Ely Galleani

Ely Galleani

Born: April 24, 1953
in Alassio, Italy
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.

Movies for Ely Galleani...

Manuela's Perverse Outburst
Title: Manuela's Perverse Outburst
Character: Susan Towers (archive footage)
Released: July 20, 1983
Type: Movie
Investigative journalist Emanuelle breaks into a home to find a microfilm, which leads her to an "international expedition" in Hong Kong. This film was made entirely of footage from Joe D'Amato films released between 1976 and 1980, quickly becoming popular within the bootleg video market.
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Cugine mie
Title: Cugine mie
Character: Irene
Released: August 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Mara, Silvia and Irene, three sisters, are sent from Rome to Padua as guests of prof. Bordignon, their uncle. First, they let off steam with the young cousin Anselmo; then, realizing that their destiny is a boarding school, they take plot their revenge.
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Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Title: Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Character: Susan Towers
Released: April 20, 1978
Type: Movie
Emanuelle returns to Kenya, trying to get an interview with a foreign gangster who's taken refuge in the African countryside while still operating an international criminal network.
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Damned in Venice
Title: Damned in Venice
Character: Christine's Friend
Released: February 18, 1978
Type: Movie
A blind boy, who lives alone with his mean sister in a rundown hotel in Venice, receives a vision that warns him of the upcoming birth of the Antichrist. Soon, his sister mysteriously becomes pregnant.
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Traveling Companions
Title: Traveling Companions
Character: Ellie
Released: February 14, 1978
Type: Movie
The Story of Oddyseus and the Sirens placed in the countryside of France. Oddyseus is a trucker and his Penelope runs a café.
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Day of Violence
Title: Day of Violence
Character: Ragazza americana
Released: June 22, 1977
Type: Movie
Two thugs take 15 people hostage and demand a ransom from the authorities million dollars in gold, a car and a plane to get out of the country.
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Apache Woman
Title: Apache Woman
Character: The Preacher's Daughter
Released: December 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Tommy is an innocent cavalry officer who falls in love with a beautiful Apache woman after rescuing her from a nasty gun smuggler named Honest Jeremy. When Jeremy and his gang find Tommy, gruesome violence ensues.
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The Big Operator
Title: The Big Operator
Character: Dorotea
Released: November 27, 1976
Type: Movie
The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.
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Under the Sheets
Title: Under the Sheets
Character: Lella
Released: May 20, 1976
Type: Movie
Three medical students who are reluctant to hit the books and unwilling to work are much more enthusiastic about creating pranks and targeting a thriving confidential, female doctor.
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Emanuelle in Bangkok
Title: Emanuelle in Bangkok
Character: Frances
Released: May 7, 1976
Type: Movie
A reporter travels the world's hot spots, looking for lurid stories that usually involve her sexual participation in gaining those behind-the-scenes exclusives.
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Born for Hell
Title: Born for Hell
Character: Pam
Released: March 12, 1976
Type: Movie
Loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.
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Mark Shoots First
Title: Mark Shoots First
Character: Angela Frizzo
Released: December 22, 1975
Type: Movie
Mark Terzi goes to Genoa to take on the case of a serial killer who calls himself "The Sphinx".
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Sixteen
Title: Sixteen
Character: Francesca / Daughter (as Eli Galleani)
Released: March 19, 1975
Type: Movie
Thinly sketched portrayal of Maria, a sixteen year old girl who is resentful of her mother's decision to live with her lover. She flirts with the lover and eventually succumbs to his lust.
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The Tempter
Title: The Tempter
Character: Rodolfo's Girlfriend
Released: November 22, 1974
Type: Movie
A young writer is invited to stay in a religious hostel run by a sinister, manipulative nun who plays deadly psychological games with the inhabitants.
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La prova d'amore
Title: La prova d'amore
Character: Angela
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
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Baba Yaga
Title: Baba Yaga
Character: Annette
Released: September 20, 1973
Type: Movie
Carroll Baker stars in this psychedelic shocker about a mysterious witch who casts a spell over attractive, youthful fashion photographer Valentina Rosselli. Thrust into a world of sadism, Valentina must figure out whether the torture being inflicted on her is because of one woman's twisted agenda … or a curse known as Baba Yaga.
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High Crime
Title: High Crime
Character: Chicca
Released: August 12, 1973
Type: Movie
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.
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It Was I
Title: It Was I
Character: Hitch-hiker
Released: March 15, 1973
Type: Movie
A humble Milanese window-cleaner with dreams of magazine and TV fame accuses himself of the murder of a soprano from La Scala.
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Redneck
Title: Redneck
Character: Maria
Released: February 2, 1973
Type: Movie
Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the back. As the flight becomes more frantic, the young man is discovered, upsetting the balance of the thieves.
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Jus primae noctis
Title: Jus primae noctis
Character: Beata
Released: September 7, 1972
Type: Movie
Ariberto de Ficulle is a nobleman who came into possession of a small feud by marrying the ugly Matilde Montefiascone.
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In the Name of the Italian People
Title: In the Name of the Italian People
Character: Silvana Lazzorini
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
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Roma bene
Title: Roma bene
Character: Vivi Santi
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: Movie
A parade of corrupt and sleazy characters in the high society of Rome.
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Title: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Character: Joan Hammond
Released: February 18, 1971
Type: Movie
Carol Hammond, the sexually frustrated wife of a successful London lawyer, is having bizarre, erotic dreams about her uninhibited neighbour, Julia Durer, who presides over noisy, sex and drug filled parties in the house next door. One night, Carol dreams culminate in violent death and she wakes to find her nightmares have become reality - Julia has been murdered and Carol is the main suspect. Was she set up, or did she really do it?
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Five Dolls for an August Moon
Title: Five Dolls for an August Moon
Character: Isabel
Released: March 14, 1970
Type: Movie
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
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Quella piccola differenza
Title: Quella piccola differenza
Character: Pat
Released: December 18, 1969
Type: Movie