Ely Galleani

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

Five Dolls for an August Moon
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Born for Hell
Born for Hell
Traveling Companions
Traveling Companions
Under the Sheets
Under the Sheets
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga
Sixteen
Sixteen
The Tempter
The Tempter
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Emanuelle in Bangkok
Emanuelle in Bangkok

Filmography

1983 Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
as Susan Towers (archive footage)
1978 Cugine mie
as Irene
1978 Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
as Susan Towers
1978 Damned in Venice
as Christine's Friend
1978 Traveling Companions
as Ellie
1977 Beach House
as Ragazza nuda (uncredited)
1977 Day of Violence
as Ragazza americana
1976 Apache Woman
as The Preacher's Daughter
1976 The Big Operator
as Dorotea
1976 Under the Sheets
as Lella
1976 Emanuelle in Bangkok
as Frances
1976 Born for Hell
as Pam
1975 Mark Shoots First
as Angela Frizzo
1975 Sixteen
as Francesca / Daughter
1974 The Tempter
as Rodolfo's Girlfriend
1974 La prova d'amore
as Angela
1973 Baba Yaga
as Annette
1973 High Crime
as Chicca
1973 It Was I
as Hitch-hiker
1973 Redneck
as Maria