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, then appeared in a number of films with roles of more weight. Drug problems and a decline in Italian film production forced her to retire from acting in 1978. She moved on to a career as an accountant
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.[
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
Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina.
In English-speakin ...
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Selected filmography
* '' Quella piccola differenza'' (1970)
* ''The Swinging Confessors
''The Swinging Confessors'' ( it, Il prete sposato), also known as ''Intimacy'' and ''The Married Priest'', is a 1970 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario.
Plot
A young Sicilian priest who moved to Rome comes into contac ...
'' (1970)
* ''Five Dolls for an August Moon
''Five Dolls for an August Moon'' (Italian: ''5 bambole per la luna d'agosto'') is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Mario Bava. It concerns a group of people who have gathered on a remote island for fun and relaxation. One of the guests is ...
'' (1970)
* ''In the Name of the Italian People
''In the Name of the Italian People'' ( it, In nome del popolo italiano) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Dino Risi. It represents a reflection about the crisis of the Italian judiciary and the growing phenomenon of corruption.
Plo ...
'' (1971)
* ''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
''A Lizard in a Woman's Skin'' ( it, Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) is a 1971 ''giallo'' film directed by Lucio Fulci and produced by Edmondo Amati and Robert Dorfmann. It stars Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Leo Genn, and Anit ...
'' (1971)
* ''Roma Bene
''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger.
Plot
The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable ...
'' (1971)
* ''High Crime
''High Crime'' ( it, La polizia incrimina la legge assolve, es, La policía detiene, la ley juzga) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film stars Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo and ...
'' (1973)
* ''Redneck
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'' (1973)
* '' Sedicianni'' (1973)
* ''Baba Yaga
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'' (1973)
* ''La prova d'amore
''La prova d'amore'' is a 1974 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.
Cast
* Ely Galleani as Angela
* Gabriele Ferzetti
* Françoise Prévost
* Jenny Tamburi
* Adriana Asti
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'' (1974)
* '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1974)
* '' Mark Shoots First'' (1975)
* '' Naked Massacre'' (1976)
* '' The Big Operator'' (1976)
* ''Emanuelle in Bangkok
''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage'', also known as ''Black Emanuelle 2'' and ''Black Emanuelle Goes East'') is an Italian sexploitation film from 1976 starring Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti and directed by ...
'' (1976)
* ''Black Cobra Woman
''Black Cobra Woman'' (Italian: ''Eva nera'') is a 1976 Italian exploitation movie written and directed by Joe D'Amato. The film starred Jack Palance and Laura Gemser.
Plot
While travelling to Hong Kong, snake dancer Eva meets businessman Julius ...
'' (1976)
* ''La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo
''La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo'' (Translation: ''The Lady Doctor Under the Sheet'') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Gianni Martucci and launched as part of ''dottoressa'' (female doctor) sexploitation theme. The film was ...
'' (1976)
* ''Apache Woman Apache Woman may refer to:
* Apache Woman (1955 film), an American Western directed by Roger Corman
* Apache Woman (1976 film)
''Apache Woman'' ( it, Una donna chiamata Apache) is a 1976 Italian Spaghetti Western film, written and directed by ...
'' (1976)
* ''Nero veneziano
''Damned in Venice'' ( it, Nero veneziano, literally "''Venetian Black''") is an Italian horror film directed in 1978 by Ugo Liberatore.
Plot
Mark is a nice, young, blond teenage boy, who's blind and, as of recently, is suffering from disturb ...
'' (1978)
* ''Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
''Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade'' ( it, La via della prostituzione, lit=The path of prostitution) is an Italian sexploitation film from 1978 directed by Joe D'Amato as his last ''Black Emanuelle'' film. It was also known as ''Emanuelle and t ...
'' (1978)
References
External links
*
Official site
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Italian film actresses
1953 births
People from Alassio
Italian television actresses
Living people