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